About the Prize
Founded in 2007, the Dr. Rogers Prize is a $300,000 cash prize awarded every two years to celebrate the achievements of exceptional individuals working in novel, innovative, and disruptive medical research and practices to advance health, medicine, and healing in Canada.
Open to individuals whose activities are carried out in Canada, Dr. Rogers Prize recipients embody the vision, leadership and integrity as that of Dr. Roger Hayward Rogers for whom the award is named. A Canadian physician and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Rogers was among the first physicians to provide non-traditional therapies for cancer patients. He was appointed to the Order of British Columbia in 2001 in recognition of his groundbreaking care.
2025 Call for Nominations Now Open
The public at large is encouraged to nominate worthy and qualified candidates whose work in novel, innovative, and disruptive medical practices and research are impacting health, medicine, and healing in Canada. These exceptional individuals may be practitioners, researchers, instructors or advocates working in a diverse spectrum of fields.
CRITERIA
Candidates for this award are exceptional individuals who:
– Demonstrate a commitment to the field of healthcare
– Display vision, leadership and integrity throughout their activities
– Collaborate across disciplines and healing philosophies
– Act as a catalyst in advancing the field of healthcare
– Demonstrate a positive influence among their colleagues and those they serve
ELIGIBILITY
– The competition is open to individual nominees whose body of work has been carried out within Canada
– The nominee does not need to be a Canadian citizen
– The nominee will be an individual (rather than a group)
– Candidates for the award must be living
– Members and Directors of the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation are not eligible
The Jury
The Dr. Rogers Prize Jury is comprised of international thought leaders and experts in health, medicine, tasked with determining the winner of the $250,000 prize. Nominees are evaluated on the basis of their Nomination Packages, utilizing a rigorous process that ensures integrity, consistency and confidentiality in individual assessments.
