Laureate Selection Committee



Inductees are selected by a committee of prominent health and medical professionals from both the national and international communities. Appointed by the CMHF Board of Directors, the committee completes their review at arm's length from the Board.

Our 2024 committee members...

Robyn Tamblyn, CM BScN PhD FCAHS FRSC
Committee Chair
Distinguished James McGill Chair & Professor
Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health | Director, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, MUHC | Scientific Director, Clinical & Health Informatics Research Group
McGill University, QC

Eric M. Meslin, PhD FRSC FCAHS 
Health and Science Policy Consultant
 

Catherine Cook, MD CCFP FCFP
Retired Vice-President (Indigenous)
University of Manitoba

 

 

 

Annette O'Connor, OC PhD FRSC FCAHS
2020 CMHF Laureate
Emeritus Professor/Distinguished University Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, ON

 

 

Tom Marrie, MD FRCPC FRSC
Former Dean of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta and Dean of Medicine, Dalhousie University, NS

Martin Schechter CM OBC MD PhD FRCS FCAHS
Professor, School of Population and Public Health The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, BC

Philip Marsden, MD
Platform Director, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON

 

 

Lori West, OC MD PhD FRSC FCAHS FRCPC
Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, Medical Microbiology/Immunology and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology, University of Alberta
Director, Alberta Transplant Institute
Director, Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, AB

Catherine Mercier, OT PhD
Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Université Laval and Scientific Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (Cirris), QC

Jim Woodgett, PhD
Senior Scientist
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto ON

 

 

 

About the CMHF

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) celebrates Canadian heroes whose work advances health in Canada and the world, fostering future generations of health professionals through the delivery of local and national youth education programs and awards.

This enduring tribute to our country’s rich medical history is showcased here and in our physical exhibit hall in London, ON