Dr. Ruth Wilson Honoured as "Tireless Leader" (May 2021) Department News | 22 July 2021 Submitted by dfmweb on 22 July 2021 Dr. Ruth Wilson, Professor Emerita, has received the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada’s 2021 Rural Leadership Award in recognition of her “tireless leadership at every level of the health care system, including internationally.” Dr. Wilson, who now lives and works in Yellowknife, NWT, was actively involved in the society's just-released Call to Action: An Approach to Patient Transfers for Those Living in Rural and Remote Communities in Canada. (May 2021)