NNOUVELLESOUVELLES Seven new inductees named to Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Membership in the Canadian Medical This year’s inductees include another • Dr. Frederick Montizambert Hall of Fame now stands at 49, after 7 politician, former Alberta Premier Peter (1843–1929), Canada’s first director gen- new inductees were named Mar. 22. The Lougheed, founder of the Alberta Her- eral of public health and promoter of the hall, based in London, Ont., named its itage Fund for medical research. The need for a federal Department of Health; first 10 members in 1994. It was created other 2001 inductees are: • Dr. Lucille Teasdale-Corti to honour Canadians who have “con- • Dr. Henry Friesen, former presi- (1929–96), Canadian surgeon who dedi- tributed to the understanding of disease dent of the Medical Research Council of cated her professional life to the people and the advancement of health and the Canada and a “role model of scientists”; of Uganda, where she founded a school well-being of people everywhere.” • Dr. John Bradley, promoter and or- of nursing and helped found a hospital It is now a Who’s Who of Canadian ganizer of the Alberta Heritage Fund for before her life was claimed by AIDS. medicine and medical research, with medical research; This year’s induction ceremony will members ranging from Frederick Banting, • Dr. Charles Scriver, founder of the take place Oct. 12, 2001, as part of a Charles Best and William Osler to more De Belle Laboratory in Biochemical Ge- province-wide youth symposium at the recent inductees such as astronaut Roberta netics at the Montreal Children’s Hos- University of Manitoba. Ted Eadinger, Bondar and epidemiologist David Sackett. pital and “role model and mentor for chair of the Hall of Fame, says the sym- Although most of the inductees are young clinicians and researchers”; posium is the perfect venue for the induc- physicians, a handful are from other fields • Dr. William Gallie (1882–1959), an tion ceremony, since it is designed to mo- — politician Tommy Douglas was in- innovative general surgeon and exemplary tivate senior high school students ducted in 1998, while Nobel laureate medical educator and founder of the first interested in pursuing careers in the Michael Smith became a member in 1995. formal residency program in surgery; health sciences. — CMAJ.