Medicine’s Disruptive Force
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019Guest post by Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, a first-year medical student in the Class of 2023 at McGill University. We welcome blog posts on topics of interest to Canadian women in … Read more
Happy National Physicians’ Day!
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018Reading time: 2:20 On this day, May 1, 2018, we mark the first annual National Physicians’ Day, the day of Emily Stowe’s birth, to celebrate and show appreciation for the … Read more
Celebrating Women in Medicine at the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018The Federation of Medical Women of Canada was in London, Ontario last week to attend the 2018 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame festivities hosted by the Canadian Medical Association. The … Read more
Women and Leadership: Women Leaders in Canadian Medicine
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018It would be easy to say that all women physicians are leaders. They are leaders in their practices, in their communities and on committees, in education, in the military, in … Read more
Women Physicians Change the World
Thursday, March 15th, 2018The theme of the 2018 Annual General Meeting and National Conference is – Women Physicians: Changing the World. We couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate theme to capture the global … Read more
Thank you, Emily Stowe
Thursday, March 8th, 2018The story of Emily Stowe is one that captures the struggle for women’s rights in Canada. The first white woman to practice medicine without a license in Canada is probably … Read more
Canadian Women Physicians and the FMWC
Monday, February 26th, 2018The history of women’s move into medicine is one of slow and incremental change. It begins with access to education, and not just higher education, but changing attitudes about women … Read more
Dr. May Cohen Named as an Officer to the Order of Canada
Friday, January 5th, 2018Dr. May Cohen, past-president of the FMWC and longtime advocate of women physicians and women’s health was named an Officer to the Order of Canada for her “exemplary leadership in … Read more
Do You Know Her? Nominate Her for a FMWC Award
Monday, November 20th, 2017Every year the Federation of Medical Women of Canada gather for their Annual General Meeting and Conference. It’s always an uplifting event, but one of the more inspiring components of … Read more