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Celebrating the everyday success of family physicians



Celebrating Our Members


Building on the continued success our Family Docs Rock Campaign and our annual awards, Everyday Excellence – Celebrating Our Members is an opportunity for family physicians to recognize their peers who continue to advance care, grow the Patient’s Medical Home, and advocate for the Family Medicine community. With recommendations from colleagues, peers, and the ACFP, this feature will spotlight one family physician every month and their noteworthy way of managing teams, guiding peers, or enhancing their communities. No effort is too small, no goal is too big, Everyday Excellence finds beauty in the ordinary.

August Feature – Noel DaCunha, MD CCFP


Dr. DaCunha starting his day with an early round of golf.

Family Physician, 33 years – Westlock, AB


No two days are ever quite the same for a family physician, and rural doc Noel DaCunha, can attest to that. Dr. DaCunha’s practice consist of multi-generational families, which means his scope of work extends from, u201cdelivering their babies, looking after their great grandparents and everything in between.u201d It is this comprehensive, patient and family-centred care that inspired Dr. DaCunha to pursue Family Medicine, a specialization where he could engage with patients that he knew well and be involved in all aspects of their healthcare…

Read Full Interview Here

We want to hear from you!


Please share your stories of Everyday Excellence by completing the form or contact Lindsay Rankin, details below:

Everyday Excellence

  • Tell us about yourself, a colleague, or a peer that you believe exemplifies Everyday Excellence.

Contact Details


For more information about “Everyday Excellence” or to share your story directly with us, please contact Lindsay Rankin.

Email: lindsay.rankin@acfp.ca
Phone: 587-525-8440 or 1-800-361-0607 (Ext. 209)