RCCbc presents the BC Rural Health Awards each spring to recognize and honour rural doctors and communities for their inspiring contributions to improving the health of rural British Columbians.
RCCbc’s Dr. Stuart Johnston (far left) and Leslie Carty (far right) award the 2023 BC Rural Health Award recipients (from left to right): Dr. Charles Helm, Dr. Robert Fox, Pam Beech and Janet McLean Senft (on behalf of the community of District of Sicamous), Dr. Trina Larsen-Soles and Dr. David May.
The Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) presents the BC Rural Health Awards each spring to recognize and honour rural doctors for their inspiring contributions to improving the health of rural people and communities across British Columbia (BC).
Recipients of the Rural BC Community Award are selected for developing innovative and collaborative solutions to local healthcare issues. Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award must be a rural doctor who has served one or more rural communities throughout their career and have significantly impacted provincial, national and/or international rural health.
Rural BC Community Award Winner: District of Sicamous
Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine–Lifetime Achievement: Dr. David May
Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine–Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Robert Fox
Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine–Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Trina Larsen-Soles
Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine–Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Charles Helm
Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement
RCCbc’s Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement honours a rural physician who has dedicated their career to serving one or more rural communities and has significantly impacted and/or influenced rural health provincially, nationally and/or internationally. The physician must be nominated by a third party.
Rural BC Community Award
The Rural BC Community Award honours a community that has developed innovative and collaborative approaches and/or solutions to local healthcare issues, or supported and enhanced the sustainability of the rural healthcare services and/or providers within their community. A community may nominate itself or be nominated by a third party.
BC Rural Health Award recipients receive a plaque, presented at RCCbc’s BC Rural Health Conference, and a $2,500 cash prize for a celebration in their home community. Any remaining funds from the celebration should be used within the physician’s practice or within the community (e.g., equipment purchase, medical journal subscription, community donation).
Media Backgrounder: 2023 BC Rural Health Award Winners
Recipients of the Rural Coordination Centre of BC’s annual Rural BC Community Award are selected for developing innovative and collaborative solutions to local healthcare issues.
Media Release: 2023 BC Rural Health Award Winners
Rural Coordination Centre of BC honours District of Sicamous and
four rural doctors with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
