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Canadian Forces Health Services Group | |
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Groupe de Services de santé des Forces canadiennes | |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Unified (navy, army and air force) organization |
Role | Military medicine |
Part of | Canadian Armed Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Ottawa |
Motto(s) | Sanitas (Latin for 'Health') |
Commanders | |
Commander | Brigadier-General Marilynn Chenette, CD |
Surgeon General | Major-General Scott Malcolm, MSC, CD, MD |
Group Chief Warrant Officer | Chief Warrant Officer Martin Bedard, CD |
The Canadian Forces Health Services Group (CF H Svcs Gp) is a formation of the Canadian Forces within the Military Personnel Command. It includes personnel from both the Royal Canadian Medical Service and the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, fulfills all military health system functions from education and clinical services to research and public health, and is composed of health professionals from over 40 occupations and specialties in over 120 units and detachments across Canada and abroad.[1][2]