Canadian Medical Association Awards

Eligibility

See individual awards for eligibility requirements. 

Summary

The Canadian Medical Association’s annual awards celebrate changemakers from across the country for their significant contributions to health, health care and the medical profession.

Recipients of the CMA Awards come from different career stages, specialties and backgrounds, and from rural and remote areas as well as big cities. They also reflect the diversity of the profession and the communities we serve.

Owen Adams Award of Honour

The Owen Adams Award of Honour is the highest CMA award available to a non-physician.

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Dr. Léo-Paul Landry Medal of Service

Dr. Léo-Paul Landry Medal of Service is awarded to a CMA member who has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of health care in Canada.

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F.N.G. Starr Award

The F.N.G. Starr Award is the highest CMA award available to one of its members and recognizes outstanding and inspiring lifetime achievement.

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May Cohen Award for Women Mentors

The May Cohen Award for Women Mentors is presented to a female physician and CMA member who has demonstrated outstanding mentoring.

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Canadian Medical Association Award for Political Advocacy

The Canadian Medical Association Award for Political Advocacy is presented to a CMA member who has demonstrated recent leadership, commitment and dedication in advancing CMA goals and policies through grassroots advocacy.

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Awards for Young Leaders

The Awards for Young Leaders are given out to up to six CMA members each year: two students, two residents and two early-career physicians (five years post-residency).

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Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics and Professionalism

The Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics and Professionalism honours the CMA's first chair of its Committee on Ethics, who presided over the original draft of the CMA Code of Ethics.

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John McCrae Memorial Medal

The John McCrae Memorial Medal recognizes current or former clinical health services personnel of the Canadian Armed Forces for exemplary service.

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Dr. Brian Brodie Organizational Leadership Development Award

This award honours the CMA’s longest serving board chair and is given to a student and a resident who demonstrate exemplary leadership.

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Dr. Ashok Muzumdar Memorial Award for Physicians with Disabilities

The Dr. Ashok Muzumdar Memorial Award for Physicians with Disabilities (including medical learners) honours the founder of the Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities, an advocate and supporter for physicians and learners with disabilities.

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Application deadlines

Program application deadline

• Step-by-step instructions
• What happens if my candidate is not selected? 

Step-by-step instructions

1. Decide which award you’d like to nominate someone for. Click here for descriptions of the available awards.

2. Confirm that your candidate is eligible for that award and that you are eligible to nominate them. Please note that you can’t nominate yourself for an award, with the exception of the Dr. Brian Brodie Organizational Leadership Development Award and the Dr. Ashok Muzumdar Memorial Award for Physicians with Disabilities. You’ll find the eligibility criteria listed in each award’s terms of reference (links below):

•  Award for Young LeadersOpens in a new window (two awards are given each year in each of these categories: Student, Resident, Early-Career Physician)
•  Dr. Ashok Muzumdar Memorial Award for Physicians with DisabilitiesOpens in a new window
•  Dr. Brian Brodie Organizational Leadership Development AwardOpens in a new window (two awards, one student, one resident)
•  Dr. Léo-Paul Landry Medal of ServiceOpens in a new window (formerly Medal of Service)
•  Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics and ProfessionalismOpens in a new window
•  F.N.G. Starr AwardOpens in a new window
•  John McCrae Memorial MedalOpens in a new window
•  May Cohen Award for Women MentorsOpens in a new window
•  Owen Adams Award of HonourOpens in a new window
•  Canadian Medical Association Award for Political AdvocacyOpens in a new window

3. Gather the information you’ll need to nominate your candidate. View the   printable checklist for more details. In brief, here’s what you’ll need to supply:

• full contact information for your candidate (i.e., the nominee) and for yourself
• a nomination letter (max. two page) describing why you think your candidate deserves to win the award
• 2 letters of support (max. two pages each)
• your candidate’s bio or CV (max. three pages)

4. Complete the online nomination form. If you’ve got everything on hand from step 3, this will take less than 15 minutes.

• Award for Young Leaders Opens in a new window
• Dr. Ashok Muzumdar Memorial Award for Physicians with Disabilities Opens in a new window
• Dr. Brian Brodie Organizational Leadership Award Opens in a new window
• Dr. Léo-Paul Landry Medal of Service Opens in a new window (formerly Medal of Service)
• Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics and Professionalism Opens in a new window
• F.N.G. Starr Award Opens in a new window
• John McCrae Memorial Medal Opens in a new window
• May Cohen Award for Women Mentors Opens in a new window
• Owen Adams Award of Honour Opens in a new window
• Canadian Medical Association Award for Political Advocacy Opens in a new window

What happens if my candidate is not selected?

Recipients of awards will be notified in February. If the person you nominated is not selected, we’ll contact you in April and invite you to resubmit your candidate for the following year’s award.

Should fewer than three nominations be received for an award, that award will not be given out and the nomination(s) will be automatically considered for the following year.

If you have any questions or concerns about the nomination process, please email awards@cma.ca