Jean-Pierre Despins Award This award, named in memory of Dr. Jean-Pierre Despins, CFPC President (1995–1996) and Chair of the Board of the CFPC’s Research and Education Foundation (1999– 2000), honours a CFPC family physician member identified as an outstanding advocate and public spokesperson for family medicine, family physicians, and their patients.
Dr. Guy Béland’s journey started with his medical training at Laval University, where he received his medical degree in 1979. Since that time, he has been involved in the practice of family medicine for more than four decades. This discipline fits perfectly with his philosophy on life, which is centred on listening, respect, and the […]
“The historical definition of primary care, where procedural care is owned exclusively by the specialties, has negatively impacted rural Canada, where there are few specialists. Without local surgery programs, rural emergency, trauma, and maternity services, are not sustainable.” A rural family physician working to bring evidence and advocacy to the paradigm that rural primary care […]
Awarded posthumously Throughout his career Dr. David Gass worked tirelessly to build and shape family medicine and health care for the benefit of all. He championed strong, research-based primary care and interdisciplinary health care to best serve the population. As a leader and clinical teacher, Dr. Gass was a pillar of the Faculty of Medicine […]
For Dr. Michael Kirlew, his position as a clinician in rural northern Ontario allows him to see the structures that oppress certain populations and provides him with opportunities to advocate for those in need. Born and raised in Canada’s capital city, Dr. Kirlew attended the University of Ottawa for both medical school and his residency. […]
Dr. Gary Bloch is an associate professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine and a family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, where he is also co-chair of the Social Determinants of Health Committee in the department. He divides his time between clinical work, teaching, advocacy, and research. […]
Dr. David Price earned his medical degree from the University of British Columbia and then completed a rotating internship at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Montreal. He did three years of locums in Cambellton, New Brunswick, Vancouver, and Whitehorse, followed by a pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, and a […]
An ardent defender of patient-centred services and timely access, Dr. Jean-Pierre Arseneau has practised family medicine in New Brunswick for 22 years. He graduated from the University of Moncton Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed his residency in the University of Sherbrooke (Moncton) family medicine program in 1994. In 1998 he co-founded the Clinique […]
Working as a rural family doctor in Pincher Creek Alberta for the past 24 years, Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw is passionate about implementing the medical home and integrating primary care within the health care system as a whole. Her practice received funding to develop a culturally sensitive and appropriate rural generalist primary care program. Dr. Scrimshaw […]
This award honours a CFPC family physician member identified as an outstanding advocate and public spokesperson for family medicine, family physicians, and their patients. A graduate of Laval University, Dr. Dominique Deschênes received her Certification in Family Medicine in 2005. She began her career on the North Shore, Quebec, treating an extremely diverse and vulnerable […]
