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Welcome to the Royal Canadian Medical Service Association (RCMSA) Website

The RCMSA is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting Canadaโ€™s military medical services and members โ€“ past, present and future.

Although all information on this website is unclassified, some details concerning current Canadian Forces operations, procedures, and equipment capabilities will not be illustrated.

 

The RCMSA is proud to announce the three recipients of the 2025 Educational Bursary. These outstanding individuals demonstrated exceptional academic commitment, community involvement, and dedication to their personal and professional growth: ๐‹๐ž๐ง๐š...
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๐‘๐‚๐Œ๐’๐€ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โ€“ ๐–๐ข๐ง $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ! / ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐žฬ‚๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž ๐ฅโ€™๐€๐’๐’๐‘๐‚ โ€“ ๐†๐š๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ณ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ $! The RCMSA invites members and their families to participate in our 2025 Holiday Card Contest! โ€ข Create your own holiday card design โ€” authentic, original, and heartfelt. โ€ข A $100 prize will be awarded to the selected card! โ€ข Deadline: November 21, 2025 โ€ข Send to: communications@rcmsa.ca Please include: โ€ข The name of the RCMSA member (serving or retired) โ€ข Your relationship to the member (self, spouse, child, etc.) โ€ข A few words about what inspired your design The winning card will be featured in the 2025 RCMSA Holiday message! We are aware that Remembrance Day is approaching. This initiative is being shared early to allow time for families to participate while we continue to honour and remember those who served. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐žฬ‚๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž ๐ฅโ€™๐€๐’๐’๐‘๐‚ โ€“ ๐†๐š๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ณ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ $! / ๐‘๐‚๐Œ๐’๐€ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โ€“ ๐–๐ข๐ง $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ! Lโ€™ASSRC invite ses membres et leurs familles ร  participer ร  son concours de cartes des Fรชtes 2025! โ€ข Crรฉez votre propre carte des Fรชtes โ€” authentique, originale et sincรจre. โ€ข Un prix de 100 $ sera remis pour la carte sรฉlectionnรฉDate limite : 21 novembre 2025 โ€ข Envoyez ร  : communications@rcmsa.ca Veuillez inclure : โ€ข Le nom du membre de lโ€™ASSRC (en service ou retraitรฉ) โ€ข Votre lien avec ce membre (vous-mรชme, conjoint, enfant, etc.) โ€ข Quelques mots sur ce qui a inspirรฉ votre crรฉation La carte gagnante sera prรฉsentรฉe dans le message des Fรชtes 2025 de lโ€™ASSRC! Nous sommes conscients que le jour du Souvenir approche. Cette initiative est partagรฉe dรจs maintenant afin de donner le temps aux familles de participer, tout en continuant ร  honorer la mรฉmoire de celles et ceux qui ont servi.

๐‘๐‚๐Œ๐’๐€ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ โ€“ ๐–๐ข๐ง $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ! / ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐žฬ‚๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž ๐ฅโ€™๐€๐’๐’๐‘๐‚ โ€“ ๐†๐š๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ณ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ $! The RCMSA invites members and their families to participate in our 2025 Holiday Card Contest! Create your own holiday card design โ€” authentic,...
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Order of Canada

The RCMSA Board of Directors extends its most heartfelt congratulations to two distinguished members of the RCMS family who have been appointed to the Order of Canadaย for their outstanding contributions LCol (Ret) Vivian McAlister, O.C. Awarded on:...
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Canadian Armed Forces announces the creation of the Paramedic and Combat Medic Occupations

In 2020, Med Tech and Med A entered an occupational analysis to address various employment structure problems. These included inefficient training, misalignment between paramedic competencies and job requirements, total force misalignment, and an...
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RCMSA Educational Bursary Bourse d’รฉtudes de l’ASSRC

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง! Deadline: July 18, 2025 Up to three (3) bursaries of $1,000 each Are you a member of the RCMSA or have a child or grandchild pursuing post-secondary education? The Royal Canadian Medical Service Association is proud to...
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Reserve doctor deployed on Operation Horizon

Major Paul Dhillon calls Sechelt home, but before settling there, he grew up in Tsawwassen, BC, where he developed a love of learning and of travel. Since graduating high school, Paul has earned degrees in political science and medicine, a Masterโ€™s...
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Appointments APS 2025 Nominations PAA 2025

The RCMSA would like to recognize several key appointments affecting Health Services personnel during this yearโ€™s Active Posting Season / Lโ€™ASSRC tient ร  souligner plusieurs nominations importantes touchant le personnel des Services de santรฉ pour...
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Remembering Pte Farley

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King Charles III Coronation Medal

