Chronicle of Events - 2006.

2006

December

December 1:  FMTU Officially Opens headed by Dr. David Clarkson.
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Dr. David Clarkson has been named as the 2006 recipient of The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario “Council Award” presented to physicians to honour outstanding Ontario physicians who have demonstrated excellence and come closest to meeting society’s vision of an “ideal physician.”
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November

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) program officially opens at Credit Valley made possible with financial support from GlaxoSmithKline.
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October

heARTs in Medicine program in conjunction with the Cross Cancer Institute in Alberta, initiated at Credit Valley whereby cancer patients, families and caregivers create soapstone hearts to represent their cancer journey.

September

Fourth linear accelerator arrives to increase radiation therapy treatment in The Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre.

July

Family Medicine Teaching Unit begins seeing patients. Four graduate physicians who intend to specialize in family medicine begin two years of intensive training with Credit Valley’s family medicine specialists.

June

June 2: Hospital receives full accreditation from the Canadian College of Health Services Accreditation.
June 8: Cheryl Englander becomes new chair of the hospital board of directors.
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February

Academy of Medicine announced as a collaborative initiative of University of Toronto, Mississauga campus, Credit Valley and Trillium Health Centre to help secure future physicians in Ontario.
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