Awards Winners 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 SRPC Award Winners!
The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada is proud to celebrate the exceptional individuals and organizations recognized with this year’s SRPC Awards. These recipients have demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication, and innovation in advancing rural and remote health care across Canada. Their contributions, whether through clinical excellence, education, advocacy, or community engagement, reflect the very best of rural medicine. We are inspired by their commitment to improving health outcomes for rural and remote communities and honoured to recognize their achievements.
The 2025 awards were presented by SRPC President Dr. Gavin Parker and Dr. Gabe Woollam, Chair of the Nominations and Awards Committee, during our annual gala on Friday, April 25, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as part of the 32nd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference.
Congratulations to this year’s remarkable award recipients!
RURAL SERVICE AWARD
Dr. James Card, Valemount, BC
Dr. Sarah Cook, Yellowknife, NT
Dr. Robin Kennie, Perth, ON
Dr. Roy Kirkpatrick, Huntsville, ON
Dr. Jason Malinowski, Barry’s Bay, ON
Dr. Sean Moore, Keewatin, ON
Dr. Laura Noack, Kenora, ON
Dr. Kristy Penner, Crowsnest Pass, AB
Dr. Nicholas Potvin, Clinton, ON
Dr. Nadine Potvin, Clinton, ON
Dr. David Whittaker, Port McNeill, BC
RURAL LONG SERVICE AWARD
Dr. Jane Bishop, Sechelt/Shishalh, BC
Dr. Michael Cotterill, Wawa, ON
Dr. Joshua Greggain, Bowser, BC
Dr. Jim Halvorson, Tahsis, BC
Dr. Sharen Madden, Sioux Lookout, ON
FELLOWSHIP OF RURAL AND REMOTE MEDICINE OF THE SRPC (FRRMS)
Dr. Prean Armogam, Port McNeill, BC
Dr. Jane Bishop, Sechelt/Shishalh, BC
Dr. Norma Charrière, Picton, ON
Dr. Michael Cotterill, Wawa, ON
Dr. Sarah Gower, Elora, ON
Dr. Jim Halvorson, Tahsis, BC
Dr. Jeffrey Patterson, Fredericton, NB
LIFETIME MEMBER AWARD
Dr. Emmanuel Abara, Richmond Hill/Matheson, ON
Dr. Garth Campbell, Beausejour, MB
Dr. Paul Cano, Grimsby, ON
Dr. Jim Halvorson, Tahsis, BC
Dr. Johann Kuschke, Penticton, BC
Dr. John O’Connor, Edmonton, AB
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS IN RURAL HEALTH 2025
Rural Health Champion Award
Mr. Chuck Schmitt, Dryden, ON
Rural Community Impact Award
Dr. Carolyn Brown, Bancroft, ON
Rural Mentorship Award
Dr. Frances Kilbertus, Manitoulin Island, ON
Rural Specialist Merit Award
Dr. Peter Miles, Grande Prairie, AB
Rural Leadership Award
Inuvik, Regional Hospital (IRH) GP Surgical
Team, Inuvik, NT
Keith
Award
Université Laval
Rural Medical Education Award
University of Manitoba
RESIDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
Dr. Anchaleena Mandal, Kingston, ON
Dr. Kapilan Panchendrabose, Lethbridge, AB
STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
Mr. Aria Rezapour, Port Coquitlam, BC
Miss. Tiana Bressan, Sault Ste Marie, ON
STUDENT ESSAY
Miss. Alanna Pullen, Hornepayne, ON
RESIDENT ESSAY
Dr. Rachel Belanger, Sudbury, ON
STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER
Alicia Schulz, Hornepayne, ON
RESIDENT RESEARCH POSTER
Dr. Taylor Jamieson-Datzkiw, Winnipeg, MB
SPECIAL MENTION
STUART IGLESIAS ESS/OSS BURSARY AWARD – Presented In January 2025
• Miss. Jessica Bennett, Wolfville, NS
• Miss. Claire Poulin, Atikokan, ON
• Dr. Lindey Felske, Lethbridge, ON
• Dr. Sarah Hyett, Brantford, ON
• Dr. Robert Greidanus, Peace River, AB
• Dr. Patrick Laflèche, Inuvik, NT
For media inquiries, please contact:
Mrs. Jenna Keindel Email: nominations@srpc.ca
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada PO Box 893, 383 Route 148 Shawville, QC. J0X 2Y0