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Atlantic Region Chapter

Good news! Your RCMSA Board of Directors   has approved the inauguration of a Regional Representative   for the Atlantic Region. This starts a new chapter in the history of the RCMSA. For all members in the region or those...
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Order of Military Merit Ceremony๐Ÿ“ Rideau Hall | November 5, 2025Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, invested four members of the Royal Canadian Medical Service into the Order of Military Merit during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.๐Ÿ“ธ From left to right:โ€ขMajor-General Scott Francis Malcolm, C.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.Director General Health ServicesOttawa, Ontarioโ€ขWarrant Officer Anny Pichรฉ-Montplaisir, M.M.M., C.D.Canadian Forces Health Services Group HeadquartersOttawa, Ontarioโ€ขColonel Cher Larissa Goulet, O.M.M., C.D.Canadian Forces Health Services Group HeadquartersOttawa, OntarioMissing from the photo:โ€ขLieutenant-Colonel William Russell Gus Patton, O.M.M., C.D.1 Health Services Group HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta๐ŸŽ–๏ธ About the Order of Military MeritCreated in 1972, the Order of Military Merit recognizes distinctive merit and exceptional service displayed by members of the Canadian Armed Forces, both Regular and Reserve. Many have demonstrated dedication and devotion beyond the call of duty, and the Order honours them for their commitment to Canada.๐Ÿ”— gg.ca/en/activities/2025/order-military-merit-ceremony๏ฟผ#RCMSA #RCMS #OrderOfMilitaryMerit #CAF #LeadershipโธปCรฉrรฉmonie dโ€™investiture de lโ€™Ordre du mรฉrite militaire๐Ÿ“ Rideau Hall | 5 novembre 2025Son Excellence la trรจs honorable Mary Simon, gouverneure gรฉnรฉrale et commandante en chef du Canada, a investi quatre membres du Service de santรฉ royal canadien au sein de lโ€™Ordre du mรฉrite militaire lors dโ€™une cรฉrรฉmonie ร  Rideau Hall.๐Ÿ“ธ De gauche ร  droite :โ€ขMajor-gรฉnรฉral Scott Francis Malcolm, C.M.M., C.S.M., C.D.Directeur gรฉnรฉral โ€“ Service de santรฉOttawa (Ontario)โ€ขAdjudant Anny Pichรฉ-Montplaisir, M.M.M., C.D.Quartier gรฉnรฉral du Groupe des Services de santรฉ des Forces canadiennesOttawa (Ontario)โ€ขColonelle Cher Larissa Goulet, O.M.M., C.D.Quartier gรฉnรฉral du Groupe des Services de santรฉ des Forces canadiennesOttawa (Ontario)Absent de la photo :โ€ขLieutenant-colonel William Russell Gus Patton, O.M.M., C.D.Quartier gรฉnรฉral du 1er Groupe des Services de santรฉEdmonton (Alberta)๐ŸŽ–๏ธ ร€ propos de lโ€™Ordre du mรฉrite militaireCrรฉรฉ en 1972, lโ€™Ordre du mรฉrite militaire reconnaรฎt les services exceptionnels des membres des Forces armรฉes canadiennes, rรฉguliรจres et de rรฉserve, qui, dans lโ€™exercice de leurs fonctions, ont fait preuve dโ€™un dรฉvouement et dโ€™une assiduitรฉ allant bien au-delร  de ce que le devoir leur commandait.๐Ÿ”— gg.ca/fr/activites/2025/ceremonie-investiture-ordre-merite-militaire๏ฟผ#RCMSA #SSRC #OrdreDuMรฉriteMilitaire #ForcesArmรฉesCanadiennes #Leadership ... See MoreSee Less

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Semaine des anciens combattants | Veteransโ€™ Week (5โ€“11 november)Aujourdโ€™hui dรฉbute une semaine de souvenir et de gratitude envers toutes celles et ceux qui ont servi โ€” et qui continuent de servir โ€” avec courage, compassion et dรฉvouement.Today marks the beginning of a week of remembrance and gratitude for all who served and continue to serve Canada with courage, compassion, and dedication.๐ŸŒบ #RCMSA #VeteransWeek #SemaineDesAnciensCombattants #CanadaRemembers #LestWeForget ... See MoreSee Less

