The medical staff recognition program aligns with Island Health's service milestone recognition program for employees. This program aims to recognize medical staff service milestones at 5 years of service and in 5-year increments thereafter. For medical staff actively practicing within Island Health, service length is determined by the earliest assignment date recorded in Cactus (BC’s Credentialing and Privileging data management system). Breaks in service do not affect overall calculated service length.
Privileging categories included in length of service calculation include the following: Locums, Associate, Consulting, Temporary, Provisional, and Active.
Please note: Service milestone recognition for medical staff at Island Health commenced in 2025. To align with the organization's process, medical staff will be recognized for their service milestone in 5-year cycles. Service milestone recognition is not awarded retroactively. For example, if an individual started at Island Health in 2016, they will not be recognized in 2025 for already reaching a 5-year milestone in 2021. However, they will be recognized in 2026 once they reach their 10-year milestone.
To show our appreciation, recipients will receive a service pin, and a thank-you card mailed directly to their primary address listed in Cactus. This gesture recognizes the dedication and service of our medical staff. If you need to update your mailing address, please contact MedStaffRecognition@islandhealth.ca.
Recipients celebrating a milestone of 15-years+ will receive an invitation to select a service milestone gift.
For more information, please view the FAQs.
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to contact the Medical Staff Recognition Team at
MedStaffRecognition@islandhealth.ca.
The 2025 Service Milestone Recognition event dates and their locations will be posted when available. Please see the events schedule page.