Credentials and highlights
Position: Former Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and family physician at the St. Mary’s Family Medicine Centre.
Year: Joined the Department in 1976.
Award Category: Clinician-scientist
Nominated by Marion Dove, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine:
It is with great admiration that I offer this nomination for Dr. Ellen Rosenberg. A McGill-trained physician, Dr. Rosenberg exemplifies the values of Family Medicine through her exceptional clinical practice, research and teaching.
Dr. Rosenberg’s work addresses one of the most critical challenges in Canadian primary care today, namely effective communication with patients who have limited proficiency in English or French. Through a series of thoughtful and impactful studies, she has illuminated both the strengths and barriers in delivering equitable care to these populations. Her findings, drawn from patients, interpreters, and physicians alike, have offered practical strategies for improving the doctor-patient relationship in linguistically diverse settings.
In addition to her research, Dr. Rosenberg was a highly respected clinician and teacher at the St. Mary’s Family Medicine Centre. Her commitment to mentorship and to advancing the science of primary care is evident in her work on mental illness detection, childhood hyperlipidemia and interventions to improve cardiovascular health through physical activity. Dr. Rosenberg’s contributions continue to enrich our Department and the broader Family Medicine community. I am proud to have called her a colleague.
Congratulations!
The Department of Family Medicine is celebrating its 50th anniversary and over the course of this year, we will tell the stories of our people, our places and our partners who have worked with us to serve our communities by leading in Family Medicine education, research and care. As part of our celebrations, we are asking faculty, clinicians, researchers, residents, students, and admin staff to nominate heroes who have greatly helped shape the community. Please nominate using .
