Sarnia This Week article published December 4, 2018 By Sarnia This Week Four doctors from the Central Lambton Family Health Team (CLFHT) were honoured in November, given a prestigious designation by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) recognizing the outstanding contributions the doctors made to the field of family medicine. Dr. Firas Al-Dhahar, Dr. John Butler, Dr. Enoch Daniel and Dr. Angela Wang were presented with Fellowship Designations at the CFPC convocation ceremony on Nov. 17. To receive a Fellowship Designation, doctors must be in practice in good standing with the college for ten years and distinguish themselves with superlative contributions to their communities, to their colleagues and to the discipline of family medicine. CLFHT executive director Sarah Milner said she expressed her support for the doctors who worked on behalf of the community. “It is a reaffirmation of all the hard work our doctors put in to making certain we are cared for,” she said. Dr. Wang said she was humbled to receive the fellowship. “As a family physician, I am humbled, honoured and in awe of the amount of trust that patients have in me,” she said. “The fellowship that was bestowed on us is recognition of lifelong learning and dedication to patient care and community health. Thank you to all my patients, family and colleagues who have and continue to support my journey.” Wang’s colleague, Dr. Daniel said he was proud of the family health team’s achievements across Lambton County. “Daily I count my blessings when I think of Petrolia, Lambton County, my patients, my staff and my colleagues,” he said. “I remember the struggles that we have had as a community to establish equality of health care for our rural patients. All of this has brought about an exemplary rural health delivery model that will be duplicated by other communities. To us as physicians of the CLFHT, the work that we do here is our life’s work and we will continue to respond to our community’s needs.” Relevant Links
