'Dr. Cosio puts you at ease, makes you feel like no question is a stupid one, and is genuinely interested in you as a person.”
Dr. Ingrid Cosio of Prince George is the recipient of the My Family Doctor Award for Northern Health, the BC College of Family Physicians announced Wednesday.
Dr. Cosio has been a partner in a shared group family practice in Prince George for 18 years. Her nominator shared that she, “exudes empathy and compassion.” Dr. Cosio is a primary preceptor for the UBC Prince George Family Practice Residency program and recently completely a 10-year appointment as the Behavioural Medicine faculty lead at this site. More recently, Dr. Cosio started the Prince George Physician Peer Support Program.
The announcement comes ahead of Family Doctor Day on May 19, proclaimed in BC and globally, that recognizes family doctors as a resource to their communities who provide relationship-based, comprehensive, longitudinal care that improves overall health outcomes.
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