Fellowship Award Click here to see the recipients. The Fellowship of Rural and Remote Medicine of the SRPC (FRRMS) is a new award given for the first time in 2009.  It is designed to recognize expertise in the practice of rural medicine in Canada. Recipients must have served rural Canada for at least 10 years and be longstanding members of SRPC.  They must be previous recipients of the RSA, and also must meet specified criteria in the areas of CME, teaching, committee work, designated practice type, skills and rurality.  These activities generate points and when the threshold is reached the physician is nominated by the SRPC for the FRRMS.  The nominee must attend R&R to receive the award.
Keith Award Click here To see the recipients The Keith Award, a Brief History This is the first award established by the SRPC, and is given to recognize medical schools which produce a significant number of practicing rural physicians.  Although tracking the practice locations of Canadian graduates is imprecise, the award this year goes to the program which has the most graduates practicing in a rural area designated by Canadian postal code 10 years after graduation.  Specifically the program with the highest percentage of graduates from 1999 practicing in rural Canada in 2009.
Rural Education Award Starting in 2006 the Society or Rural Physicians of Canada honors a Canadian university with the Rural Education Award. This award is given annually to recognize undergraduate medical programs which encourage students to pursue further training in rural medicine.  Click here to see the recipients.
Rural Leadership Award   Click here to see the recipients. This award was established to recognize persons or organizations which have made a significant contribution to rural medicine in Canada. We recognize your leadership in rural medicine nationally and internationally.
Rural Service Award In 2002, the tenth year of The Society of Rural Physicians' work to improve rural health, inaugurated the Rural Service Award to provide recognition for physicians who have done solid work in rural communities over the years The Rural Service Award is given annually to physicians who have served rural Canada for 10 years and are members of the SRPC. The SRPC encourages members to apply or nominate others.  The applications form are distributed with the announcement of the upcoming Rural and Remote conference Link to the names of the recipients by year: 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 Party pictures 2002 , 2003 , 2004, 2009
Medical Student Essay Contest Click here to see the winners.

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Reference

1. In 1996, 31.4 percent of Canada s population lived in predominantly rural regions.
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/010116/b010116a.htm

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