The Ordre de l’excellence en éducation du Québec and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognized Dr. Boudreau’s many contributions to medical education.
Donald Boudreau, MD, has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to medical education with two prestigious honours.
Dr. Boudreau was named to the Ordre de l’excellence en éducation du Québec for his considerable achievements and work to raise the profile of education in Quebec society.
He also received the 2025 Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The accolade recognizes an individual who has made a lifelong contribution to medical education.
“I am enormously grateful for the support given to me by the leadership, colleagues and staff at the Department of Medicine of the McGill University Health Centre, the Dean’s office of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Institute of Health Sciences Education,” said Dr. Boudreau. “The academic home provided by McGill University is unparalleled in its ability to stimulate and to nurture. I have been privileged to count myself as one of its members.”
Lesley Fellows, MDCM, DPhil, Vice-President (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, said: “Dr. Boudreau’s impact on generations of McGill medical students and those who teach them cannot be overstated. It is wonderful to see his career-long commitment to humanism and excellence in medical education recognized by these awards.”
Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Director of the Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE), said: “Throughout his career, Dr. Boudreau has made visionary and sustained contributions to medical education through his scholarship, leadership, and dedication as a teacher and mentor. His work on physicianship, humanism in medicine and the healing curriculum has had a transformative impact, shaping the philosophical, theoretical and practical foundations of medical education at McGill and beyond.”
Dr. Boudreau is an Associate Professor and scholar at the IHSE and a former member of the Department of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is a physician-educator and a recently retired respirologist. He has previously served in numerous leadership roles at McGill, including that of Associate Dean, Medical Education and Student Affairs, and Interim Director of the IHSE. His many achievements have been recognized by numerous awards, including the 2024 AFMC-Gold Humanism Award.
Dr. Boudreau’s research career has focused on undergraduate medical education, notably on professionalism and the humanities in medicine. He has published approximately 70 peer-reviewed articles or book chapters. He is also senior author of Physicianship and the Rebirth of Medical Education, published by Oxford University Press and released in 2018.
Congratulations, Dr. Boudreau!