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Outstanding New Professional Award (ONP)

The New Professional Award recognizes a family physician, in his or her first five years of practice, who has not only successfully established his/her career, but has demonstrated balance through commitment to family, patients, colleagues and community. Examples may include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Served as a volunteer in the community
    Demonstrated proficiency and competency in providing care to patients
  • Opened a new practice – solo or group
  • Contributed to a new practice or locum, by sharing on-call duties, working with colleagues, and other health professionals in a team environment
  • Participated as a valued member of a professional committee
  • Provided leadership through involvement in teaching and/ or research
  • Improved problem-solving skills in the clinic and/ or hospital setting
Candidates are nominated by their peers or members of the public, or are self-nominated.
Submission Deadline is April 1, 2026
Download Nomination Form

Award Criteria

  • The nominee is an ACFP/CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year and has been practising for five years or less
  • Candidates may be recognized for exemplary leadership, innovation, initiative, and dedication in one or more of the following areas:
    • Acting as a role model for learners and colleagues
    • Conducting outstanding scholarly activities in family medicine
    • Being involved in important health care projects or initiatives at the community level
    • Providing leadership in a hospital committee or project
    • Being involved in Chapter and/or national College activities
  • The nominee is NOT a current member of the ACFP Board or the Member Engagement and Recognition Committee
  • The nominee has NOT received this award previously (to the best of your knowledge)

Award Prize

Recipients of this award will receive:

  • An engraved Hoselton sculpture
  • A cash award of $500
  • Acknowledgement through the ACFP’s publications, communication channels, and during the annual Family Medicine Summit
  • Special discount on registration for the Family Medicine Summit

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Email the ACFP at ACFPAwards@acfp.ca.

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2025 ACFP Award Recipients

The ACFP is proud to celebrate all physicians, residents, students, and clinics who demonstrate excellence in family practice. 

 To learn more about this year’s amazing list of recipients as well as previous ACFP Award winners, visit our Award Recipients page through the button below.

Award Recipients

Dr. Megan Findlay

2025 Outstanding New Professional

Dr. Megan Findlay is a rural family physician in Hinton, Alberta. She completed medical school at the University of Alberta and completed her residency in Grande Prairie. Dr. Findlay enjoys the variety of her practice which includes clinic, hospital medicine, emergency, obstetrics, women’s health, and cancer care. She also has a passion for teaching and loves having learners of all stages in her practice. In her spare time, Dr. Findlay enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and baking.

Family medicine mentor/s

I am fortunate to have had many mentors, too innumerable to list everyone. Dr. Beamish has been hugely impactful in her guidance and support as I started my practice. I have also benefited from strong female mentorship through my practice including Dr. Weninger, Dr. Rahn, Dr. Cote, Dr. Parker, Dr. McKay, Dr. Sorenson, Dr. Shonoski, Dr. Woods, and numerous others. My former co-residents, Dr. Kuzyk, Dr. Leal, Dr. Parmar, Dr. Funk, and Dr. Kunimoto continue to provide ongoing support. I also am fortunate to have wonderful family and friends who have been an ongoing bedrock of support.

One thing I love about family medicine is…

I love the variety of family medicine. Every day feels different, and I love the challenge of being a lifelong learner. I am continuously learning from my patients and colleagues.

One thing that surprised me about being a family physician…

I have been surprised at how well I have come to know my patients. I feel like I was always excited by the idea of continuity of care but the true depth of knowing my patients has been wonderful.

If I weren’t a family physician, I’d be…

If I were not a family physician, I think I would be a librarian. I have always had a love of literature and spreading that joy to others. 

Dr. Amanda Wang

2025 Outstanding New Professional

Dr. Amanda Wang has been practising in Calgary since graduating in 2020, but as a born and raised Edmontonian, she will forever be an Oilers fan. She appreciates the flexibility of her mixed clinical work in urgent care, as a rural hospitalist, as well as locum work with the CWC PCN. Dr. Wang enjoys medical education and is involved in undergrad curricula development as well as teaches at the University of Calgary. And like any millennial dog parent, Dr. Wang will seize any opportunity to show photos of Archie (who often makes appearances as a therapy dog at work, to the joy of patients and colleagues). 

Family medicine mentor/s

There are too many to thank, but one I’d like to note is Dr. Scott Forsyth, who has been an incredible inspiration to follow since even medical school. He has shown me that you can carve very unique paths through medicine and to maintain my loves and hobbies outside of medicine. Dr. Vince Vong is another respected colleague who has provided countless hours of encouragement as I navigate the world of medical leadership.

One thing I love about family medicine is…

Flexibility—the ability to carve your own path, like a river winding through a landscape. There are so many areas I enjoy within family medicine that I appreciate being able to shift my focus as my interests evolve over time. More than any other specialty, I feel that in family medicine, I can choose to slowly chip away at a challenge like water shaping a rock, or flow around it by taking a different path.

One thing that surprised me about being a family physician…

The learning curve coming out of residency. Despite residency programs doing their best to prepare us for the real world, it took a few years out of the block to become comfortable with the business and financial aspects of family medicine, as well as becoming comfortable with a practice style and being confident in how I practice. This is definitely not unique to family medicine as a specialty. Despite the shock to the system, the learning was a welcome challenge.

If I weren’t a family physician, I’d be…

A trainer for guide dogs. It seems both intrinsically rewarding and significantly beneficial for others. But that is a volunteer job that doesn’t pay the bills, so I would need to win the lottery first!

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