The medical lead for the Canadian National Ski & Snowboard Cross Team, Dr. Karin Kausky has worked as a full-service family physician in Whistler, British Columbia, since 1993. Dr. Kausky’s responsibilities to her patients extend beyond “cradle to grave,” and reach out to other members of her patients’ families. By helping found Whistler 360 Healthcare […]
Dr. Jared Butler has always regarded family medicine as the heart of health care in Canada. Being raised with values that instilled the importance of giving back to others, he envisioned a life in family medicine that would provide him with opportunities to care for patients in his community. In 2008 he obtained a degree […]
From a young age, Dr. David Pontin loved family medicine for its capacity to reach beyond his community. This made him want to practise medicine in rural areas to help those in need. He completed his medical training at the University of British Columbia and residency training at Dalhousie University. In 2005 Dr. Pontin worked […]
Dr. Anjali Oberai received her undergraduate medical degree from the University of Ottawa in 1993 and shortly after completed her family medicine residency at the University of Calgary. In 1998 in Wawa, Ontario, Dr. Anjali Oberai began practice as a rural generalist with a keen interest in exercise stress testing and antimicrobial stewardship in a […]
Whether it was his mother or relatives on his father’s side, Dr. Amer Ahmad’s family was never short on thriving doctors. He especially admired his mother’s ability to dedicate time to her family while having a successful medical career. Influenced by his dedicated family, Dr. Ahmad went on to study medicine, completing his doctorate at […]
After receiving his medical degree from the University of Montreal in 1982, Dr. Gilles Brousseau completed his postgraduate training at the Centre hospitalier de Verdun (Verdun Hospital) before settling in Gatineau, where he has been practising family medicine since 1983. Until September 2016 he was part of the medical team at the Saint-Alexandre Family Medicine […]
“Family Medicine affords me the privilege of impacting patients in a meaningful way through empowerment with tools and strategies to enable them to be the healthiest and best versions of themselves.” A leader in equity, diversity, inclusion, and wellness at the local, provincial, and national levels, Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu serves as a family physician in […]
After completing her family medicine residency in 2005, Dr. Maxine Dumas Pilon completed an enhanced skills program in maternal and child health at McGill University. She practised and taught at St. Mary’s Hospital for 15 years before co-founding Clinique Indigo, where she currently practises. She has also been an associate professor in the Department of Family […]
“Whether through my work as an educator, or policymaker, the one clear thread has been promoting family medicine as the foundation of all sustainable health care systems.” Dr. Howard Bergman has contributed to sustainable health care systems from the early days of his career, building on his lifelong fondness for relationships with families, individuals, and […]
“I will always be grateful for my ancestors and anyone who has mentored me. Without them, I would not have the wisdom to give.” For over 30 years, Elder Roberta Price has actively shared her leadership, wisdom, and teachings at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and throughout British Columbia’s lower mainland to assist Indigenous […]
