Dr. Cindy Maxwell receives SOGC Regional Achievement Award

From our colleagues at Mount Sinai Hospital:

Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Maxwell for receiving the SOGC Regional Achievement Award.  This prize recognizes the excellence of members who volunteer at the local, regional or provincial levels for women’s health.  

Dr. Maxwell has supported reproductive work during the pandemic, serving as co-lead for the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) Pregnancy Care Guideline. She has also been a member of both the Maternal-Neonatal Committee and the Maternal-Neonatal Transport Committees of the PCMCH. She has worked to support diversity and inclusion more recently through her appointment as a Governing Council member to the PCMCH. She was a founding member of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Advisory Working Group to the PCMCH. 

Dr. Maxwell is passionate about mentorship and medical education, and co-leads N-ABL, the provincial network to support Black medical learners across all Ontario faculties of medicine. She is a past president and member of the Black Physicians Association of Ontario. She has provided mentorship to many learners in healthcare and health-related research.

Dr. Maxwell is a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, as well as an Associate Member for the FIGO Committee on Impact of Pregnancy and Long-term Health, and Theme Lead for the Obesity Stream.