Dr. Allan Ramsay of Essex Junction (center) is presented with the Vermont Medical Society's 2005 Physician of the Year Award by Peter Dale, M.D. (left), president of the Vermont Medical Society, and Ray Keller, M.D. (right), assistant physician leader of emergency services at Fletcher Allen Health Care.
 

MONTPELIER –  For his compassion and ability to help patients in times of medical crisis, the Vermont Medical Society has presented Dr. Allan Ramsay of Essex Junction with its 2005 Physician of the Year Award.

Dr. Ramsay has practiced at Fletcher Allen Health Care’s Colchester Family Practice on Blakely Road in Colchester since 1985. Before that, he treated patients at the Milton Family Practice from 1980 to 1985. Dr. Ramsay has been a member of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine since 1980, devoting much of his career to the education of medical students and Family Medicine residents at Fletcher Allen Health Care.

Dr. Ramsay was nominated for the Physician of the Year Award by the husband of one of his patients. “Dr. Ramsay is able to provide his patients with hope and compassion when struggling with a serious disease. He is truly one of the most competent and caring doctors I have ever met,” said the husband.

Dr. Ramsay is the associate chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and is director of the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at Fletcher Allen Health Care. In addition, he is the medical director of the Green Mountain Nursing Home in Colchester.

He received his medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., and did both his residency and internship in internal medicine at Emory University. Dr. Ramsay is board certified in internal medicine and holds a certificate of added qualifications in geriatrics.

Dr. Ramsay was presented with the 2005 Physician of the Year Award at the Vermont Medical Society’s 192^nd Annual Meeting, held Oct. 15 at the Killington Grand Hotel in Killington. 

The Physician of the Year Award is given to a Vermont physician who has demonstrated outstanding performance in the quality of care given to his or her patients, demonstrated skillful and compassionate patient care, and has demonstrated dedication to the welfare of his or her patients in accordance with accepted principles of good medical practice.

The Vermont Medical Society represents more than 1,500 physicians licensed in Vermont. The mission of the Vermont Medical Society is to serve the public by facilitating and enhancing physicians’ individual and collective commitments, capabilities and efforts to improve the quality of life for the people of Vermont through the provision of accessible and appropriate health care services.