The Awards of Recognition are some of the CFPC’s most prestigious awards, recognizing excellence from lifetime achievement in family medicine.

Dr. Meldon Kahan at the 2018 Family Medicine Forum conference

 

Dr. Meldon Kahan, FMF 2018, Toronto

The Canadian Family Physician Best Original Research Article Award recognizes the best article published in Canadian Family Physician (CFP) during the preceding year based on original Research carried out by a College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) member. The Canadian Family Physician Best Original Research Article award will be presented during the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2024. The recipient will receive complimentary registration for one day at the next live FMF. In addition, the Canadian Family Physician Best Original Research Article award may reimburse up to $1,500 to offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF.* *Please note that while pandemic restrictions are imposed, we might defer this portion of the award.

Eligibility criteria:

At least one member of the Research team must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year. The CFPC member may be either the principal investigator or a key member of the Research team.

A nominee is not eligible if they have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection process:

The Editorial Advisory Board of CFP will recommend the recipient of this award to the national Honours and Awards Committee.

The recipient will be notified of the results formally in July.

Recognition of support: This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors and Canadian Family Physician.

The Awards of Excellence recognize College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members who in the past 24 months have made outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas:

  • Patient care
  • Community service
  • Hospital or health care institutions
  • College activities (nationally or through a Chapter)
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Other elements of the academic discipline of family medicine

Examples of outstanding contributions include:

  • Conducting charitable or humanitarian work
  • Teaching
  • Embodying excellence in clinical practice
  • Creating an innovative research program
  • Providing leadership during a community outbreak of infectious disease
  • Establishing a training program in family violence
  • Developing a new program to address a health care need
  • Providing leadership in a hospital or regional health care program
  • Developing health care programs in specific areas (e.g., palliative care)

Eligibility criteria:

Each nominee must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year.

The contributions being recognized must have occurred in the past two years.

Each Chapter may have its own eligibility criteria.

Nominees cannot have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection process:

Nominations are invited from CFPC members and the public. Nominations are to be submitted to the office of the provincial Chapter of which the nominee is a member. Deadlines for submission vary by Chapter. Please contact the provincial Chapter of your nominee to confirm the annual deadline date.

Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine.

The CFPC/CPA Collaborative Mental Health Care Awards highlight important work being done in many communities in Canada to improve access to effective mental health care, enhance mental health service delivery, and increase family physicians’ capacity to identify and meet the mental health care needs of their patients. One award recognizes a grassroots community program or service providing access to mental health care in a primary care setting that involves excellence in interprofessional, team-based collaboration between family physicians and mental health services/providers. A second award recognizes a larger, institutionally supported program or service providing access to mental health care in a primary care setting that involves interprofessional team-based collaboration, as described above.

Eligibility criteria:

Any program providing access to mental health care in a primary care setting that involves interprofessional planning, collaboration, and service delivery is eligible.

At least one individual on the team must be a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) who has been in good standing for at least one year.

Self-nominations are eligible.

Nominees cannot have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection process:

Nominations for the CFPC/CPA Collaborative Mental Health Care Awards are invited from CFPC members, Chapters, mental health care professionals, and the public.

The Collaborative Working Group on Shared Mental Health Care will recommend the recipient of this award to the national Honours and Awards Committee.

Nominees will be notified of the results by email in March.

Nomination process:

The nomination window opens on November 9, 2022.

Nominations must be submitted online.

Nominations must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on February 1, 2023.

Please refer to this PDF for application requirements.

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Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine.

An image of, from left to right, Dr. Brady Bouchard, Dr. Bob Bluman, and Dr. Brenna Lynn

 

Dr. Brady Bouchard, Dr. Bob Bluman, and Dr. Brenna Lynn

The CFPC Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program Award recognizes a Mainpro+® certified educational program that has provided an exceptional learning experience to either practising or practice-eligible members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). The award will be presented to the individual or group responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the winning CPD program.

Eligibility criteria:

The CFPC Mainpro+ certified CPD program must be shown to have provided an exceptional learning experience as measured by program evaluations completed by participating CFPC members.

The program must meet the CFPC definition of an exceptional learning experience, which means it satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

    • The program has been evaluated by CFPC members and determined to be of great value to the practice of family medicine
    • The program addresses a new CPD topic or area of interest for family physicians and is important and relevant to the practice of family medicine
    • The program successfully implemented an innovative learning tool and/or instructional model or approach, or incorporated an existing tool or instructional approach in an innovative manner

The program must be Mainpro+ certified on a national or provincial level at the time of nomination.

