George Carruthers is an internist, clinical pharmacologist and hypertension specialist who has pursued excellence in therapeutics through patient care, education, research and pharmaceutical policy. He has served government and related agencies such as PMPRB, pharmaceutical company advisory boards and the legal profession on a range of drug-related issues, and has promoted the disciplines of clinical pharmacology and hypertension through leadership in national specialty societies. Dr. Carruthers has encouraged content expertise through the formal accreditation of North American training programs and practitioner standards, and has fostered funding collaborations with public and corporate research bodies, enabling the training of future practitioners.