Dr. Kelly Morris, CCFP, has been honoured with the Rural Physician of the Year award for providing exemplary care to her patients and for her outreach to underserved populations. For 10 years, Dr. Morris has served the community of Amherst, […]
Clinician scientist Dr. Lisa Barrett is being recognized with the Doctors Nova Scotia Physician Health Promotion Award for her research on chronic viral infection and immune function, and how infection can be treated and cured. Dr. Barrett conducts her research […]
Dr. Rebecca “Becky” Dobson receives the Senior Membership Award in recognition for her contributions in cardiac radiology. Practising medicine for 40 years, Dr. Dobson began her medical career as a GP anesthetist in the Arctic. She dabbled in internal medicine before finding […]
Amherst, N.S. family physician Dr. Janneke Gradstein, CCFP(EM) FCFP, is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award for her efforts to enhance the health and well-being of Nova Scotians. In practice for 14 years, Dr. Gradstein became the Cumberland […]
Dr. Clarence L. Gosse led the first surgical unit onto Normandy beaches in June 1944 The long-awaited invasion of northwest Europe by the Allies took place June 6, 1944. Several medical officers from Nova Scotia participated in the Normandy invasion, […]
Nova Scotia is home to many extraordinary physicians, and our annual Achievement Awards are one way that Doctors Nova Scotia (DNS) celebrates their hard work. A medical leader in bone marrow transplant, Dr. Stephen Couban is being honoured posthumously with the […]
There is a group of unsung medical professionals making significant contributions to Nova Scotia’s health-care system. Clinical assistants (CAs) – or clinical associates as they are known in other jurisdictions – like Dr. Himanthi De Silva work in tertiary […]
This year, it’s more important than ever to get your flu shot. As part of the Atlantic bubble, Nova Scotia has been setting benchmarks for our low number of COVID-19 cases, making it one of the safest places to be […]
Students entering medical and graduate school often encounter a lack of diversity in their programs. Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, PhD, is the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and an associate professor in the […]
Helping kids cope through the COVID-19 pandemic – and the uncertainty it brings for caregivers and kids alike – is no small task. “Recognizing that it’s a tough time for everyone and that we are all in this together, it’s […]
