Dr. Dennis McElgunn Memorial Award in Emergency Medicine

Award descriptionAwards totalling $3,000 have been made available through an endowment established by friends, family and colleagues in memory of Dr. Dennis McElgunn (1945-2020) for outstanding medical residents in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Vancouver Island site who have demonstrated excellence in clinical care. Dr. McElgunn received his medical degree from the University of Alberta and began his career in emergency medicine at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta in 1975. When Dr. McElgunn began practicing, he was one of the first specialists in emergency medicine in Canada. He practiced for twenty-one years at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, and in 1981 even climbed into a plane that had crashed into the hospital tower to care for the pilot. Dr. McElgunn and his family moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1996, where he practiced full-time at the Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals for twenty-four years. This award was established in recognition of Dr. McElgunns contributions to emergency medicine. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Department of Emergency Medicine.