MUSEUM BLOG
Traversing the Transplant Timeline: The Story of the First Successful Kidney Transplant
In 1954 something incredible happened. What had once seemed impossible became a reality, setting the groundwork for one of the biggest revolutions in 20th-century medicine. This is the story of the first successful organ transplant.
Solar Eclipse Weekend Event
The Museum will be open Saturday, April 6th, Sunday and April 7th, 10am-4pm for solar eclipse themed programming.Join us for free, interactive, family-friendly activities that investigate beliefs, superstitions, and traditions about the effects of events like the solar eclipse on health and the body.
Eggs-tream Easter Fun at the Museum
On Saturday, March 30th, the Museum of Health Care and Murney Tower Museum will open their doors for an Eggs-tra special Easter event which includes an Easter egg hunt and Easter-themed crafts. Registration is required. Tickets are just $5.
The Story of the Gloves of Love
Did you know that the story behind surgical gloves is a love story?
Black History Month: Dr. Hadal El-Hadi & Dr. Teresa Semalulu
Dr. Hadal El-Hadi and Dr. Teresa Semalulu are the co-founders of the Black Physicians of Canada organization established in 2020 with a mission to build a community of Black physicians and physicians-in-training, and educate the Canadian health care system about the obstacles that Black physicians frequently encounter.
Black History Month: Dr. Douglas Salmon
As one of only four Black students at the University of Toronto’s medical school, in 1955 Dr. J Douglas Salmon graduated and would go on to become president of Scarborough Centenary Hospital’s medical staff, and chief of general surgery – the first black person in Canada to hold these positions. He also became one of the first surgeons in Canada to treat people who were morbidly obese with the then life-changing treatment, gastric bypass surgery.
Black History Month: Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk
Born and raised in Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia, Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk became the first Black graduate of the Nova Scotia Hospital School of Nursing in 1954. She also went on to earn a postgraduate midwifery diploma and psychiatric nursing certificate, and diploma in adult education. Clotilda is also the only Black President in the history of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Nova Scotia (now known as The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia) to date.
Black History Month: Dr. June Marion James
Inspired by her grandmother and spurred on by her family’s experience with typhoid, Dr. June Marion James attended the University of Manitoba with the intention of pursuing a career in medicine. She was the first Black woman to attend the university, and only Black woman of the six women in its medical program in 1963.
2024 Summer Positions Available
The Museum of Health Care is hiring for various positions this summer. Spend your summer working in heritage!