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History. Women's College Hospital began as Woman's Medical College in 1883. On June 13, 1883, Dr. Emily Stowe (1831–1903) the second woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada – led a group of her supporters to a meeting at the Toronto Women's Suffrage Club, stating "that medical education for women is a recognized necessity, and consequently facilities for such instruction should be ...
The Women's College Hospital in Toronto that Smillie helped found as the Ontario Medical College for Women. Jennie Smillie Robertson (February 10, 1878 – February 26, 1981), known throughout her career as Jennie Smillie, was the first Canadian female surgeon and also performed the country's first major gynecological surgery.
The Doctor's Hospital (1953–1997) – merged with Toronto Western Hospital in 1996, merged again with Toronto General Hospital and closed in 1997; site at 340 College Street now home to Kensington Health, a long-term care facility and hospice for seniors.
Gillian Alexandra Hawker FCAHS (born 1959) is a Canadian clinician-scientist. She is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of Medicine at Women's College Hospital. Hawker's research focuses on causes and treatments for osteoarthritis.
Minerva Ellen Reid (20 Oct 1871 – 28 April 1957) was a teacher, medical doctor, and politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.In 1915, Reid became the chief of surgery at Toronto's Women's College Hospital, making her the first woman to hold such a position in North America.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ( SHSC ), commonly known as Sunnybrook Hospital or simply Sunnybrook, is an academic health science centre located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] It is the largest trauma centre in Canada and the only accredited Level 1 trauma centre outside of the US. [2] Sunnybrook is a teaching hospital fully affiliated ...
Employer (s) Ontario Medical College for Women (OMCW), Women's College Hospital (WCH), Queen Charlotte Hospital. Rowena Grace Douglas Hume (January 14, 1877 – October 2, 1966) was a Canadian obstetrician and one of the founders of Toronto's Women's College Hospital. [1] She was also the first Chief of Obstetrics at the hospital from 1911 to 1926.
The Temerty Faculty of Medicine (previously Faculty of Medicine) is the medical school of the University of Toronto.Founded in 1843, the faculty is based in Downtown Toronto and is one of Canada's oldest institutions of medical studies, being known for the discovery of insulin, stem cells and the site of the first single and double lung transplants in the world.