The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (commonly referred to by its
acronym
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SRPC) was founded in 1992 by a group of
physicians
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis ...
in
Mount Forest, Ontario
Mount Forest is a community in Wellington County, Ontario, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of Ontario Highway 6, Highway 6 and Ontario Highway 89, Highway 89 and is a part of the township (Canada), township of We ...
. The SRPC National Head office is located in
Shawville, Quebec
Shawville is a town located in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Outaouais in western Quebec, Canada.
History
At the end of the 1860s, a group of citizens from Clarendon Centre, under the leadership of Ja ...
Awards
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The Keith Award - Awarded to a deserving
medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, ...
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The Rural Service Award - Awarded to doctors who have served their rural communities for 10 or more years.
External links
The Official Website of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
Medical and health organizations based in Quebec
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