A doctor, a resident and a student were honoured by the Saskatchewan Medical Association on Friday night during the annual Fall Representative Assembly. It was the first year for what will become annual awards to recognize outstanding achievement in leading Saskatchewan physicians.

President of the SMA, Dr. Allan Woo, announced Dr. Julie Kryzanowski as the Physician Leader of the Year. He says she is a leader within the Saskatchewan Health Authority today, while the resident and student award recipients, Doctors Jessica Harris and Jacqueline Carverhill, will be leaders of tomorrow.

Dr. Kryzanowski is the first Senior Medical Health Officer of the new Saskatchewan health Authority. SMA Resident Leader, Dr. Harris is training as a family medicine resident and it’s her interest in politics that led to the position of chair of the Government Affairs and Advocacy with the Student Medical Society of Saskatchewan. Student Leader, Dr. Carverhill is a 2019 graduate of the College of Medicine and is committed to social justice. As a student, she focused on serving those who are disadvantaged, ignored or oppressed in society.