Wonca Award of Excellence in Health Care "The 5-Star Doctor"
This is an award to be conferred on physicians, who in the opinion of the Council, have made a significant impact on the health of individual and communities, through personal contributions to health care and the profession.
It is instituted in an attemt to increase the global development of Family Medicine, global networking and partnership. The award is preferably given to those who are still active in the field for which they are nominated.
Nominations are not limited to Wonca members.
The award will be offered on a Regional (Wonca Regions are: Africa, America's, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East South Asia Regions) and Global basis.
The Regional Awards may be awarded on an annual basis and the Global Award be awarded every third year.
The award will take the form of a medal and a certificate.
Suitable motivated and validated nominations for Regional Awards should be submitted to the Chairman of the Nominating and Awards Committee. They will be forwarded to the relevant Regional Vice-President for regional consideration. The Global Award will be chosen from the recipients of Regional Awards for that triennium.
The criteria to be considered by the selection committee/s will include the following. These criteria apply to both Regional and Global Awards:
impact on health care of individuals and community
contribution to regional/global development
community perspective and involvement
networking for the benefit of the community
innovative services
development of services in perviously underserved/disadvantaged areas
demonstrated support of colleagues in another region/country/college
performance of academic work of quality and relevance including teaching and research
the development of models which could be applied to other regions/areas
best meet the criteria of the "5-Star" health professional
- Care provider
- Decision maker
- Communicator
- Health Advisor and Community Leader
- Team member
Please complete the nomination form and send to:
Chairman of Nominating and Awards Committee, Wonca
# 01-02 College of Medicine Building
16 College Road, Singapore 169850
Fax: +(65) 6324 2029
Email / Fax / Mail to:
Chairman of Nominating and Awards Committee, Wonca, #01-02 College of Medicine Building, 16 College Road, SINGAPORE 169854. Fax: +(65) 6324 2029. Email:
