Elder Roberta Price

2022

“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 […]

Dr. Katherine Smart

2022

“I believe sustainable primary care with family doctors at the helm is essential to a high-quality Canadian health care system.” From a young age, Dr. Katherine Smart harboured a passion for improving children’s health care services. In 2001 Dr. Smart completed her doctorate in medicine from the University of British Columbia, commencing her professional endeavours. […]

Shelley Ross, PHD

Dr. Shelley Ross, PhD
Edmonton, Alberta
2021

Dr. Shelley Ross is passionate about medical education, teaching, and research. She has always enjoyed education and obtained her teaching certification in 2001. Working early in her career at a self-paced high school gave her a unique perspective on how people learn. This experience motivated her to develop a deeper understanding of how to support effective teaching, […]

Dr . Craig Campbell

Dr. Craig M. Campbell
Ottawa, Ontario
2021

Dr. Craig M. Campbell is a specialist in internal medicine and an international leader in continuing professional development (CPD). He is an associate professor; the Director, Curriculum; and the Director, Curriculum Renewal, for the Undergraduate Medical Education program in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He served the family medicine community for […]

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Dr. Bonnie Henry
Saskatchewan
2020

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Bonnie Henry’s delivery of daily media updates as British Columbia’s Provincial Health Officer garnered praise from around the world for her even-keeled, empathetic, and evidence-based approach. Her gentle reminder to “Be kind, be calm, and be safe” inspired confidence in the provincial government’s response to the crisis. […]

Dr. Jude Kornelsen

Dr. Jude Kornelsen
Vancouver, British Columbia
2019

Dr. Jude Kornelsen is the Co-Director for the Centre for Rural Health Research at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Family Practice, and Co-Principal Investigator of the Rural Maternity Care New Emerging Team. A health services researcher, she is currently involved in two programs of research: one focused on providing an evidence base to […]

Dr Douglas Henley

Dr. Douglas Henley
Leawood, Kansas
2019

Dr. Douglas Henley has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) since 2000, where he works with a board of directors on the mission, strategy, and vision for the AAFP and serves as a trustee on the board of directors for the AAFP Foundation. He […]

Sister Monique Bourget/Soeur Monique Bourget

Sister Monique Bourget
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2019

A native of Montreal and a McGill University Medical School graduate, Sister Monique Bourget is a member of the religious order of the Sisters of Saint Marcelina. She completed two years of religious studies in Milan, returning to Montreal in 1992 to complete a two-year family medicine residency at St. Mary’s Hospital. In 1994, at […]

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Dr. Clinton Wong
Vancouver, BC
2018

Dr. Clinton Wong is an anesthesiologist and a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics. He attended both medical school and a PGY2 anesthesia residency at UBC, moving on to general practice and general practice anesthesia in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, from 1985 to 1988. He completed […]