Former Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson (left) served as medical orderly with No 4 Canadian General Hospital (University of Toronto) in Egypt, Salonika and Greece during WWI

Applications are now being accepted for three $1000 Royal Canadian Medical Service Association educational bursaries for the 2023/24 scholastic year. Follow the link application details / Nous recevons maintenant les candidatures pour trois bourses d’études de 1000 $ de l’Association du service de santé royal canadien pour l’année scolaire 2023/24. Suivez le lien pour les détails de l’applications....

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame will induct 6 new members in 2023. Among those honoured this year is Dr. (Maj Ret’d) Stephen Blizzard (1928-2020). A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, Dr. Blizzard’s accomplishments while a member of the Canadian Forces Medical Services in the 1960s, 70s and 80s as a leader in aviation medicine are among the factors cited in his nomination. This is something for the RCMS family to...

Congratulations to the RCMS awardees in the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) 2023 & 2022 lists: LCol Andrew Beckett – John McCrae Memorial Medal (2023) https://www.cma.ca/…/lieutenant-colonel-andrew-beckett-md Col (Retired) Scott McLeod- Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics and Professionalism (2023) https://www.cma.ca/…/dr-william-marsden…/dr-scott-mcleod Capt Stephanie Smith – Dr. Brian Brodie...

Le texte français suit LCol Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger, VC, MD was commissioned into the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1912. During the Second Battle of Ypres on 25 April 1915 at Saint-Julien, Wieltje Salient, Belgium, Captain Scrimger, then serving as the medical officer of the 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment, was in charge of an advanced dressing station in a farmhouse...

Senior command appointments for APS 23 have been announced / Les nominations au commandement supérieur de l’APS 23 ont été annoncées . Canadian Military Medical Services Virtual Museum has been approved as a member of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada in the institutional category / Le Musée virtuel du Service de santé militaire canadien a été approuvé en tant que membre de l’Organisation des musées militaires du...