Holiday message from Dr. Charissa Patricelli, National President
Thursday, December 17th, 2020This has been a momentous year. A year of fear, resiliency, long hours, courage and drawing upon inner strengths to support patients, healthcare systems and the incredible challenges and impacts … Read more
Clover Hemans: PIVOTING IN COVID TIMES
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020Part of our series highlighting the work of our members and how it has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic pandemic. If you would like to share your story, please … Read more
Obituary – Dr. Carole Ann Guzman
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020We were saddened to learn this week of the passing of one of our esteemed past presidents, Dr. Carole Guzman. Dr. Guzman was a long-time member of the Federation of … Read more
The Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice is Here
Monday, February 10th, 2020This Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice highlights our 2019 Annual General Meeting held at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON; an update on the FMWC’s 2019 awards, updates on … 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
And the Winner of the Wellness Challenge is….
Friday, June 7th, 2019The FMWC held a Wellness Challenge to promote overall health and resiliency for women physicians. Our hope was to encourage the importance of taking time for oneself, for one’s well-being … 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
FMWC Wellness Challenge
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019The Federation of Medical Women of Canada mission statement outlines our goals of working towards “[…] the promotion of the well-being of women both in the medical profession and in … Read more