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Understanding the body and disease process
Understanding the body and disease process

Basic science research (sometimes called bench research) comprises disciplines such as molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, and pharmacology and focuses on determining the causal mechanisms behind the functioning of the human body in health and illness.

Improving health and patient outcomes
Improving health

Excellence in patient care involves a wide variety of both medical and nonmedical factors including infrastructure, training, competence of personnel, efficiency of operational systems, patient engagement, access to care, clinical trials and collaboration – to name a few.

Building our health organizations and systems
Health organization

Health care is a system comprising people, institutions & resources along with the training, policies, structure and organizational leadership that make it all happen.
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Understanding the body and disease process

Basic science research (sometimes called bench research) comprises disciplines such as molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, and pharmacology and focuses on determining the causal mechanisms behind the functioning of the human body in health and illness.

Improving health

Excellence in patient care involves a wide variety of both medical and nonmedical factors including infrastructure, training, competence of personnel, efficiency of operational systems, patient engagement, access to care, clinical trials and collaboration – to name a few.

Health organization

Health care is a system comprising people, institutions & resources along with the training, policies, structure and organizational leadership that make it all happen.
Induction Ceremony
Honouring Excellence

Six Canadian medical heroes are inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame each year. Their work may be a single outstanding contribution or a lifetime of meritorious achievement. Pioneers in their field, they are role models of excellence in the health field, in Canada and around the world.

Nominate a Health Leader
Nominate a Health Leader

The CMHF perceives health leadership to be inclusive of many professions and roles including doctors, researchers, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, policy makers - to name only a few. Nominations of Canadians, living or posthumous, who meet the criteria from the many aspects of health are encouraged.

CMHF Award for Medical Students
Inspiring Generations

Our Laureates cite qualities such as perseverance, collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit as contributors to their success as national and world health leaders. The CMHF Award recognizes medical students who demonstrate these qualities and show outstanding potential as future leaders and innovators of health care in Canada.
Honouring Excellence

Six Canadian medical heroes are inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame each year. Their work may be a single outstanding contribution or a lifetime of meritorious achievement. Pioneers in their field, they are role models of excellence in the health field, in Canada and around the world.

Nominate a Health Leader

The CMHF perceives health leadership to be inclusive of many professions and roles including doctors, researchers, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, policy makers - to name only a few. Nominations of Canadians, living or posthumous, who meet the criteria from the many aspects of health are encouraged.

Inspiring Generations

Our Laureates cite qualities such as perseverance, collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit as contributors to their success as national and world health leaders. The CMHF Award recognizes medical students who demonstrate these qualities and show outstanding potential as future leaders and innovators of health care in Canada.
Discovery Days in Health Sciences
Building our future

Through our educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame fosters future generations of medical heroes. We encourage young people to learn more about Canada's rich medical history and to explore the exciting career options that are available to them in medicine and the health sciences.

Museum School
Building our future

Through our educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame fosters future generations of medical heroes. We encourage young people to learn more about Canada's rich medical history and to explore the exciting career options that are available to them in medicine and the health sciences.

Class Trips (London & Area)
Building our future

Through our educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame fosters future generations of medical heroes. We encourage young people to learn more about Canada's rich medical history and to explore the exciting career options that are available to them in medicine and the health sciences.

Educators (Gr. 7 & 8)
Building our future

Through our educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame fosters future generations of medical heroes. We encourage young people to learn more about Canada's rich medical history and to explore the exciting career options that are available to them in medicine and the health sciences.

Building our future

Through our educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame fosters future generations of medical heroes. We encourage young people to learn more about Canada's rich medical history and to explore the exciting career options that are available to them in medicine and the health sciences.

Building our future

Through our educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame fosters future generations of medical heroes. We encourage young people to learn more about Canada's rich medical history and to explore the exciting career options that are available to them in medicine and the health sciences.
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CELEBRATING CANADIAN EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN HEALTH

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The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame announced the 2025 Inductees

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Dr. Langer at Induction 2015

Remembering Bernard Langer, OC MD

True innovator | Gifted surgeon | Respected teacher

Learn more February 24, 2022

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Honouring Excellence | Induction 2022

JOIN US IN WELCOMING SIX CANADIAN HEALTH LEADERS INTO CANADA’S MEDICAL HALL OF FAME

Learn more February 17, 2022

Vounteers

Youth Education Resource Volunteer (Expired)

Do you have a background in neuroscience education and an interest in knowledge translation for youth? We need your help with a short term, program review assignment

Learn more February 15, 2022

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Call for Nominations

Nominate a Canadian Health Leader for Induction

Learn more January 11, 2022

ILC

Celebrating Canadian Medical Laboratory Science

The CMHF welcomes the Indigo Lab Coat to Exhibit Hall in London, Ontario.

Learn more December 2, 2021

Dr. Goldbloom

Remembering Richard B. Goldbloom, MD

Pioneer in pediatric medicine | Compassionate and observant physician | Dedicated patron of the arts

Learn more November 22, 2021

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