A Hamilton researcher has won an international prize for work that jurors say makes him the “father of evidence-based medicine.”
The Berlin-based Einstein Foundation Award named Dr. Gordon Guyatt the winner of a 200,000 prize - worth about C$280,000 - for his pioneering work promoting quality in medical research leading to better patient care.
The jury, made up of 15 international scientists, chose one individual and one institution that “have made scientific results globally more trustworthy and useful,” said award secretary Ulrich Dirnagl. But during his undergrad years Guyatt realized he didn't like the career options available to him and decided he wanted to be a doctor.
“It certainly felt to me like this was a profoundly different way of practising medicine,” Guyatt said. “One of the things I've done that I'm most happy with is helping the WHO make their trustworthy recommendations,” he said.
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