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CANTEST Chairman to receive highest honour of the Canadian Medical AssociationBurnaby, BC - August 19. Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will present its highest honour, the 2009 F.N.G. Starr Award, to CANTEST's Chairman of the Board, Dr. Donald Rix. "His spirit of generosity is a source of inspiration to all health professionals," said CMA president Dr. Robert Ouellet. "He is an exceedingly generous physician who is widely admired by the medical profession for his dedication to making his community and the world a better place." "I consider it a great honour to receive the F.N.G. Starr Award", said Dr. Rix. "I always felt that being involved in the community was the right thing to do. By donating time and money, my wife and I have worked to try to meet educational challenges felt in isolated communities and to fulfill our international commitment to bring help and hope to the Khmer people of Cambodia." Dr. Donald Rix will become the 44th recipient of the CMA F.N.G. Starr Award at a special ceremony at the TCU Place in Saskatoon, Sask. as part of the CMA's 142nd annual meeting. Media contact:
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