It’s that time of year when we ask that you pay your annual dues. The $20 you pay allows us  to undertake projects that support the RCMS Family. C’est à cette période de l’année que nous vous demandons de payer votre cotisation annuelle. Les 20 dollars que vous payez nous permettent de réaliser des projets qui soutiennent la famille SSRC.

 A message from the Surgeon General, BGen Andrew Downes on the passing of Major General (Ret’d) Robert Dupuis. Click here to read.  Un message du Medecin General, le Bgén Andrew Downes, à l’occasion du décès du major général (retraité) Robert Dupuis. Cliquez ici pour lire....

The Royal Canadian Medical Service Association (RCMSA) Coin Design Contest has closed and entries will be judge by the RCMSA membership during the Annual General Meeting. Le concours de création de pièces de monnaie de l’Association royale du service médical du Canada (ASSRC) est terminé et les inscriptions seront jugées par les membres de ASSRC pendant l’assemblée générale...

  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....