Faculty of Medicine members nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

Members of the Faculty of Medicine community have been nominated for the 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards.

In its 36th year and recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. Nominees are recognized by category.

The nominees were announced ahead of International Women’s Day which takes place on March 8.

Community Champion


Mo Korchinski
Project Administrator, Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education, School of Population and Public Health

Education, Training & Development


Sonia Butterworth
Assistant Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery

Health & Wellness


Shelina Babul
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics


Allison Eddy
Professor and Head of Pediatrics


Victoria Lee
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health


Heidi Oetter
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice


Camara van Breemen
Clinical Instructor, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine

Research, the Sciences & Technology


Suzanne Lewis
Clinical Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics


Marianne Vidler
Research Program Manager, Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention and Treatment (PRE-EMT), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology


Cheryl Wellington
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Young Woman of Distinction


Shawna Narayan
Graduate Student, Experimental Medicine


Jennifer Wildi
MD Undergraduate Student