Gigi Osler

Flordeliz "Gigi" Osler is a Canadian physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba. She is the President of the Canadian Medical Association.

Gigi Osler
Born
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
Canadian Medical Association
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Manitoba

Early life and education

Osler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother was a nurse from the Philippines and her father was an Indian physician. As a child she lived on-site in the Riverview Health Centre.[1] She is the great-great-grand niece-in-law of William Osler by marriage.[2]

She studied medicine at the University of Manitoba and graduated in 1992.[2] She remained there to specialise in head and neck surgery and graduated from residency in 1997.[2] Thereafter, she completed a rhinology position at St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver, specialising in endoscopic sinus surgery.[2] Osler later recounted that in the 1990s "surgery was still very much a male-dominated field. I was told, ‘Surgery’s too tough. You should look at pediatrics.’"[1]

Career

Osler is the current Head of the Section of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at St. Boniface Hospital and is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Manitoba College of Medicine.[1]

In October 2018 Osler was announced as the President of the Canadian Medical Association.[3][4] She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Regional Advisory Committee.[5] In 2011 she volunteered with the Canadian Helping Kids in Vietnam's medical mission to Long Xuyên, which focused on delivering medical equipment and educating Vietnamese doctors and nurses.[6] She has also been part of several missions to train surgeons in Africa and has spent several years in Mbarara.[7][8] She is an invited faculty member at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology.[9]

Physician health

Osler believes that maintaining the health and wellness of oneself should be incorporated into medical training.[10][11] In 2015 Osler co-chaired the Canadian Conference on Physician Health.[1][12]

Personal life

Osler is married and has two children.[1]

References
  1. http://www.umanitoba.ca, University of Manitoba-. "Madam President". Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. "Dr. F. Gigi Osler, BScMed, MD, FRCSC". Doctors Manitoba. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. "Gigi Osler takes over as president of Canadian Medical Association – great-great-great niece of legendary physician and past CMA president". Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. Sep 21, CBC News · Posted; September 21, 2018 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated; 2018. "New CMA head says time is now for politicians to talk decriminalizing opioids | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada :: RAC Region 2 members". www.royalcollege.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  6. "Gigi Osler BScMed, MD, FRCSC | Speakers | 2018 COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition". sites.grenadine.co. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  7. "Dr. F. Gigi Osler, President, 2018-19 | Canadian Medical Association". www.cma.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  8. "Canadian Specialists Train MUST Students in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery". Soft Power. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  9. "Dr. F. Gigi Osler | BACO International 2020". www.baco2020.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  10. "CFMS at the International Conference Physician Health" (PDF). CFMS. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  11. "Speakers - CMA Health Summit". Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  12. "Congratulations to Dr. F. Gigi Osler, the 2017 CMA President-elect Nominee" (PDF). ENT Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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