May Cohen

[4] Her father, Sam, worked as the editor of a Jewish newspaper and her mother, Manya, taught Yiddish.

[7] After graduating, she received a Medical Research Council scholarship to study endocrinology for two years.

[8] Then, in 1977, she began teaching and practicing family medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

[7] When she returned, she became a part of a task force run by the Canadian Medical Association centered on reproductive technology.

[11][12] May Cohen was named a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee in 2016 for her work in women's health.

[6][19] She earned the Canadian Medical Association's Medal of Service in 2000, and in 2001, she was named an inductee to the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction.

[20] Dr. Gerry Cohen joined the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine with his wife in 1977.