Congratulations to Dr. Chris Loock, Board Member of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada, for receiving this distinguished award.

The Dr David M Bachop Gold Medal is given to a BC doctor who has made an extraordinary contribution in the field of organized medicine and/or community service. Achievement should be so outstanding as to serve as an inspiration and a challenge to the medical profession in BC.

A developmental paediatrician and Professor of Paediatrics at BC Children’s Hospital, Dr Christine Loock is an internationally recognized leader in Social Paediatrics. She leads and co-founded the RICHER (Responsive Interdisciplinary Intersectoral, Child/adolescent, Education and Research) program, which began as a Specialist Services Committee funded initiative. It serves as a teaching site for UBC medical students, residents, nurses, and nurse practitioners, providing invaluable experience in reaching populations marginalized by health and social systems, such as those in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. As she steps into retirement, she is slowly handing over her role as specialist lead to her mentees. Dr Loock is a recipient of the 2012 Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal for community service, and the BC Pediatric Society Judith Hall Award 2015.