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Jacalyn Duffin

Jacalyn Duffin

Professor Emerita and Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine

Philosophy, History

Arts and Science

duffinj@queensu.ca

613-533-6580

People Directory Affiliation Category
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
Education
  • M. D., University of Toronto
  • C.S.P.Q., H茅matologie
  • F.R.C.P.(C), Hematology
  • F.R.C.P.(C), Internal medicine
  • PhD (History & Philosophy of Science), Sorbonne
Specializations / Research Interests

Medical Epistemology, Concepts of Disease, History of Medicine

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Jacalyn Duffin, MD, PhD, is a hematologist and historian who held the Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine  from 1988 to 2017. A former President of both the  and the , she is the author of nine books and many articles, holds several awards for teaching and research, and is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In May 2019, she received the  of the AAHM (from historians) and was inducted into the  (from physicians). A supporter of medical humanities, she has been a contributing editor of the online  database since 1995.

Professor Duffin's research focuses on disease, technology, religion, and health policy. She runs an  for the current drug shortage problem and a collaborative translation project for the 17th-century Latin author . Her latest book  (2019) is on the history of the Medical Expedition to Easter Island, led by Canada in 1964-65.

For more information about Professor Duffin and her research, visit her .