developing annual operating objectives for the Regional Division;
functioning as the channel of communication to and from the Regional Division to keep members of the Regional Division informed regarding Division objectives, policies and general activities;
developing, with the members of the Regional Division, standards of clinical practice for the Regional Division, recommending those standards to the Regional Department and ensuring that the Regional Division members work within established standards;
encouraging and facilitating programs for the continuing medical education of Regional Department members;
arranging and chairing Regional Division meetings as required in these Rules;
if applicable, working with universities to ensure that education programs and research activities are being sufficiently promoted and supported;