About SOGC

Grants, Awards, and Fellowships

Awards

President's Award

Objective

The SOGC would like to recognize an outstanding physician in Canada for a contribution which best reflects the objectives of the Society. The individual must be in practice for a number of years and have demonstrated leadership qualities at the national and/or international level.

Description

The President's Award is the highest recognition awarded to a member for outstanding contributions and commitment to women's health and ongoing support to the specialty and the SOGC.

Award

This prestigious award is presented during the Annual Clinical Meeting's Awards Ceremony and publicized nationally. The recipient's name appears on a plaque at the SOGC's National Office. The recipient will also receive a $1,000 prize.

The President puts forward a nomination that is discussed and approved by SOGC executive during its winter meeting.

Eligibility

• Member obstetrician/gynaecologist of the SOGC in good standing;
• Present or past committee or Council member;
• Made significant contributions over a consistent period of time to SOGC projects and programs nationally and/or internationally;
• Actively advocates on behalf of SOGC and for women's health;
• Recognized as a leader in their field of either obstetrics, gynaecology or a subspecialty.

Communication Plan

The recipient of this award shall submit a one page biography, an electronic picture as well as a copy of his or her acceptance speech. In addition to being widely distributed across Canada to medical journals such as the Medical Post and L'Actualité Médicale, these will be sent to all major national newspapers as a press release. Particular care will also be directed to highlight this award in the regional newspapers of the province of the Award Recipient.

Benefits to the Award Recipient

The Award Recipient will receive complimentary registration to any regional meetings (excluding the ICME) during a one year period from June to May. Secondly, the Award Recipient will be offered to present at three of the Regional Meetings in the coming year (excluding the ICME meeting). He or she will give a talk of his/her choice on an issue of women's health. This lecture will be designated "The Presidential Award Lecture". He or she will receive a travel and hotel accommodation subsidy reimbursement to present at these three regional meetings of his/her choice. At the ACM, where the recipient is given the award, the registration fee will be waived, and two hotel nights and economy travel will be paid.

Application deadline

The President may submit one nomination by February 15 of each year.

Nomination and selection

Nomination is by the current SOGC President and is approved at the annual March Executive and Council meetings.

For more information

Corporate Division
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
780 Echo Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5R7

Phone: (613) 730-4192 or toll free at (800) 561-2416
Fax: (613) 730-4314

Last Updated August 7, 2006