On October 5, 2012, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Lucy Awad committed an act of professional misconduct, in that she has engaged in conduct or an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. Dr. Awad admitted the allegation.
Dr. Awad is a family physician. She was born in Egypt and received her medical degree in Egypt in December 1992. Dr. Awad came to Canada in April 1996. With two exceptions, between April 1996 and October 2003, Dr. Awad did not practice medicine. The exceptions were that she:
(a) worked on a part time basis between December 1996 and May 1997 at the American
Hospital in Tanta, Egypt; and
(b) completed two months of training in the Psychiatric Department of the Ain Shams
University Hospital between December 2002 and February 2003.
Dr. Awad applied for registration/ membership to the following licensing/professional bodies:
Newfoundland Medical Board in July 2003.
College of Family Physicians of Canada in October 2003.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in December 2004
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba in January 2006.
Dr. Awad provided inaccurate information to these licensing/professional bodies regarding her practice history. On the basis of the above four applications, which included inaccurate information, Dr. Awad obtained her respective certificates of registration/ memberships.
The Discipline Committee ordered and directed that:
the Registrar place the following terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Awad's
certificate of registration:
(i) At her own expense, Dr. Awad shall successfully complete College-facilitated
instruction in Ethics no later than one (1) year from the date of this Order.
Dr. Awad appear before the panel to be reprimanded.
Dr. Awad pay costs to the College in the amount of $3,650 within thirty (30) days from
the date of this Order.
Terms and conditions imposed on certificate by: Discipline Committee