Catharine Whiteside
Catharine Isobel Whiteside, CM, FRCPC, FCAHS is a Canadian physician and medical researcher. She is Director, Strategic Partnerships of Diabetes Action Canada and Chair of the board of the Banting Research Foundation. Whiteside is the former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Education 1972 BSc Victoria College (University of Toronto) 1975 MD University of Toronto 1984 PhD University of Toronto Medical career Whiteside obtained her MD from the University of Toronto (U of T) with certifications in internal medicine and nephrology. Whiteside provides leadership in continuing health education, focused on inter-professional teamwork and patient-centred practice. Whiteside was appointed Director of the Cinician Scientist Training Program at U of T in 1997. Whiteside was graduate coordinator for the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) at U of T. In 2003, IMS established the annual Whiteside award in her honour to be presented to a recently graduated MSc student who had made outstanding scholarly contributions. Whiteside was Dean of Medicine at the University of Toronto from 2006-2014. She is a founding member and former president of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Whiteside was Executive Director of Diabetes Action Canada from 2016-2021. As Director of the CIHR Strategic