2011 INDUCTEE Allan Ronald, MD Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Service Abroad, Leadership in Organizational Development, Patient Care, Health and Medical Education & Training

Allan Ronald inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

London, Ontario

The Ugandan-based Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa was established

Dr. Ronald served as a founding member and assisted with the creation of a HIV care program in Kampala. The project now trains more than 5,000 health care workers from 27 African countries.

Dr. Ronald began a two-year term as President of the International Society for Infectious Disease

Through his leadership, he raised the profile of infectious disease research in Canada.

Dr. Ronald made many contributions to Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre

He served as Director of the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Head of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, and Physician-in-Chief.

A trailblazer with exceptional leadership skills, Dr. Ronald became chair of the University of Manitoba's Department of Infectious Diseases

For five years, he led the Department during which time the research dollars in the Department doubled and a substantial number of new investigators were recruited.

Along with Dr. Frank Plummer, Dr. Ronald established an AIDS clinic in Nairobi

The clinic drew researchers from around the world and supported the training of local health workers.

Dr. Allan Ronald travelled to Kenya to establish a research program for sexually transmitted infections in collaboration with the University of Nairobi

This collaboration played an important role in improving patient care as well as promoting research.

After receiving his doctorate in medicine from the University of Manitoba in 1961, Dr. Ronald pursued post-graduate training

He travelled to Maryland, Washington and Pakistan for training in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Microbiology.