Dr. Evan Adams

Dr. Evan Adams from Tla’amin Nation has been appointed to the board of directors of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

Since it’s founding in 2001, the foundation has received about $450 million in funding from the BC Government for research into treatment and cures. It was named after Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Michael Smith who was from BC.

Dr. Adams is BC’s deputy provincial health officer and the chief medical officer for First Nations Health Authority. He said he hoped his new board position would benefit First Nations and other communities.