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Dr. Trevor Jain, director of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Bachelor of Applied Health in Paramedicine program, was among 25 individuals presented with the Order of St. John at a ceremony held in the Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

A Royal Order of Chivalry, the Order of St. John recognizes meritorious service and dedication to duty by the volunteers of St. John Ambulance, Canada’s leading authority in first aid training and community-based health and safety programs. The Order of St. John is part of the Canadian Honours system, and as such, all appointments are sanctioned by the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, on behalf of King Charles III.  

Dr. Jain is a disaster medicine expert and has been featured in two books on leadership and teamwork. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was asked to visit various areas of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to reduce people’s fears and talk with them about their anxiety and concerns. Eventually, these coffee talks became so popular that different units asked him to visit them. He was appointed the disaster medicine consultant for the Department of Health and was tasked with helping to prepare the provincial referral centre for an influx of patients, which he accomplished in just seven days.

He was later appointed to advise the Emergency Operations Centre for Health PEI. He is a regular guest on CBC Compass where he shares his medical knowledge with the public. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he created the COVID Warrior Coin Award to thank people who did amazing things for PEI. 

Dr. Jain is a 36-year veteran and lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces and continues to serve in the army as the 36th Canadian Brigade Group Surgeon. He recently completed a PhD in disaster medicine at the University of Brussels. He works in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s emergency department and teaches paramedicine at º£½ÇÉçÇø and emergency medicine at Dalhousie University and Memorial University. An early champion of the º£½ÇÉçÇø medical school project, he serves as a medical consultant to the Faculty of Medicine at º£½ÇÉçÇø. 

He has received numerous awards, including the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians’ Emergency Physician of the Year (East-Urban) Award and the Dr. Alan Drummond Advocacy Award in 2023; the Canadian Medical Association’s John McCrae Memorial Medal in 2021; and the Order of Military Merit in 2018.

Congratulations, Dr. Jain!