2024 Call for Nominations
Nominations are being sought for the Chris Carruthers Excellence in Medical Leadership Award. The Award shall be presented to a physician who has made an outstanding contribution to the development and mentorship of medical leaders in the field of health services leadership and management.
Nominees must be Canadian physicians who are members of CSPL. Nominations may be submitted, accompanied by the required documentation, by any physician member of CSPL. Documentation must include a completed nomination form, a detailed letter qualifying the nominee, the nominee’s curriculum vitae and at least two letters of support. Nominations should be submitted in typewritten form and can be sent electronically or by mail.
Please send completed nominations and letters of support electronically to: Chair, Awards Committee, c/o Colleen Galasso, Executive Director at colleen@physicianleaders.ca.
Deadline for Submission: March 1, 2024
2022
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Dr. John M. Tallon
Co-Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia
2021
Edward Douglas Bell, MD, FRCSC
Associate Executive Director and Managing Director, Safe Medical Care, Canadian Medical Protective Association
2021
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Neil E Gibson, OMM, CD, MSC, DOHS, DTMH, CTropMed, CCPE, MD, FACP, FRCPC
Associate Dean, Clinical Faculty, University of Alberta; Retired Colonel, Canadian Armed Forces; Past Governor, American College of Physicians; Past President, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine
2020
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Karen Shaw, MD
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
2019
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Susan Shaw, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Saskatchewan Health Authority
2018
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Gillian Kernaghan, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph’s Health Care
2017
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Stewart Kennedy, MD
Executive Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
2016
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Gaétan Tardif, MD
Physiatrist-in-Chief and Medical Program Director, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network
2015
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Dorothy Shaw, MD
Vice-President, Medical Affairs, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre and Clinical Professor, Departments of Gynaecology & Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
2014
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Davy Cheng, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chair/Chief, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care, London; Professor, Critical Care Medicine, Western University
2013
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Jim Worthington, MD
Senior Vice-President, Medical Affairs, Quality and Performance, The Ottawa Hospital
2012
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Donald H. Atkinson, MD
Chief of Staff Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
2011
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Jack Kitts, MD
CEO and President, The Ottawa Hospital
2010
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Dennis A. Kendel, MD
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
2009
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Karen Breeck, MD
Detachment Commander Wing Surgeon, Canadian Forces; Occupational and Environmental Health Physician, Ottawa; Past President and Board of Directors, Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC)
2008
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Judith Kazimirski, MD
Vice President Medicine, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, NS; Advisory Board, Centre for Health Leadership and Research, Royal Roads University; Board of Directors, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame; Executive Board, Canadian Society of Physician Executives
2007
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Charmaine Roye, MD
Board of Directors, Canadian Medical Association (CMA); Credentials Committee and Physician Professional Practice Council, Brantford General Hospital; Member, Women’s Health Policy and Govt Advocacy Committee and Ontario Regional Committee, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; Past Vice President, North America Region, Medical Women’s International Association
2006
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Chris Carruthers, MD
The Chris Carruthers Excellence in Medical Leadership Award was launched in honour of the CSPL's Founding President.