Dr. Chris Nichol of Camrose: 2017 Alberta Rural Physician Award of Distinction recipient
Channel: RhPAP
Date: 2018-05-07

Dr. Chris Nichol, who has served Camrose and area for almost two decades, is the recipient of the 2017 Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) Rural Physician Award of Distinction.  

Nominated by individuals representing over a dozen organizations, Dr. Nichol was selected to receive the honour by a review committee composed of rural Alberta community members and medical professionals. According to RhPAP Executive Director, Bernard Anderson, the review committee felt Dr. Nichol’s clinical leadership—including the development of team based care, his support of medical education, and involvement in the community—epitomizes the outstanding commitment to rural medicine and community that the award recognizes.

“The Board of Directors agrees that Dr. Nichol’s work to make St. Mary’s Hospital a rural stroke centre, and his support of medical education in the community through the “Young Medical Minds” program, are among the many amazing contributions to his community that make him worthy of this prestigious award,” Anderson added.