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Women's College Hospital began as Woman's Medical College in 1883. On June 13, 1883, Dr. Emily Stowe (1831–1903) [2] 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 provided."
[1] [3] In January 1946, Macham was appointed as Women’s College Hospital’s superintendent. [1] Macham served on the staff of Women’s College Hospital for 30 years and retired as its Executive Director in 1975. [1] [3] Under her leadership, Women’s College Hospital was transformed from a 140-bed hospital into a 450-bed teaching ...
Davis joined the staff of Women’s College Hospital in 1945. [9] Prior to that, she worked for two years at Toronto General Hospital as a clinical teacher. [4] After a period as the assistant head of surgery, [10] she was Chief of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.
[1] [3] Later that year she joined the staff of Women's College Hospital as its pathologist-in-chief. [2] She remained in that position until 1992. [ 2 ] In 1993, From became the head of dermatology at Women's College Hospital and established several programs including a Dermatology Laser Unit (1994), a Wound Care Clinic (1995), and an Alopecia ...
[1] She also served on the Women's College Hospital Board of Directors (1966-1982, 1990-1997). [ 1 ] In addition, she was a founding member of the Canadian Society for Nephrologists and was a member of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada and the American College of Physicians.
She also worked at the college's Women's Dispensary. [2] In 1911, Hume was a part of the founding committee of Women's College Hospital. [1] [2] Shortly after, she was appointed as the hospital's first Chief of Obstetrics, a role she held until 1926. [2] Hume then opened her own private practice, which she maintained until she died in 1966. [4]
It was the first purpose-built hospital in the nation. The college was the longest-lasting women's medical college in America. It became coeducational in 1970 when it admitted four men, and in 1970, the school changed its name to The Medical College of Pennsylvania. [4] In 1993, the college and hospital merged with Hahnemann Medical School.
She was a staff rheumatologist at Women’s College Hospital from 1978 to 1990 and at the Wellesley Hospital from 1990 to 1995. She received the 2015 Mentor of the Year Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada [4] and the Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology in 2018. [5] [6]