Winnipeg, Canada, June 7, 2010; Six of Canada’s top emerging health care professionals will be recognized today with The Robert Wood Johnson Award at a special awards ceremony, held as part of the National Healthcare Leadership Conference. The award supported by Johnson & Johnson Medical Products (JJMP), a division of Johnson & Johnson, recognizes new and emerging leadership. The award provides a platform for and recognizes ongoing development in health services management in communities across Canada. Since its inception in 1956, the award has been presented to 259 Canadian health care professionals.
The Robert Wood Johnson Award is bestowed annually through six participating Canadian universities that offer a Masters program in Health Care Administration. They are: The University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Université de Montréal, and Dalhousie University.
According to Paul Bradley, Vice President of Strategic Affairs at JJMP, “the Canadian health care system has seen great change over the 50-plus years since this Award was first bestowed. Amidst this change the importance of strong, visionary leadership has been paramount. The Robert Wood Johnson Award underscores our long-standing commitment to partnerships across the health care system and to being an industry leader in building confidence in the future. We have seen the positive effects this sort of collaboration can have in enabling exceptional leaders to change the paradigm in meeting the highest standards in the delivery of services and care.
Ray Racette, President and CEO of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives, notes, “Promoting, advancing and recognizing excellence in health care leadership is a core value of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and every year we look forward to welcoming the new award recipients to our health system. The Robert Wood Johnson Award is a prestigious award thathas recognized some of the most outstanding upcoming leaders in Canadian health care.
Every year, the faculty of each university selects a student who best exemplifies the skills, knowledge and attitude necessary to advance the practice of health care services management in Canada.
The recipients of this award have demonstrated their passion and commitment to stepping forward as positive contributors adding value in complex continuing care management and/or policy.
- Dr. Sally Clark, the University of British Columbia
- Major John Crook from the University of Alberta
- Wing-Si Luk from the University of Toronto
- Mari Teitelbaum from the University of Ottawa
- Martin Brosseau from the Université de Montréal
- Christina Clarke from Dalhousie University
The award ceremony occurs in conjunction with the annual National Health Leadership Conference which is co-hosted by the Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE) and the Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA). This year, the Conference is being held in Winnipeg Manitoba.
For more information and/ or photos, please contact: Gabriella Nobrega, 905-946-2022 Email: gnobrega@its.jnj.com