Dr. David Hubel has been described as one of the major medical scientists of the latter twentieth century. In 1981, Dr. Hubel was awarded a Nobel Prize for his pioneering research into how the brain processes visual information. His discoveries have provided a greater understanding of brain development in the critical early stages of human development following birth.

Dr. McEachern became a tireless advocate for the Canadian Medical Association. His leadership and vision persuaded the members of provincial medical associations to federate with the CMA, a process that was completed in 1938. Only then did it become the national voice of physicians in Canada.

Dr. Ian McWhinney is acknowledged as one of the founders of modern Family Medicine in Canada. He is credited with defining the discipline as a distinct field of medicine, based on the knowledge gained by the physician’s long term relationship with patients and their families, familiarity with their life stories, and the trust that patients place in their physician over time.

Dr. Anthony Pawson is a biotechnologist and medical research investigator, whose work has had a profound impact on biomedical research.

Dr. Hans Selye gained world-wide recognition for introducing the concept of stress in a medical context. A distinguished physician and endocrinologist, his theories on the role of organic responses to emotion, illness and injury have revolutionized our understanding of the causes and mechanisms of disease and of the mind-body connection.