Honourees

Every year CAPA recognizes one or more of its members with one of two awards: the CAPA Honour Roll and The Tom Ashman Physician Assistant of the Year Award.  Award recipients will be recognized at the President’s Honour Luncheon at the CAPA Annual Conference. 

The 2011 winners were:

Tom Ashman Physician Assistant of the Year Award

Angela Cassell, CCPA

CAPA Honour Roll

John Cunnington, MD
Roderick Hooker, MD
 

Past Recipients of the Tom Ashman Physician Assistant of the Year Award

2010

Chris Rhule

Past Recipients of Honour Roll

2010

Pierre Ozon, MD
Cathy Slaunwhite, MD
Ian Sutherland, MD

2009

Tom Ashman, CCPA
Maurice Chapman, CCPA
Pierre Fortin
Dennis Hearn
William Pope, MD

Honorary Members

Dennis Hearn
Lise Mathieu, MD
Commodore H.W. Jung, MD

The Award Nomination Process

Honour Roll

Recognizes:

• An individual for outstanding contribution to the promotion and development of the Canadian physician assistant profession within recent years

Criteria:

• Well recognized by members of the PA profession and others
• Demonstrated a commitment to furthering the PA profession in Canada within the last year

Who Can Be Nominated?

• Anyone, excluding the current CAPA Board of Directors, Honorary Members, and previous winners of the award

Who Can Nominate?

• Current members of CAPA
• Self-nomination by an individual PA is excluded

How to Nominate Someone:

• Send a brief letter to the Executive Director explaining why you feel the individual should be recognized

Evaluation of Nominations:

• Members of the CAPA Board of Directors and the Executive Director

Tom Ashman Physician Assistant of the Year

Recognizes:

• A current member of CAPA who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to furthering the PA professions in Canada

Criteria:

• Must be a CAPA PA member in good standing

It is desirable that the individual have achieved a significant complement of the criteria listed below:

• Well recognized by members of the PA profession and others
• Demonstrated a long-term commitment to furthering the PA profession in Canada
• Published writings advocating for the PA profession
• Demonstrated outreach to any or all segments of the PA profession
• Consistently demonstrates responsibility for own professional development
• A volunteer within their community

Who Can Be Nominated?

• Current PA Members of CAPA

Who Can Nominate?

• Colleagues, co-workers, physicians, patients, friends, or family members
• Self-nomination by an individual PA is excluded

How to Nominate Someone:

• Send a brief letter to the Executive Director explaining why you feel the individual should be recognized

Evaluation of Nominations:

• Members of the CAPA Board of Directors and the Executive Director