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Alan C. Burton, PhD
Health and Medical Education & Training, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Dr. Alan C. Burton creatively pioneered the intersection of physics and biology at a time when few imagined connecting the fields. As a result, Dr…
Calvin R. Stiller, MD
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Diabetes
Dr. Calvin Stiller was Canada’s major voice in organ transplantation during the 1970’s, 1980’s and early 1990’s when the field transformed from a…
Charles Tator, MD PhD
Brain & Mind, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Health and Medical Education & Training
Since the early 1970s, Dr. Charles Tator has had a resounding impact on spinal cord injury research, prevention and treatment, and on training our…
Ian R. McWhinney, MD
Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training, Leadership in Organizational Development
Known as the Father of Family Medicine, Dr. McWhinney championed the established of family medicine as its own discipline at a time when many…
J. Fraser Mustard, MD PhD
Blood, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
A leader in educational and research innovation, Dr. J. Fraser Mustard played a key role in the development of problem-based learning in medicine…
Lucille Teasdale-Corti, MD
Service Abroad, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Women in Medicine
Dr. Lucille Teasdale-Corti devoted 35 years of her life to serving the health needs of the people of Uganda
William Gallie, MD
Skin, Bones, Muscles & Joints, Health and Medical Education & Training, Leadership in Organizational Development
Referred to as “surgery’s William Osler,” Dr. William Gallie revolutionized surgical training in Canada.
John Evans, MD DPhil
Heart & Vessels, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training, Global Health, Health Policy
Dr. John Evans was a man of boundless energy who made important contributions to many aspects of Canadian and global health. In particular, as the…
David Sackett, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Health and Medical Education & Training
A clinical epidemiologist, Dr. David Sackett joined the new school of medicine at McMaster University in the 1960s. His ideas would dramatically…