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Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award

The Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award supports, promotes, and recognizes residents, emerging leaders and advocates for family medicine. It is awarded to two family medicine residents (one from the University for Alberta and one from the University of Calgary) who exemplify a broad-based understanding and demonstration of family medicine. 

Candidates are nominated by their peers, members of the public, or are self-nominated.
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2025
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Awards Criteria

  • The nominee is a family medicine resident enrolled at either the University of Alberta or the University of Calgary
  • Candidates may be recognized for demonstrating strong leadership skills in advocacy, community service, and/or education
  • Candidates may be recognized for exemplifying the CanMEDS-FMU Leader Role
  • 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)

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Email the ACFP at ACFPAwards@acfp.ca.

→ Dr. Clare Song
→ Dr. Eric Paxman

2024 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. Clare Song

2024 Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award

I completed residency at the University of Alberta and recently moved back to my hometown of Calgary. I have a keen interest in women’s health, medical education, and Indigenous health. When not in clinic, you can find me exploring new restaurants with friends, traveling, or cheering on the Flames!

The one thing I love about family medicine is: It has to be a tie between the diverse scope of practice and the patients I get to interact with.

Family medicine mentor: I’m grateful to Dr Doug Woudstra, who – throughout my residency – showed me what it meant to be an empathetic, dependable, and knowledgable clinician. I’m also grateful to Dr Martin
Tieu, who was always there to help me navigate the non-medical aspects of being a family physician. I wouldn’t be where I am today without them.

One thing that surprised me about being a family physician is: The way you can continuously shape your career throughout the years to suit your interests.

If I wasn’t a family physician, I’d be: An ER nurse.

Dr. Eric Paxman

2024 Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award

Dr. Eric Paxman began his career as a volunteer firefighter for the County of Lethbridge in 2009, attending SAIT and Lakeland College at the time. He then completed a BSc in neuroscience and MSc in neuroscience and chemistry at the University of Lethbridge, focusing on concussion diagnostics and metabolic effects of stress. Eric continued working as a firefighter throughout his studies, working professionally for Cochrane Fire Services while completing my MD at the University of Alberta. Eric joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2018 as a medical officer, and completed post grad training in Rural Medicine through the University of Calgary.

The one thing I love about family medicine is: The endless practice possibilities. I love being able to work on a surgical ward, in the OR, ED and then deliver a baby or round on inpatients. I love being able to work anywhere in the world.

Family medicine mentor: I’ve been very lucky to have excellent mentors in many fields, including family medicine, rural medicine, emergency, critical care and surgery.

One thing that surprised me about being a family physician is: The truly vast range of possibilities in practice.

If I wasn’t a family physician, I’d be: A STARS paramedic.

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