Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2017-12-11
Invested on: 2018-09-06
May Cohen, O.C.
Toronto, Ontario
May Cohen is a pioneer in the field of women’s health in Canada. A former family physician and professor of family medicine at McMaster University, she has championed gender-based health care and the equal participation of women physicians in medicine over the course of six decades. She was the driving force behind the establishment of McMaster’s Women’s Health Office, which inspired the formation of similar offices throughout Ontario and across the country. Her legacy has been captured in the numerous medical awards and distinctions named in her honour.