Breaking Barriers and Leading Change: A Panel in Honour of International Women’s Day

FMWC Women, Peace, and Security Committee statement on the invasion of Ukraine

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is committed to supporting UNSCR 1325 (Women, Peace, and Security) and therefore strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. We write … Read more

Job Posting – Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) | Department of Pediatrics & Island Medical Program, UBC

The Department of Pediatrics, at The University of British Columbia (UBC), in conjunction with the UBC Island Medical Program (IMP) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank … Read more

Job Posting – Medical Director, Physician Health Program, OMA

The Medical Director, Physician Health Program is accountable for developing, implementing, and managing the clinical services of the Physician Health Program (PHP). The PHP, based in Toronto, provides a range … Read more

WPS Committee: TIME SENSITIVE SURVEY! Action required for Canadian Climate policy

Environment Minister, Stephen Guibeault’s public consultations about the plan to achieve the 2030 target began on December 14th and will end on JANUARY 14th, 2022. It takes the form of … Read more

WPS Presents: Medical Abortion in Canada

You can download the WPS Committee’s Fact Sheet here: EN/FR

In Memoriam: Joan Ford, Past President, 1972-73

November 4, 1925 – October 31, 2021 Dr. Joan Ford died peacefully on October 31 in Vancouver. She will be remembered as the first woman on the medical staff of the Royal … Read more

MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS – DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT, AND CURRENT RESEARCH

Presidents’ Message: CMA Annual General Meeting

Dear friends and colleagues, Please read this important message. The mission of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is the professional, social, and personal advancement of women physicians. … Read more

Climate Change and Health Effects

by Dr. Nahid Azad, on behalf of the FMWC Women, Peace, and Security Committee Climate change has been described by the Lancet as the “greatest threat to health of the … Read more