Kyeremateng Elected President of the Manitoba College of Physicians

Winnipeg, Canada (April 7, 2006) -- Dr. Doris Kyeremateng, a member of the Ghanaian community in Winnipeg, Manitoba was installed as the new President of the Manitoba College of Family Physicians for 2006/07. The installation took place at the annual assembly of the College at the Winnipeg Convention Center. As President, Dr. Kyeremateng will also represents the province of Manitoba on the board of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). The Manitoba chapter of the CFPC has over 600 family physicians in the province as members.

The CFPC champions quality health care for all people in Canada, supports it's members in providing quality patient care through education, research and the promotion of best practices, and ensures that the role of the family physician is well understood and widely valued.

Dr. Kyeremateng migrated to Canada in 1995 and has been practicing in Winnipeg for a while now. She owns and runs the Autumnwood Medical Center in Windsor Park in Winnipeg. She is also a proud mother of four between the ages of 5 and 18.