Alice Benjamin
Alice Benjamin M.D. (born 9 September 1945, Piravom, India) is a specialist in fetal and maternal medicine, who was awarded the chevaliere of the National Order of Quebec.[1]
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kerala (1964) and a doctorate in medicine from the University of Delhi (1971).[1] She completed her internship at the Lady Harding Medical College Hospital in New Delhi in 1970-71 and moved to Rotary at the Women's College Hospital in Toronto and completed her residence (1973–74) at the Jewish General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal in 1978.[1]
Benjamin holds a certificate in obstetrics and gynecology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1977) and a certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec. She became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1981.[1]
A consultant with Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital in Ontario from 1978 to 1979, Benjamin joined the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal in 1979.[1] She belongs to the perinatal unit and is associate professor at McGill University. Benjamin became director of the Royal Victoria Hospital's Antenatal Day Center in 1979.[1] She focuses on high-risk pregnancies and works with a multidisciplinary team that supports treatment that avoids hospitalization, so that patients can remain with their families - a first in North America.[1]
Benjamin was one of four specialists who sued McGill University Health Centre over medical quotas.[2][3]
Awards
- Received Chevalier de l'ordre national du Quebec (January 1993)
- Received Distinguished Indo-Canadian award (October 2000)
- Alice Benjamin Award for Excellence in Obstetrics established by the Alexander family and awarded to McGill University residents yearly
- Molson Award for Educational Excellence created in honour of Dr. Benjamin and awarded to McGill residents yearly
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alice Benjamin – Ordre national du Québec". Ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Doctors sue MUHC over delivery quotas". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "MUHC being sued by obstetricians and gynecologists for quotas limiting deliveries". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Alice Benjamin, MD FRCS(C) FACS , - Obstetrics and Gynecology - McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.