Closed – Call for nominations – Board of Directors
Thursday, August 27th, 2020Update – September 14, 2020. The extended deadline for nominations has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has put their name forward. If you missed the deadline to join … Read more
FMWC call to action on Climate crises: Is our healthcare workforce ready?
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019The Federation of Medical Women of Canada supports the Canadian government in its declaration of a Climate Emergency and we call for urgent action in reducing carbon emissions and in … Read more
Dr. Amy Gausvik: Local and Global Medicine
Thursday, October 24th, 2019This post comes from FMWC Member Dr. Amy Gausvik, who was the recipient of the 2019 Margaret Owen Waite Memorial Fund. Highlighting her work both at home in Alberta and … Read more
FMWC Members lead the way at 2019 NAMS Annual Meeting
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019Last week several members attended the Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) in Chicago. This Annual Meeting is a leading medical conference where professionals gather to promote … Read more
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
Think Tank on Women Leaders in Medicine
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019Dr. Mamta Gautam is an Ottawa psychiatrist and CEO of PEAK MD who specializes in cultivating leadership resiliency. She is also a past president of the FMWC. We are pleased to assist … Read more
Physicians Can and Must Do Better
Saturday, June 23rd, 2018FMWC Statement on Gender Harassment and Sexual Violence in Medicine Over the last year, the #MeToo movement has exploded into #MeTooMedicine and #ScienceToo. It has exposed the prevalence of gender … 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 Physicians Change the World – Political Activism – Dr. Jill Stein
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018Dr. Emily Stowe, who is being honoured this year with investiture in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, was more than the first women to practice medicine in Canada, in … Read more