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for people that appreciate it.”
Being responsible for the health of his community and surrounding communities doesn’t leave “Dr. P.”, as his patients
affectionately call him, with a lot of free time. But what time
he does have for himself, he makes the most of, honing his
carpentry skills at his cabin on nearby Marean Lake, walking
in the bush and enjoying nature. He also collects WWI and
WWII military rifles and recently started teaching himself to
play the saxophone.
“It’s so easy to do something for
people that appreciate it.”
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“It’s really not just hard work,” he says of the life and practice
he’s built in Porcupine Plain over the last couple of decades.
money in your account to date, your claim
“I try to enjoy life,” he adds, “What I do get off, I use.”
the year. A copy of the CME application form
The key to being successful in a rural practice with so many
patients depending on you, is passion for what you do according to Dr. Pieterse.
can be obtained by calling the SMA office,
“You know, every morning when you get up, if you hate going to work then your day is terrible,” says Dr. Pieterse.
entitlement available, please contact Joelle
“But it’s great – you look outside and it’s all green and wet
and beautiful,” he continues, describing Porcupine Plain that
morning after a rain, “It’s good to be alive.”
244-2196 or [email protected].
Past recipients of the
SMA Physician of the Year Award
2013 - Dr. Morris Markentin, Saskatoon, Family Physician
2012 - Dr. Peter Kapusta, Saskatoon, Professor & Family Physician
2011 - Dr. Thomas W. Wilson, Saskatoon, Professor & Internist
2009 - Dr. Werner Oberholzer, Radville, Family Physician
2008 - Dr. Krishna Kumar, Regina, Neurosurgeon
2007 - Dr. Christina Vuksic, Regina, Family Physician
2006 - Dr. Ali Rajput, Saskatoon, Neurologist
2005 - Dr. Stewart Holmes, Eston, Family Physician
2004 - Dr. Stephen Bester, Regina, Family Physician
2003 - Dr. Ed Busse, Regina, Cardiac Surgeon
2002 - Dr. Robert Griebel, Saskatoon, Neurosurgeon
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or going to the SMA website at sma.sk.ca.
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