Take Black excellence all the way to the top

Since 1867, the Canadian Medical Association has served as the national representative body of the medical profession in Canada. Of the 153 people who have headed the organization, none of them has been Black. The first Canadian medical school was founded in 1824; Canada now boasts 17 medical faculties. Of the scores of individuals who have served as medical faculty dean in Canada, none has been Black. Each year, six Canadian “role models of excellence in health in Canada and the world” are inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Of the 137 people on whom this honour has been bestowed, none of them has been Black.