
Canada’s 2006 Family Physicians of the Year
Ten family physicians from across Canada were honoured as Canada’s 2006 Family Physicians of the Year at the CFPC’s annual Family Medicine Forum in Quebec city, Que, during Family Doctor Week in November.
Each of Canada’s Family Physicians of the Year for 2006 will be honoured with a Reg L. Perkin Award. The awards are named after Dr Reg L. Perkin, CFPC Executive Director from 1985 to 1996. They are presented to outstanding family doctors in each province for their embodiment of all that a family doctor is meant to be—a caring, compassionate, and skilled personal physician, committed to the health and well-being of his or her patients and community.
“It is a great privilege for me to have my name attached to these awards,” says Dr Perkin. “The recipients of the award always reflect the very best in the practice of family medicine and service to the community. I am continually amazed at the diversity that is revealed each year as their life stories are documented.…
The new format, with a winner in each province, gives the award a much higher profile coast to coast and creates a good-news family medicine story in each part of our vast country.” “The College is proud to recognize this impressive group of award winners as role models not only for their colleagues today, but also for the next generation of family doctors in Canada,” said former CFPC President Dr Louise Nasmith. “Their commitment to excellence is a testament to the strength of family medicine in Canada.”
Canada’s 2006 Family Physicians of the Year are, from left to right: (Back row) Dr Ross Kerkhoff, Saskatchewan; Dr Kenneth Kliewer, Manitoba; Dr Alfred Morais, Prince Edward Island; Dr Carlo Jean-Louis, Quebec; Dr Robert Boulay, New Brunswick. (Front row) Dr George Burrows, Ontario; Dr Josephine Wilson, Alberta; Dr Darlene Hammell, British Columbia; Dr Carmel Casey, Newfoundland and Labrador; Dr Wayne Phillips, Nova Scotia.
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