Family physicians are essential to the provision of continuous care to patients. Known also as skilled generalists, they take on diverse roles that reflect their patient communities’ needs, such as emergency care, obstetrics and gynecology, and palliative care. Family physicians care for patients and their families from the cradle to the grave and connect patients with other specialists. Family doctors are often the first point of contact patients have with the health care system and they are leaders in their communities.

The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) is a registered charity. It raises funds to support the CFPC members in providing the best care for everyone in Canada and to lead the advancement of family medicine through philanthropy.

Your contributions support the following areas [list as below].

Please give generously by clicking the Donate Now or by sending a cheque made payable to:

The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine
2630 Skymark Avenue, Suite 600
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 5A4

With your generous donation (minimum of $15), it will be recognized with a charitable tax receipt.

Please contact [email protected] for further details.

Thank you for your contribution. Your donation improves lives for all Canadians!

The following are to be listed as accepting donations for:

Bruce Halliday Restricted Fund 

This fund supports the award that is named in the memory of Dr Bruce Halliday, a past president of the CFPC and OCFP, a federal member of parliament for 20 years, and an advocate for care of the disabled in Canada. The award recognizes the achievements of a family physician CFPC member in good standing who is making an exceptional contribution to the welfare of the disabled in his or her community through practice, teaching, research, or advocacy. The award provides expense reimbursement and complimentary 1 day registration at FMF with the remainder available for capacity building. 

C. Robert Kemp Restricted Fund

This fund supports the C. Robert Kemp Palliative Care Grant which is intended to support family physician CFPC members in active practice in their participation in a continuing professional development/continuing medical education traineeship to help them attain or enhance their knowledge and skills in the areas of hospice palliative care.  

The educational plan will be a longitudinal clinical experience and mentorship by experts in hospice/palliative care.   

Daniel Glazier Restricted Fund 

This fund supports the Daniel Glazier Research Grant in Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse and is designed for Canadian family physicians and family physician researchers. This grant is named in memory of Daniel Glazier, a young man from Toronto, Ontario, who died at age 18 in July 2009 of circumstances related to mental health and substance abuse. This grant is meant to support research that will help family physicians in assessing and treating mental health and substance abuse among adolescents and young adults up to the age of 25. 

This fund also supports the Daniel Glazier CPD Grant in Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse and is designed for Canadian family physicians, family physician researchers, and educators. This grant is named in memory of Daniel Glazier, a young man from Toronto, Ontario, who died at age 18 in July 2009 of circumstances related to mental health and substance abuse. This grant supports continuing professional development (CPD) or the creation of clinical programs or tools to help family physicians in assessing and treating mental health and substance abuse among adolescents and young adults up to the age of 25. 

Donald I. Rice Restricted Fund      

This fund supports an annual award recognizing one recipient as an Outstanding CFPC Family Physician for contributions to teaching and leadership in the discipline. The award provides expense reimbursement and complimentary 4 day registration at FMF plus reimbursement to give talks to chapters and universities. 

Jean-Pierre Despins Restricted Fund          

This fund supports the Jean-Pierre Despins Award which is named in memory of Dr. Jean-Pierre Despins, who served as the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) President in 1995/96 and Chair of the Board of the CFPC’s Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM; formerly the Research and Education Foundation) from 1999 to 2000. This award honours a family physician CFPC member identified as an outstanding advocate and public spokesperson for family medicine, family physicians, and their patients. The award provides expense reimbursement plus 4-day complimentary registration for FMF. 

Jim Ruderman Restricted Fund     

This fund supports the Jim Ruderman Family Medicine Education Leadership Award which 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 award provides expense reimbursement and complimentary 1 day registration at FMF. 

Greatest Need    

To provide contributions to the programs in the greatest need.