Community Service Award
2025 Award Recipient
James Gray, Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia
New in 2024-25, the CAG Community Service Award will be awarded to a CAG member who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to volunteer work or community service (e.g. establishing clinical or academic programs in underserved communities nationally/internationally, advocacy work to advance the care of patients with GI conditions).
Candidates must:
- Hold an appointment at a Canadian university, hospital or research institute
- Be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant resident in Canada
- Be a CAG Member
Please note: Attendance at the Canadian Digestive Diseases Week™ (CDDW) conference is mandatory to receive the award.
Application Process
Step One: Nomination - Deadline is September 15 11:59 PM ET
Please note that any submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the following year.
Nominators and Nominees must be CAG members in good standing for at least 3 years.
The Review Committee will assess and score nominations on demonstrated achievements in the following area(s):
- Commitment to Volunteer Work or Community Service
- Establishment in Clinical or Academic Programs in Underserved Communities
- Advocacy Work to Advance Patient Care
- Innovation in Advocacy
- Community Impact and Recognition
Submission Requirements
The online form must be completed in one single session. It will not save your information to return to at a later time.
Required documentation to be uploaded:
- Letter of Support
- Nominee CV
Upon successful submission, you will be redirected to a confirmation webpage and will receive an email from us. If this does not occur, please contact the .
Step Two: Review
CAG Clinical Affairs will review the nominations and make recommendations to the Board, who will make the final decision regarding recipients. Selection will be based on the research records of candidates
Step Three: Approval
Only the award recipient will be notified via email. The award is presented at CDDW™, and recipients are required to attend in order to receive the award.