Who We Are

Introduction

The Royal Canadian Medical Service (RCMSA) Association is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to both promoting Canada’s military medical services – past, present and future, and maintaining the RCMS heritage, both the history and the traditions.

The purpose of the Association is to educate the general public, military members and other interested parties regarding the advances made in military health care and services, as well as creating awareness of and preserving Canada’s military health services heritage. To achieve this purpose the Association will conduct educational activities with other organizations such as Veteran Affairs Canada, the Conference of Defence Associations or the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research

Conference / Conférence

Join us at the Warrior Care Conference 5-6 February 2025 where distinguished speakers will share their insights on supporting ill and injured military personnel and veterans. This is a unique chance to learn about leading-edge research and best practices in...

Distinctions / Honours

The RCMSA Executive and Board of Directors wishes one and all a Christmas filled with merriment and a New Year filled with good health, happiness, peace and prosperity. L'exécutif et le conseil d'administration de l' ASSRC souhaitent à tous et à chacun un Noël rempli...

Renew / Renouveler

It’s that time of year when ask members to renew their RCMSA membership for another year. As I’m sure you appreciate, annual membership dues ($20/year) are the association’s primary source of income to fund current programs and undertake new initiatives. C'est le...

Physician Assistants

November 27th is National Physician Assistant Day in Canada, an opportunity to recognize the critical contributions that Physician Assistants (PAs) make in the world of healthcare. PAs work as an extension of a practicing physician, enabling healthcare teams to...

cours Jessie Chenevert Walk

In honour of Veterans’ Week, Councillor Steve Desroches, representing Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, hosted a commemorative street naming ceremony at City Hall November 6, 2024. in honour of LCol (Ret'd) Jessie Chenevert. The ceremony was made possible through the City’s...

Stories from a Churchyard

It's always uplifting when you discover a good story in own churchyard and that yard being St Luke Cedar Hill in Victoria, BC. The story centers on two WWI CAMC Nursing Sister dubbed "The Heavenly Twins". Click here to learn more.

The UK Government has announced a major structural change within the British Army, with the amalgamation of three key healthcare corps into the newly established Royal Army Medical Service (RAMS). The change, part of the ongoing Future Soldier modernisation...

Today we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Luke our Patron Saint ,the author of one of the four gospels in the New Testament (the one that includes the parable of the Good Samaritan). Identified in one of Saint Paul’s epistles as a physician, Luke is believed to have...