Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw’s devotion to women’s health is a treasured part of our nation’s medical heritage. Pursuing a career in medicine at a time when women were not accepted in the field, Dr Bagshaw entered Toronto Women’s Medical College in 1901 just 18 years after it opened.

Dr. Jean Dussault’s contribution to humanity through his application of medical research is nothing short of monumental. He developed a neonatal diagnostic test for congenital hypothyroidism that has been used on over 300 million infants around the world and has saved an estimated 100,000 children from irreversible mental retardation. Dr. Dussault’s legacy is truly remarkable.

Dr. Félix d’Hérelle is credited for two brilliant discoveries that together signify a scientific revolution. Considered an “outsider” in science, this vagabond scholar set up a lab in his Montreal home at age 24 and went on to discover a biological control of pests and a cure for bacterial infections using bacteria-eating bacteriophages.

Dr. Wilbert J. Keon is an exemplary Canadian and world-revered cardiac surgeon. He is regarded by colleagues as an icon and by patients as the essence of the caring spirit in medicine. A visionary, Dr. Keon turned his dream to build a cardiovascular institute into a magnificent reality as the founder of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in 1976.

Dr. Endel Tulving has arguably had the greatest impact of any single scientist on the understanding of human memory. A Canadian icon and major international figure in experimental psychology, Tulving’s theories have provided the foundation for the whole field of memory research.