FMC PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

(previously Clinician of the Year) is presented annually by the FMC Medical Staff Association to recognize a physician for their outstanding commitment to the patients, staff and students of Foothills Hospital and to the community they serve.

This award has three award categories: Resident/Fellow, Early Career and Established PHYSICIAN

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

To acknowledge the incredible work done by physicians at various stages of their career at the Foothills Medical Centre (FMC), the FMC Medical Staff Association (MSA) Physician of the Year Award has three separate categories:

  • Resident/Fellow: Must not have completed their residency or accredited fellowship

  • Early Career Physician: Must be within 15 years of their medical school graduation 

  • Established Physician: Be well established in their career with a number of years at the Foothills Medical Centre

All nominated physicians (regardless of career stage) should:

  1. Be well-respected amongst their medical and non-medical colleagues,

  2. Provide exemplary patient care while maintaining a safe and collaborative work environment,

  3. Foster growth in their peers, and other staff,

  4. Foster the development and growth of learners,

  5. Contribute (or have contributed to) the development of educational/safety/research/quality improvement of clinical advancement,

  6. Be recognized by peers as a dedicated physician, and

  7. Be involved, in some capacity, to the evolution and growth of their department, field, or hospital.

The recipient will be selected by a committee made up of various physicians & the above criteria will be taken into consideration.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: MARCH 9, 2025 @ 11:45 P.M.

Bonus! All physicians to submit an award nomination will be entered in a draw to win a $300 gift card to Concorde Group of Restaurants, valid at 19 different Calgary restaurants.

Previous Recipients & Award Videos:

2023

Resident/Fellow - Dr. Megan Howlett
Early Career Physician - Dr. Christina Thornton
Established Physician - Dr. Lara Cooke

2022

Resident/Fellow - Dr. Jena Hall
Early Career Physician - Dr. Lorraine Chow
Established Physician - Dr. Andrew Demchuk
Established Physician - Dr. Irene Ma

2021

Resident/Fellow - Dr. Nishita Singh
Early Career - Dr. Rahim Kachra
Established Physician - Dr. Christopher “Chip” Doig

2020

Resident/Fellow - Dr. Yang Lei
Established Physician - Dr. Peter Jamieson
Established Physician - Dr. Christine Molnar

2019

Resident/Fellow - Dr. Jonathan Bourget-Murray
Early Career - Dr. Heather Hurdle
Established Physician - Dr. Philippa Brain

2004 - Dr. Harvey Rabin
2003 - Dr. Martin Labrie
2002 - Dr. Keith Brownell
2001 - Dr. John Kortbeek
2000 - Dr. Stephen K. Field
1999 - Dr. Jane B. Lemaire
1998 - Dr. J. Dean Sandham
1996 - Dr. P. Davis Elliott
1995 - Dr. E. A. Flagler
1994 - Dr. J. A. Williams
1993 - Dr. G. N. F. Hughes
1992 - Dr. N. B. Hershfield
1991 - Dr. R. E. Hatfield

2018 - Dr. James Andruchow
2017 - Dr. Neville Galan
2016 - Dr. Nairne Scott-Douglas
2015 - Dr. W. Ward Flemons
2014 - Dr. M. Dean Traboulsi
2013 - Dr. Stephen Watson
2012 - Dr. Robert L. Cowie
2011 - Dr. Ahsan Chaudhry
2010 - Dr. Paul Beck
2009 - Dr. M. Elizabeth MacRae
2008 - Dr. Andre Ferland
2007 - Dr. David P. Archer
2006 - Dr. Lorne Price
2005 - Dr. Ronald B. Hons