Nominations are closed for 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
For the Physician Award, the nominee must meet the following criteria
- Be an individual physician who has lived and practiced in the same rural Alberta Community for at least ten consecutive years
- Has not received an individual Rhapsody Award in the last six years
- The rural Alberta community in which the nominee lives and practises must meet the following:
- It is a community located outside the defined Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton
- Has a population of fewer than 15,000 people – based on the most recent national census
Nomination Requirements
To nominate an individual for the Physician Award, please provide the following:
- Name and contact information for the primary nominator
- If the primary nominator is from outside of the community of the nominee, a secondary nominator from within the community must be included for the nomination to be eligible.
- Name and contact information for the nominee
- Length of time the nominee has lived in the community
- Length of time the nominee has practised in the community
- A description of why the nominee is deserving of the award which could include but is not limited to; involvement in innovative projects, patient experience improvement, or team-building initiatives
- Any relevant media reports, pictures, etc. that help to support your nomination (This information is welcomed, but not required.)
- At least three letters of support that describe the physician’s notable commitment to the community and local service groups including involvement in innovative projects and/ or patient experience improvement or team-building initiatives, the obstacles the physician has overcome to achieve their contributions, and any relevant anecdotes, narratives, or testimonials. These letters of support should demonstrate the following:
- Health care support – a letter from a community organization as evidence of community support and impact, and how that commitment and involvement has improved the community, resident experience, and access to health care
- Community Impact – a letter from a group or individual other than the nominator who can speak to the nominee’s community involvement and/or volunteer work outside of medicine
- Health Practise – a letter from a health professional or health administrator in or near the community who can speak to the physician’s medical background, experience, contributions, and scope of practice
- The nominee’s practice interests and the scope of medical care they provide in their community (e.g. obstetrics, cardiac stress testing, geriatrics, etc.)
- How the nominee has played an active role as a member of a multidisciplinary health-care team and/or as a health-care administrator in their community (e.g. Medical Home Model, facility operations, clinic administration, PCN participation, etc.)
- The nominee’s involvement in training medical students, residents, and colleagues (including other health professionals on the team)
- The attraction and retention of other health professionals to the community
- Any programs, education initiatives, innovations, etc. that the nominee has championed or introduced to the community
- Additional letters of support are welcomed, but not required
Please confirm the following as part of the nomination process:
- The nominee agrees to be nominated and, by agreeing to be nominated, if the nomination is successful, the nominee consents to participate in the recognition event, to appear in a video tribute celebrating the award recipient, and to the use of their image in RhPAP promotions
- The nominator/community is available and prepared to liaise with RhPAP on the award presentation event or integrate an award recognition component into an existing event.