PHYSICIAN
TEACHERLEARNER Dr. Sean Groves builds life, practice and community in the north
In northern Saskatchewan, where many remote communities struggle to retain physicians, the town of La Ronge is home to a thriving physician group. Most are deeply involved in the local community and each provides support to the other, fostering a healthy and sustainable environment in which to live and work. 8
SMA DIGEST | FALL 2019
A thick stack of nomination letters points to the instrumental role Dr. Sean Groves, the SMA’s 2019 Physician of the Year, has played in building such a unique environment for medical learners, physicians, their families and patients in this town perched on the rocky banks of Lac la Ronge.