The program must be offered at least once prior to judging.

The program must have been certified and delivered at least once within the last two years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations. 

Not eligible:

Programs that have won this award in the past five years are not eligible.

Residency training programs and programs aimed at pre-licensure family physicians are not eligible.  

Selection process:

The CFPC’s National Committee on Continuing Professional Development will review and rank eligible programs. Post-program evaluations, completed by physicians who have participated in the program, will be used to help determine the overall score of the program.

The results will be forwarded to the national Honours and Awards Committee for final approval. 

Nominees will be notified of the results formally in July.

Nomination process:

Nominations are invited from CFPC members in good standing who have done any of the following:

    • Registered and participated in the nominated CPD program
    • Participated actively in the development and/or delivery of the nominated CPD program
    • Acted as the CFPC Mainpro+ reviewer for the nominated CPD program

The nomination window opens on November 9, 2022.

Nominations must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.

Nominations must be submitted online.

Please refer to this PDF for nomination requirements.

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Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine.

An image of Dr. Paul Dhillon and Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble

 

Dr. Paul Dhillon and Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble, FMF 2018, Toronto

The Early Career Development Awards recognize the efforts of new family physician leaders of tomorrow for their outstanding contributions today. Nominees for these awards must be College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members who have been in active practice for five years or less. Nominees should exemplify leadership, innovation, initiative, and dedication in one or more of the following areas:

  • Acting as a role model for learners and colleagues
  • Conducting outstanding scholarly activities in family medicine
  • Being involved in important health care projects or initiatives at the community level
  • Providing leadership in a hospital committee or project
  • Being involved in Chapter and/or national College activities

The CFPC Early Career Development Awards will be presented during the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2024. The recipients will receive complimentary registration for one day at the next live FMF. In addition, the CFPC Early Career Development Awards may reimburse up to $1,500 to offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF* and up to $1,250 towards professional development or capacity building training. *Please note that while pandemic restrictions are imposed, we might defer this portion of the award.

Eligibility criteria:

Each nominee must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year.

Nominees cannot have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection process:

Nominations for the CFPC Early Career Development Awards are invited from CFPC members, Chapters, and the public.

The CFPC Membership Advisory Committee will recommend the recipients of these awards to the national Honours and Awards Committee.

Nominees will be notified of results formally in July.

Nomination process:

  • Your nomination will be evaluated based on the information provided regarding the following areas:
    • Patient care (family medicine expertise, clinical skills, communication, patient-centred care)
    • Citizenship (collaboration, contributions to community/society)
    • Teaching and education (undergraduate students, residents, fellows, continuing professional development, public education)
    • Scholarship (scientific discovery, innovation, translation of knowledge to practice)
    • Leadership and administration (medical or nonmedical organizations)

The nomination window opens on November 9, 2022.

Nominations must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.

Nominations must be submitted online.

Please refer to this PDF for nomination requirements.

Submit your nomination now

Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors and TD Insurance.

An image of, from left to right, Dr. Susan Phillips, Dr. Reginald L. Perkin, Dr. Eva Grunfeld, and Dr. June Carroll

 

Dr. Susan Phillips, Dr. Reginald L. Perkin, Dr. Eva Grunfeld, and Dr. June Carroll, FMF 2018, Toronto

The CFPC Lifetime Achievement Awards in Family Medicine Research honour individuals who were trailblazers and leaders in family medicine research and made substantial contributions to family medicine research during their active career years. These awards give public recognition to their work and to the discipline of family medicine.

The CFPC Lifetime Achievement Awards in Family Medicine Research will be presented during the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2024. The recipient will receive complimentary registration for one day at FMF. In addition, the CFPC Lifetime Achievement Awards in Family Medicine Research may reimburse up to $1,500 to offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF.* *Please note that while pandemic restrictions are imposed, we might defer this portion of the award.

Eligibility criteria:

Nominees must no longer be doing full-time academic work.

Posthumous nominations will be accepted.

Associate members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) may be nominated.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection process:

The selection committee of the CFPC Section of Researchers will recommend the recipients of these grants to the national Honours and Awards Committee for final approval.

Nominees will be notified of the results in July.

Nomination process:

Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Awards in Family Medicine Research are invited from both CFPC members and the public.

The nomination window opens on November 9, 2022.

Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.

Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine.