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๐ˆ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ โ€“ ๐Œ๐–๐Ž (๐‘๐ž๐ญโ€™๐) ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž โ€œ๐๐ฎ๐โ€ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ง, ๐Œ๐Œ๐Œ, ๐‚๐ƒIt is with deep sadness that we share the passing of MWO (Retโ€™d) George โ€œBudโ€ MacMillan, who passed away on 13 May 2024, at the age of 77.Bud proudly served 25 years in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, where he held key leadership positions, including Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of 28 Medical Company and RSM of 28 Service Battalion, as well as District Sergeant Major of the Ottawa Militia District.He also dedicated 35 years of service to Foreign Affairs Canada, and remained an active member of his community through numerous organizations โ€” including the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192 (Capt A. Roy Brown), the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation, and local agricultural fairs.Bud will be remembered for his leadership, kindness, and unwavering commitment to service โ€” both to his country and his community.Our deepest condolences to his wife Lise (Sรฉguin), his children Andrea and Martin (Marcia) Richmond, his grandchildren, great-grandson, and extended family.๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Rest in peace, Bud. Your legacy of service will not be forgotten.๐„๐ง ๐ฆ๐žฬ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ๐€๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ (๐ซ๐ž๐ญ) ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž ยซ ๐๐ฎ๐ ยป ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ง, ๐Œ๐Œ๐Œ, ๐‚๐ƒCโ€™est avec une grande tristesse que nous annonรงons le dรฉcรจs de lโ€™adjudant-maรฎtre (ร  la retraite) George ยซ Bud ยป MacMillan, MMM, CD, survenu le 13 mai 2024, ร  lโ€™รขge de 77 ans.Bud a fiรจrement servi 25 ans dans la Rรฉserve des Forces armรฉes canadiennes, occupant plusieurs postes de leadership, dont Sergent-major rรฉgimentaire (SMR) de la 28e Compagnie mรฉdicale, SMR du 28e Bataillon des services, ainsi que sergent-major de district du district de la milice dโ€™Ottawa.Il a รฉgalement consacrรฉ 35 annรฉes de service aux Affaires รฉtrangรจres du Canada, en plus de demeurer trรจs engagรฉ dans sa communautรฉ, notamment au sein de la Lรฉgion royale canadienne, filiale 192 (Capt A. Roy Brown), de la Fondation de lโ€™hรดpital de Carleton Place, et dโ€™รฉvรฉnements agricoles rรฉgionaux.Bud laisse le souvenir dโ€™un leader respectรฉ, bienveillant et dรฉvouรฉ au service des autres.Nos sincรจres condolรฉances ร  son รฉpouse Lise (Sรฉguin), ร  ses enfants Andrea et Martin (Marcia) Richmond, ร  ses petits-enfants, arriรจre-petit-fils, ainsi quโ€™ร  toute sa famille et ses amis.๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Reposez en paix, Bud. Votre hรฉritage de service et de dรฉvouement perdurera. ... See MoreSee Less

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๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ โ€“ ๐Œ๐–๐Ž ๐Š๐ž๐ง ๐“๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ, ๐‚๐ƒAfter nearly 40 years of honourable service (08 May 1986 โ€“ 11 January 2026), MWO Ken Taylor will be retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces.Throughout his remarkable career, MWO Taylor served across Canada and abroad, including deployments with 1 Canadian Field Hospital during the Gulf War and in Afghanistan. He held key positions in Preventive Medicine, Deployed Health Hazard Assessment (Trenton), and as MOSID Advisor, where his leadership and professionalism made a lasting impact on the Health Services community.Ken and Carolyn plan to enjoy this next chapter surrounded by family, friends, and new adventures.๐€ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ (๐ƒ๐–๐ƒ) ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐Š๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐š, ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ก๐ซ๐ฌ.๐Ÿ“ฉ Photos, anecdotes, and well wishes: WO Stephanie Flood, stephanie.flood@forces.gc.ca by 15 November 2025.Congratulations and thank you, MWO Taylor, for your four decades of dedicated service to Canada. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐€๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐Š๐ž๐ง ๐“๐š๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ, ๐‚๐ƒAprรจs prรจs de 40 annรฉes de service honorable (8 mai 1986 โ€“ 11 janvier 2026), lโ€™adjudant-maรฎtre Ken Taylor prendra sa retraite des Forces armรฉes canadiennes.Au cours de sa carriรจre exemplaire, lโ€™Adjum Taylor a servi ร  travers le Canada et ร  lโ€™รฉtranger, notamment avec le 1er Hรดpital de campagne canadien pendant la guerre du Golfe et en Afghanistan. Il a occupรฉ plusieurs postes clรฉs en mรฉdecine prรฉventive, ร  lโ€™ร‰quipe dโ€™รฉvaluation des risques sanitaires en dรฉploiement (Trenton), ainsi quโ€™ร  titre de conseiller de groupe professionnel, laissant une empreinte durable au sein de la communautรฉ des Services de santรฉ.Ken et Carolyn se rรฉjouissent de cette nouvelle รฉtape entourรฉs de leur famille, de leurs amis et de nouveaux projets.๐”๐ง ๐žฬ๐ฏ๐žฬ๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž ๐๐žฬ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐žฬ (๐ƒ๐ƒ) ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฎ ๐š๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐Š๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐š, ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐šฬ€ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ.๐Ÿ“ฉ Photos, anecdotes et vล“ux : Adj Stephanie Flood, stephanie.flood@forces.gc.ca avant le 15 novembre 2025.Fรฉlicitations et merci, Adjum Taylor, pour vos quatre dรฉcennies de service dรฉvouรฉ au Canada. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ... See MoreSee Less

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