CAMSS ADVOCACY AWARD

Advocating for Physicians, Caring for Patients

Nomination and Selection

Awardees of the CAMSS Advocacy Award are individuals whose advocacy on behalf of physicians benefits the profession and supports physicians’ efforts to best serve their patients and community.

Your CAMSS executive encourages you to nominate a fellow physician(s) who you believe deserves to be recognized for exemplifying the spirit of Advocating for Physicians, Caring for Patients.

Do you know a physician whose advocacy has

  • Made an impact to a care site, a community, or a practice group?

  • Reached outward to include the zone or province or even beyond?

  • Engaged and inspired others? Sparked teamwork?

To ensure the process for nomination and selection is robust, fair, equitable, and inclusive to all CAMSS members, the Executive has developed the below point system when considering nominees.

General

  • Nominee has never won before

  • Nominee is a member of CAMSS

  • Nominee is a member of an MSA

Impact

  • Impact is continuous, ongoing, lasting

  • Required a personal or professional challenge

  • An entire site/physician group/MSA was impacted

Engagement

  • Engaged and inspired others and was inclusive or sparked teamwork

Deadline to submit nominations: September 16, 2025.