AWARD WINNERS 2023 |
Congratulations!We are thrilled to announce and congratulate the distinguished winners of this year's SRPC Awards, each of whom has showcased exceptional leadership and commitment to improving health outcomes for those living in rural and remote areas. Their dedication to advancing health outcomes for communities across Canada is nothing short of inspiring. We are proud to celebrate and honor their remarkable achievements in rural medicine, and extend our heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of them. Dr. Sarah Lespérance, the SRPC's President, and Dr. Trina Larsen Soles, Chair of the Nominations and Award Committee, presented the awards at our gala held on Friday, April 21, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, as part of our 30th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Course |
The Lifetime Member Award recognizes
individuals who are longstanding members of the SRPC for more than ten
consecutive years and have reached the age of 65.
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The Fellowship of Rural and Remote Medicine of the SRPC (FRRMS) is designed to recognize expertise in the practice of rural medicine in Canada. The Fellowship award is presented to physicians who are previous recipients of the Rural Service Award, working in rural and remote communities, and have acquired a minimum of 10 points under the required criteria. Physicians must have been members of the SRPC for the last 5 consecutive years. |
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Rural Medical Student and Resident Leadership Awards are presented to students and residents in good academic standing who have demonstrated a sustained interest in rural medicine. |
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The Rural Service Award provides recognition for physicians who live and work in rural Canada and who have served rural communities for at least 10 years. Physicians must have been members of the SRPC for the last 5 consecutive years to receive the RSA.
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The Rural Long Service Award provides recognition for physicians who have lived and worked in rural Canada and who have served rural communities for 20 years or more. Physicians must have been members of the SRPC for the last 5 consecutive years and previously received the Rural Service Award.
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Rural Leadership Award The Rural Leadership Award is presented to an individual or an organization that has made an outstanding contribution to rural medicine on a national level in Canada. The recipients are recognized for accomplishments that have impacted rural Canada in a truly significant way. Dr. Trina Larsen Soles, Golden, BC | Rural Specialist Merit Award The Rural Specialist Merit Award is presented to a specialist who lives and works in rural Canada and has demonstrated a long-term commitment serving their community. They are recognized for providing care for rural patients and supporting rural generalists. Dr. Robin Routledge, Duncan, BC |
Rural Heart Award The Rural Heart Award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated support and passion for rural medicine, while not currently meeting the residence criteria for the Rural Service Awards or the Fellowship. Dr. Emmanuel Abara, Richmond Hill, ON | Rural Mentorship Award The Rural Mentorship Award is presented to a rural physician that demonstrates outstanding commitment to mentoring and supporting future rural physicians, and/or rural physicians already in practice. Dr. David Pontin, Yellowknife, NT |
Rural Health Champion Award The Rural Health Champion Award is a presented to a non-physician who has had a significant impact on rural health care delivery, either through clinical care or system level impact in a community, province, or nationally. Ms. Kim Williams, Vancouver, BC | Rural Community Impact Award The Rural Community Impact Award recognizes a physician that has had a significant impact on their community, through clinical services, teaching, research, volunteer work, or other community involvement continually advocating for the best health care available.Dr. Eliseo Orrantia, Marathon, ON |
Rural Medical Education Award The Rural Medical Education Award is presented to a Canadian medical school that encourages students to pursue further training in rural medicine. It is awarded to the medical school program matching the most graduates to rural family medicine residency programs based on CaRMS data for the preceding year. KEITH Award The Keith Award was the first award established by the SRPC. It is presented to a Canadian post-graduate program which has excelled in producing rural doctors. It identifies the university with the largest number of graduates practicing in rural Canada for the most recent 10 years after graduation. Family medicine residents are identified through the Canadian Post-MD Education registry and practice location is taken from the Canadian Medical Association database. Memorial University Representatives: Dr. Margaret Steele, Dean of Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry at MUN and Dr. Andrew Hunt, Assistant Dean |
The nominations and awards committee hosts a rural essay contest for medical students and residents each year. Students submitted a non-fiction essay with the rural elective theme, and residents submitted a non-fiction essay about their rural experience. |
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