Jackie Duffin | |
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| Born | Jacalyn M. Duffin June 9, 1950 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | 1985 Doctorat du 3e c. Sorbonne, History and Philosophy of Science (PhD) 1985 Diplôme de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, IV Section, Paris 1983 D.E.A.Paris-I-Sorbonne, France 1979 F.R.C.P.(C) Internal medicine 1979 F.R.C.P.(C) Hematology 1979 C.S.P.Q. Hématologie 1974 M.D. University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Professor in the History of Medicine, Hematologist |
| Known for | Medical evidence of miracle which helped canonize Marie-Marguerite d'Youville |
| Notable work | Medical Miracles: Doctors, Saints and Healing in the Modern World, Oxford University Press, 2009 History of Medicine: a Scandalously Short Introduction, University of Toronto Press, 1999; Macmillan, 2000 |
| Title | Hannah Chair, History of Medicine |
| Relatives | Ross W. Duffin (brother) |
| Awards | W.F. Connell Award for Teaching Excellence, Annual Lectureship Award, First Year Medicine, Class of 2009 (shared with Dr C. Reifel, Anatomy) |
Jacalyn M. Duffin CM FRSC (born 1950) is a Canadian medical historian and hematologist. She held the Hannah Chair, History of Medicine at Queen's University from 1988 until 2017. Formerly, she was president of the American Association for the History of Medicine and Canadian Society for the History of Medicine.[1] From 1993 to 1995 she was Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies and Education at Queen's University. She is most well known for her testimony which led to the canonization of Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. As of 2010, she has published eight books (as author and editor) on the history of medicine and has written numerous articles on various subjects relating to the history of medicine, miracles, and hematology. In 2019, Duffin was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.[2]