The Royal Canadian Medical Service Association (RCMSA) Coin Design Contest Click here for contest information and rules. Concours de design du jeton de l’Association du Service de santé royal canadien. (ASSRC). Cliquez ici pour rensignements et...

  The first CFHSTC Honorary Colonel was a member of the British Trans Arctic Expedition in 1968-69 Click here  to learn more     The origin(s) of the Royal Canadian Medical Service (RCMS) motto Militi Succurrimus   While the most recent history of the Canadian Forces Health Service gives credit to Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Grasset as the person to suggest the Motto of the CFHS, Militi Succurrimus. Tony did not propose the name but submitted...

Message in a bottle: the discovery of a young medical officer’s map from the 1917 Battle of Hill 70.  The map, entitled “Loos 36° NW3,’”was drawn by 24-year-old Captain Alexander Edward MacDonald in fall 1917 and was found in his old surgery textbook. MacDonald’s map depicts the positions of Canadian frontlines and medical units after the Battle of Hill 70.    ...

A commemorative photo album has been prepared to record and share photos of events held in Ottawa and Halifax on the 100th anniversary of  the torpedo sinking of HMHS Llandovery Castle. These events served to honour and remember those members of the Canadian Army Medical Corps who lost their lives. Click here to view album....

Learn about the evolution of Canada’s military medical...

 A message from the Surgeon General, BGen Andrew Downes on the passing of Major General (Ret’d) Robert Fassold. Click here to read.