2026 Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement Criteria

Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement Criteria Nomination Form

This award is given to one BC rural physician to recognize an extraordinary body of work and service provided over the span of a career. All nominees must have practiced in a BC rural community (or several communities) for a minimum of 15 years.
Innovation and Transformation
- Developed or adapted a solution, or engaged in research or teaching that transformed healthcare service delivery at a local, provincial, national and/or international level?
- Developed or adapted a solution, or engaged in research or teaching that transformed healthcare systems and/or policy provincially, nationally and/or internationally?
Primary Care
- Focused on establishing, strengthening, or maintaining primary healthcare services provincially, nationally, or internationally?
- Facilitated or enabled systems or methodologies that enhance team-based rural healthcare service delivery at provincial, national, and international levels?
Rural Generalism and Collaboration
- Embodied, supported, and promoted a generalist approach to rural healthcare service delivery, as well as rural health system innovation, and policy development.
- Formed and/or led a(n) (interdisciplinary) team of colleagues, relevant stakeholders, and supportive organizations to engage in activities to innovate rural healthcare practice and/or transform healthcare systems?
- Engaged broadly with agencies, organizations, healthcare providers and/or patients to enable service delivery and/or healthcare system transformation
  - *Please attach a list of people/organizations engaged
To submit your nomination online, please provide the following information:

Nominee Details
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Supporting Documentation

In addition to your online nomination form, please submit a minimum of two (2) letters of support from different types of partners, such as health administrators, policymakers, academics/researchers, community leaders, and health professionals. Letters should highlight the contributions of the community/team/individual to his/her/their rural community in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the BC Rural Health Awards criteria.
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Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement Criteria Nomination Form

To submit your nomination online, please provide the following information: