Adams has also worked extensively with First Nations health programs in Canada, including HIV/AIDS education and alcohol and drug abuse treatment. In 2002, Adams completed a medical degree at the University of Calgary. He completed his residency at St. Paul's Hospital/UBC (as Chief Resident), a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, and served as the Deputy Provincial Health Officer with the British Columbia Ministry of health. In April 2007, Adams was appointed the first-ever Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor for the province of British Columbia.[3] In April 2012, Adams was made Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia by Dr. Perry Kendall.[4] On December 1, 2014, Adams became the Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia.[5][6][7]
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evan, adams, evan, tlesla, adams, born, november, 1966, indigenous, canadian, actor, playwright, physician, coast, salish, from, sliammon, first, nation, near, powell, river, british, columbia, best, known, internationally, roles, films, sherman, alexie, thoma. Evan Tlesla Adams born November 15 1966 is an Indigenous Canadian actor playwright and physician A Coast Salish from the Sliammon First Nation near Powell River British Columbia he is best known internationally for his roles in the films of Sherman Alexie as Thomas Builds the Fire in the 1998 film Smoke Signals and Seymour Polatkin in the 2002 film The Business of Fancydancing Evan AdamsBornEvan Tlesla Adams 1966 11 15 November 15 1966 age 56 Sliammon First Nation British Columbia CanadaNationalityCanadianAlma materUniversity of CalgaryOccupation s Actor playwright DoctorYears active1986 present Contents 1 Career 1 1 Entertainment 1 2 Medical 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditEntertainment Edit He won an Independent Spirit Award in 1999 for Best Debut Performance for his role in Smoke Signals and a Los Angeles Outfest award in 2002 for his role in Fancydancing In Canada Adams has acted primarily in television including roles in The Beachcombers Lost in the Barrens Da Vinci s Inquest Neon Rider These Arms of Mine Da Vinci s City Hall The L Word and Wolf Canyon and stage roles in Lear and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing He appeared in the 1990 made for TV movie Lost in the Barrens He also appeared in the documentary film Just Watch Me Trudeau and the 70s Generation speaking about his own experience as a young gay 1 2 First Nations man growing up in Canada during the Pierre Trudeau s era His plays including Dreams of Sheep Snapshots Dirty Dog River and Janice s Christmas have been produced across Canada and internationally He appears in the 2017 films Indian Horse and Kayak to Klemtu and the 2020 film Indian Road Trip Medical Edit Adams has also worked extensively with First Nations health programs in Canada including HIV AIDS education and alcohol and drug abuse treatment In 2002 Adams completed a medical degree at the University of Calgary He completed his residency at St Paul s Hospital UBC as Chief Resident a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and served as the Deputy Provincial Health Officer with the British Columbia Ministry of health In April 2007 Adams was appointed the first ever Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor for the province of British Columbia 3 In April 2012 Adams was made Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia by Dr Perry Kendall 4 On December 1 2014 Adams became the Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia 5 6 7 References Edit Smoke Signals Gay Actor Lands New Career Defining Role advocate com 23 November 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2016 Out Here Publishing 1 December 2002 Retrieved 19 August 2016 BC Government Ministry of Health Dr Evan Adams Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor Retrieved 2011 06 24 BC Government Ministry of Health Dr Evan Adams named Deputy PHO for Aboriginal health Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 2013 01 16 Trevor Kehoe 30 October 2014 FNHA Announces Dr Evan Adams as New Chief Medical Officer Dr Evan Adams Named Chief Medical Officer of First Nations Health Authority Native News Online 17 November 2014 Archived from the original on 5 December 2018 Retrieved 24 November 2014 Anderson Minshall Diane 23 November 2014 Smoke Signals Gay Actor Turned Doctor Lands New Career Defining Role Advocate com External links EditEvan Adams at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evan Adams amp oldid 1133765639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
