increase public awareness by promoting the contributions made by the men and women of Canada’s military medical services through public education and information sharing initiatives.
preserve the RCMS heritage by working with military and civilian museums and other such organizations across the country to bring Canada’s remarkable military medical history and accomplishments to public attention, while at the same time contributing to the preservation of military medical services artefacts.
fostering esprit de corps through sharing information of mutual interest and thus ensuring both serving and former members of Canada’s military medical services enjoy the spirit, comradeship and sense of belonging derived from their service in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Activities
The Association will undertake such activities as will promote the stated purpose, including:
Organizing and conducting educational activities, such as seminars, workshops and webinars, for military and civilian audiences on the role military medical services have played in the advancement of healthcare in Canada.
Assisting the CFHS Training Center with the acquisition and preservation of Canadian military medical services artifacts and their utilization in educational “living history” demonstrations and presentations.
Maintaining the Association website and Facebook page.
Sensibiliser davantage le public – promouvoir et faire connaître les diverses contributions faites par des militaires canadiens, hommes et femmes des service de santé, par le biais de l’éducation du public en général et le partage d’information pertinente.
Conserver notre patrimoine – de concert avec les musées militaires et civils du pays, mieux faire connaître auprès du public, les nombreux faits historiques et accomplissements personnels reliés aux services de santé militaires canadiens. De plus on pourra faire l’acquisition et voir à la conservation d’artefacts reliés à ces mêmes services.
Encourager l’esprit de corps – partager de l’information d’intérêt commun et assurer ainsi que les membres actuels et les anciens militaires du service de santé puissent perpétuer l’ esprit d’appartenance et la camaraderie qu’ils ont connu lors de leur passage dans les Forces armées canadiennes.
Activités
L’Association entreprendra diverses activités qui auront pour objet de promouvoir notre cause y compris:
Organiser et mener des activités d’enseignement telles des conférences, ateliers et webinaires auprès de publics ciblés, tant civils que militaires, afin de les sensibiliser sur le rôle qu’ont jouer le personnel et les services de santé militaires canadiens dans l’avancement des soins de santé au Canada.
Aider le Centre d’instruction des services de santé des Forces canadiennes à acquérir et sauvegarder des artefacts militaires reliés aux services de santé canadiens. Ceci aura pour effet de favoriser leur utilisation lors d’expositions et reconstitutions historiques.
Maintenir le site Web et la page Facebook de l’Association ; et
On this day 120 years ago, The Canadian Army Medical Corps was authorized. ( 2 July 1904 ) Militi Succurrimus - "We hasten to aid the soldier"Please see below information and history from Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Army_Medical_CorpsThe Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army.[2]The Militia Medical Service was established in 1898.[3] It consisted of an Army Medical Service (officers) and an Army Medical Corps (other ranks). The Hon. Sir F.W. Borden KCMG was appointed Honorary Colonel of the militia's "Canadian Army Medical Corps" on 1 August 1901.The regimental medical personnel of the Permanent Active Militia were absorbed into the Corps on 2 July 1904. The regular component was titled the "Permanent Active Militia Medical Corps" (P.A.M.C.) and the militia component was titled the "Army Medical Corps" (A.M.C.).[4] As the origin of a permanent medical corps, this date has since been considered the "birth" of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps for purposes of seniority among the corps of the Canadian Army, coming after the Royal Army Service Corps, 1903. (Though in the militia the medical corps was the first of the support branches to be formed).Separate titles for permanent and non- permanent components of the medical corps were discarded during the re-organization of 1 May 1909. Thereafter, both permanent (regular) and non-permanent (reserve) components using the title "Canadian Army Medical Corps" (C.A.M.C.). The regular component of the service was redesignated "The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps" on 3 November 1919; the militia component was granted the same honour on 29 April 1936, becoming the "Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps". These two elements were re-organized for administrative purposes following the Second World War, on 22 March 1948, as "The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps".[5] The corps suffix "RCAMC" was added to the designation of all corps units from 1944.The badge of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps consists of the rod of Asclepius (a serpent entwined around a staff) surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves, surmounted by the Royal Crown, with the name "Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps" on a scroll below. The earlier badge of the Canadian Army Medical Corps (1909) was identical, minus the prefix "Royal" on the scroll. The previous badge of the Army Medical Service and Army Medical Corps consisted of a Geneva Cross on a silver maple leaf (1899). The badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps was briefly used by some members during the embryonic period of the service (1898).After the Second World War, a series of coloured berets were adopted, with other arms and services wearing midnight blue berets, with a large coloured "flash" in corps colours – dull cherry for the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.[6]Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the R.C.A.M.C. in 1954, at the time of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Corps.Royal Canadian Medical Service AssociationRoyal Canadian Medical Service Friends ... See MoreSee Less
The Militia Medical Service was established in 1898.[5] It consisted of an Army Medical Service (officers) and an Army Medical Corps (other ranks). Sir F.W. Borden was appointed Honorary Colonel of th...