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Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine

Society of Rural Physicians
of Canada

The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) was incorporated in 1992 by a group of doctors to promote sustainable working conditions for rural physicians. The working principle is that Canada's rural population must have access to excellent health care delivered by a stable, well-trained, well-equipped and rested medical staff.

The SRPC is working toward that goal by developing policies for improving the delivery of health care, by championing rural medicine through the media and by interacting with federal and provincial governments, medical schools and professional medical associations across the country.

Among the Society's functions and accomplishments are:

  • publishing the first issue of CJRM in June 1996;
  • developing ideas and policies for improving the delivery of health care to rural areas, and advocacy of those ideas through the media and at the government, medical school and professional organizations level;
  • supporting rural doctors and communities in crisis;
  • promoting relevant, useful continuing medical education, including a national annual course in rural medicine;
  • encouraging and facilitating research into rural health questions;
  • publishing the Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine,
  • providing a Library of Rural Medicine (www.srpc.ca/library.html) and RuralMed, an electronic mailing list to function as a discussion forum (to subscribe send an email to admin@srpc.ca and include your name and the words "Subscribe RuralMed"), and a Web Site (www.srpc.ca);
  • developing rural paractice guidelines;
  • establishing a Rural Elective Registry;
  • developing curriculum papers for Advanced Skills:
  • working with other medical associations, colleges, universities and licensing bodies to further rural medicine
  • fostering communication among rural physicians and among other groups with an interest in rural health care; and
  • attending provincial rural forums and organizing a national one.

We welcome membership from communities, educators, researchers, administrators, and all rural doctors — anyone with an interest in rural medicine. Use the following application form to join the Society or use the online form at www.srpc.ca/emembers.htm

SRPC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION / DEMANDE D'ADHÉSION À LA SMRC

Annual (2001) fees/Cotisation annuelle (2001)
Active members/Membres actifs : $250
Students and residents/Étudiants et résidents : free/gratuit
Life members, age 65+, and retired/Membres à vie, 65 ans et plus, et retraités : $50
Associate members (non-MDs)/Membres associés (non médecins) : $100
Affiliate members/Membres affiliés : $500

Please make cheques payable to SRPC and mail to/Veuillez faire votre chèque à l'ordre de la SMRC et les poster à :

SRPC Membership
Box 893
Shawville QC
J0X 2Y0

Name/Nom : _______________________________________

Address/Adresse : ___________________________________

__________________________________________________

Tel/Tél : Office/Bureau : ______________________

Fax : _____________________________________

Home/Domicile : ___________________________

E-mail/courr. élect. : _________________________

Are you/Êtes-vous : rural GP/OP rural ( ); rural GP specialist/spécialiste OP rural ( ); specialist/spécialiste ( )

Please tell us about yourself/Parlez-nous de vous :

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

PLEASE JOIN US. YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS WHAT KEEPS US GOING.

It is your voice, your ideas and your support as rural doctors that will give the SRPC the strong voice it needs to address the problems facing rural medicine today.

Officers

President
Peter Hutten-Czapski, MD
Haileybury, Ont.
phc@srpc.ca

Past President
Patricia Vann, MD
Dryden, Ont.
pvann@dryden.net

Vice President
Dale Dewar, MD
Wynyard, Sask.

Past Vice President
Neil Leslie, MD
Revelstoke, BC.
nleslie@junction.net

Secretary
[Vacant]

Secretary-Elect
George Maqee, MD
Burns Lake, BC.

Treasurer
Ian Park, MD
Whitney, Ont.
dccarbene@mv.igs.net

Treasurer Elect
Conleth O'Maonaigh, MD
St. John's, Nfld.

Administrative Officer
Mr. Lee Teperman
Box 893
Shawville QC
J0X 2Y0
Tel and fax 819 647-3971
E-mail admin@srpc.ca

Copyright 2001, Society of Rural Physicians of Canada