Dr Warren McIsaac, CFPC Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article award

 

Dr. Warren McIsaac, FMF 2018, Toronto

The CFPC Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article award recognizes the best research article published in a national or international journal during the preceding year based on original family medicine research carried out by a College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) member. The CFPC Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article award will be presented during the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2024. The recipient will receive complimentary registration for one day at the next live FMF. In addition, the CFPC Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article award may reimburse up to $1,500 to offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF.* *Please note that while pandemic restrictions are imposed, we might defer this portion of the award.

Eligibility criteria:

At least one member of the research team must be a CFPC member, either as the principal investigator or a key member of the research team, who has been in good standing for at least one year.

The research must be relevant to family medicine.

Only the final version of a published article is eligible and it must be submitted for the year in which the final version was published.

Nominees cannot have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection Process:

The CFPC Section of Researchers Selection Committee will recommend the recipient of this award to the national Honours and Awards Committee. Nominees will be notified of the results in July.

Nomination process:

Nominations are invited from faculty and CFPC members.

The nomination window opens on November 9, 2022.

Nominations must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.

Nominations must be submitted online.

Please refer to this PDF for application requirements.

Submit your nomination now

Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors.

Dr Robert Primavesi, recipient of the Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award

 

Dr. Robert Primavesi

The Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award is named in honour of Dr. Jim Ruderman, who was Chief of Family Medicine at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, from 1992 to 2014. The award recognizes an outstanding Canadian family physician who embodies those qualities that made its namesake such an outstanding leader— excellent role model, inspires others to work collaboratively, promotes a work environment that is respectful, collegial and supportive, effective delegation, self-awareness and humility.. It recognizes a teacher of family medicine – either community-based or university-based – whose unique and innovative contribution has had a significant local or regional impact. This contribution may encompass any level or aspect of family medicine education, i.e. continuing professional development, teaching, curriculum development, scholarship, administration etc.

The Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award will be presented during the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2024. The recipient will receive complimentary registration for one day at the next live FMF. In addition, the Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award may reimburse up to $1,500 to offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF.* *Please note that while pandemic restrictions are imposed, we might defer this portion of the award.

Eligibility criteria:

Each nominee must be a College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) member who has been in good standing for at least one year.

Candidates must have demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills in family medicine teaching.

Nominees must have demonstrated the qualities that defined and were valued by Dr. Ruderman: wisdom, equanimity, compassion, and mentorship.

Nominees are not eligible if they have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our Policies and Procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations.

Selection process:

A selection committee representing representatives of the CFPC’s Section of Teachers will collaborate to select the recipient and submit their recommendation to the national Honours and Awards Committee.

Nominees will be informed of the results formally in July.

Nomination process:

Nominations for the Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award are invited from CFPC members.

Nominations must be submitted online.

Please refer to this PDF for nomination requirements.

Submit Your Nomination Now

Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors and the family and friends of Dr. Ruderman.

Dr. Jesse Kancir

 

Dr. Jesse Kancir, FMF 2018, Toronto

The Mimi Divinsky Award for History and Narrative in Family Medicine recognizes the best submitted narrative account of experiences in family medicine. The award is named in memory of Dr. Mimi Divinsky for her role as a pioneer in narrative medicine in Canada. The Mimi Divinsky Award for History and Narrative in Family Medicine will be presented during the Family Medicine Forum (FMF) 2024. The recipient will receive complimentary registration for one day at the next live FMF. In addition, the Mimi Divinsky Award for History and Narrative in Family Medicine may reimburse up to $1,500 to offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF. *Please note that while pandemic restrictions are imposed, we might defer this portion of the award.

Eligibility criteria:

The award is open to College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members who are in good standing, family medicine residents, or medical students.

The story must be original and not previously published to be considered.

The author must own the copyright to the submitted work. In Canada, authors automatically own the copyright to their works, so unless you have assigned the copyright to another person or publisher your story is eligible. Submitted stories are licensed under a Creative Commons licence, which means authors retain the copyright to their stories and others have limited copying and distribution rights provided the authors are credited.

Stories must be 1,200 words or less in length and may be submitted in English or French.

Only one story per author will be considered each year.

Applicants are not eligible if they have received this award in the past three years.

Please visit our policies and procedures page for basic eligibility guidelines and additional considerations. 

Selection process:

A selection committee representing representatives of the CFPC’s Section of Teachers—will collaborate to select the recipient and submit their recommendation to the national Honours and Awards Committee.

The recipient will be notified of the results formally in July.

Application process:

The application window opens on November 9, 2022.

Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on March 1, 2023.

Applications must be submitted online.

Please refer to this PDF for application requirements.

Apply Now

Recognition of support:

This is a program of the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine, through the generosity of its donors.