Dr. Mark Duerksen of Steinbach, recipient of the Manitoba Family Physician of the Year Award.
The Manitoba College of Family Physicians Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Duerksen of Steinbach is the recipient of the Manitoba Family Physician of the Year Award for 2013.
Dr. Duerksen has been an exemplary family physician in Steinbach since he completed his family medicine training 23 years ago. He is described by physicians and other colleagues as a very effective leader who is an outstanding and caring physician that quietly exemplifies optimal patient care. He has a gift for listening carefully, then getting to the root of a situation and crafting potential solutions, whether in clinical medicine, in his role as President of the Steinbach Family Medical Centre, or in one of his medical pursuits, that being seen as a leader in the implementation of computerized medical care (EMR, advanced access, involvement in the provincial PIN project).
Dr. Duerksen graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Manitoba in 1988 followed by Family Medicine residency training in Manitoba. Since 1990, he has been an active member of the medical staff at the Steinbach Family Medical Centre and Bethesda Hospital in Steinbach.
Mark has been a preceptor to many medical students and family medicine residents over the years and is currently very involved in the University Dept. of Family Medicine’s recent creation of a clinical teaching unit in Steinbach. Despite having a large family practice and being involved in numerous aspects of medical care in hospital, he is envied as the person who is ‘always on time’ and having one of the shortest wait times for his patients.
Dr. Duerksen has been a question writer for the CFPC’s self-learning program for many years and has been a peer leader in the Peer to Peer network which assists physicians/clinics who are in the process of establishing EMRs. He has been heavily involved with PIN (the provincial Patient Integrated Network) and is recognized as a key contributor in this area. Colleagues at Manitoba Health have consulted him many times dues to his professionalism, honesty, integrity, and vision.
Dr. Duerksen finds time to enjoy many outdoor activities including jogging, biking, tennis and gardening. He is a committed family man, enjoying life together with his wife Kim; together they have 3 adult daughters.
