The 2025 nomination period has now ended. Recipients of the First Five Years of Family Practice Award will be announced mid-April. Thank you to all those who submitted a nomination!
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The annual First Five Years of Family Practice Award celebrates the outstanding contributions of two early-career family physicians. One award will honour a family physician practicing in a rural community, while the other will recognize a family physician practising in an urban setting.
Criteria
The successful recipients:
- Practise in comprehensive longitudinal family practice or works in an area that supports and values comprehensive, longitudinal family practice
- Actively demonstrate the value of physician wellness
- Are BCCFP members
The successful nominees may also demonstrate active involvement in or commitment to any of the following:
- Leadership – such as committee membership at a local, provincial or national level
- Community involvement, including volunteerism, activism, advocacy
- Research or quality improvement
- Teaching – this may be formal or informal and can include teaching patients, learners or colleagues
- Policy development
Please note that BCCFP Board Directors are not eligible.