Medical Students - Dr. Byron Reid Family Medicine Bursary

The Dr. Byron Reid Family Medicine Bursary was initiated by friends and family members of Dr. Reid who forwarded donations to the NSCFP in his memory at the time of his passing on 10 January, 2009. This bursary will be made available to a chosen Dalhousie Medical Student providing $500 in sponsorship to attend the NSCFP ASA commencing in 2011. The students will be asked to submit a report to the NSCFP offering their thoughts on a specific Family Medicine topic. The successful candidate will be awarded a plaque in the name of Dr. Byron Reid.

Dr. Byron Reid had several areas of his work in Family Practice in Halifax that he found particularly rewarding: He loved looking after multiple generations of families over his 37 years in practice, and the strong bonds that were formed with his patients. He really enjoyed delivering babies, performing over 500 deliveries. He also cited his work teaching medical students as one of his highlights. In his later years, he became quite proficient in the use of clinical hypnosis, helping over 200 patients to become non-smokers, and he was consulted repeatedly by the Pediatric Neurologists to help their patients to practice self- hypnosis to substantially decrease their migraine pain.

He also was continually active on a number of committees, and served on various national college committees, was a Nova Scotia Chapter President, on the Dalhousie Board of Governors, and spent ten years as the Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs for Dalhousie Medical School, a post which he enjoyed. He also loved playing saxophone in the Tupper Band.

Overall, his career in Family Medicine was one for which he was particularly well-suited, and it brought him great satisfaction.