Growing up in a medical family in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Dr. Ken Coady always aspired to become a doctor; in 1982 he completed medical school at Dalhousie University. An established pillar of the family medicine community for over 30 years, Dr. Coady practised at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Parkdale Medical Centre in Charlottetown […]

Dr. Karlyne Dufour has been practising family medicine in Moncton, New Brunswick, since 1996, providing in-patient care, home visits, on-call services, and office care. She has been academically involved with Dalhousie University’s Department of Family Medicine since 1999, and has served as Postgraduate Program Director of Family Medicine since 2015. A long-time educator and member […]

Colleagues say that Dr. Jennifer Kuzmicz exemplifies all the characteristics of a truly gifted family physician and is a key player in family medicine in Regina, Saskatchewan, as both a clinician and an educational leader. She not only provides outstanding ongoing care to her patients, but also endeavours to set an example of excellence for […]

Dr. Michael Lee-Poy is recognized by his colleagues as a family physician “who truly excels at attending not just to the physical manifestations of disease, but also to the lived experience of the patient.” Dr. Lee-Poy practises comprehensive family medicine. He is also an associate clinical professor with the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine […]

Dr. Bruce Martin is considered a visionary for advancing health care by working with an interprofessional team and developing innovative responses to health issues in northern Manitoba. After a 30-year career dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of Northern and Indigenous health care—including clinical service, administration, research, and education—his clinical activities are now divided between […]

Dr. Mary Frances Moriarty was born in England to Scottish parents who immigrated to Canada in search of opportunity. She spent her formative years moving throughout Eastern Canada and landed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in 1967. She began her family practice there in 1978 and continues there today. The combination of being raised in an […]

Dr. Lynette Powell is currently a Regional Physician Lead with Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Rural Medical Education Network. She has been one of the driving forces behind the Department of Family Medicine’s expansion of its residency program, currently serving as the Lead for the Central Stream, which offers learners the experience of becoming part of […]

Since her days as a medical student, Dr. Joy Russell’s heart has always been in family medicine and the opportunity to care for patients throughout their lives. She has worked in a private family practice for 33 years while also serving as a preceptor for residents, medical students, and nurse practitioners at the University of […]

Known for her compassion for and devotion to her patients, as well as to her medical students and residents, Dr. Johanne Théorêt has been a family physician at Unité de médecine familiale Haute-Ville in Québec, Quebec, for nearly 30 years. After earning her medical degree from the University of Montreal, Dr. Théorêt completed her family […]