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Northern Medical program professor to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

It will be a night to remember for Prince George-based doctor Nadine Caron.

She will be among six people to be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame on Thursday in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dr. Caron, who is also a UBC Northern Medical Program Professor, is being inducted in recognition of her leadership in Indigenous health and surgical practice.

In November of 2023, Caron accepted her Order of British Columbia, the highest form of recognition the province gives out.

Caron was named a recipient in 2022 but received the award today with the 2023 class.

She graduated from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in 1993 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology where she was awarded SFU’s most prestigious undergraduate award, the Gordon M. Shurm Gold Medal, bestowed on the student whose high scholastic standing and extracurricular activities demonstrate outstanding qualities of character and unselfish devotion to the university.

From there, she pursued her medical degree and graduated top of her class at the University of British Columbia (UBC), becoming the first Indigenous woman to graduate from the universities medical school.

Dr. Caron also took home a master’s degree from Harvard.

Originally from Kamloops, Caron first came to Prince George in 2005, after a surgical residency and fellowship at the University of California, where she became Canada’s first-ever female Indigenous general surgeon.

with files from Zackary Barrowcliff, MyPGNow staff

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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