Northern Medical Program instructor has devoted career to improving access to health care and bettering medical outcomes for Indigenous patients
Prince George surgeon Dr. Nadine Caron, whose career devotion to address disparities in Indigenous health in Canada led to the creation of UBC’s Centre for Excellence for Indigenous Health, has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia.
It is the province’s highest form of recognition for individual achievement and excellence in a chosen field. Caron is among 14 people selected for the award this year from 194 nominations.
“When I got the phone call, quite honestly, I was blown away,” said Caron. “It’s not something I ever anticipated.
“It’s really important when you get an award like this to recognize it’s not you, it’s not one person who comes close to warranting something like this. It’s massive amounts of people behind you. It’s everyone I work with at UBC’s Centre for Excellence Indigenous Health. It’s the team I get to work with daily as the First Nations Health Authority chair in Cancer and Wellness at UBC. It’s the operating room anesthesiologists, the nurses, the people that make sure the next person that comes in comes into a clean safe environment. It makes me aware of just how fortunate I am to be surrounded by so much support.”
