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The J.S. Woodsworth Award commemorates the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This day was initiated by the United Nations to mark the Sharpeville massacres in South Africa 50 years ago.

The award is given to an individual or organization which demonstrates significant contributions and towards the goal of eliminating racial discrimination in our society.

Dominick Shelton is an emergency physician in three of Ontario's leading hospitals: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Women's College Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children. He is a former Director of Emergency Medicine at Women's College Hospital. As a medical expert in domestic violence and in gynaecologic emergencies, Dr Shelton has served on many hospital, university and provincial committees to educate his peers on how to deal with such medical issues. Dr Shelton has a strong sense of community and sees himself as a role model to visible minorities, co-founding the Association for the Advancement of Blacks in Health Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine Summer Mentorship Program at the University of Toronto. He hopes that exposure to such health sciences programs will encourage black and aboriginal high school students to pursue a career in this field. Dr Shelton also volunteers in rural clinics and hospitals in Jamaica and is the co-founder and camp physician of Camp Jumoke, a summer camp for children with sickle cell disease. His work has been acknowledged with several awards and honours including the Peters Academy Master Educator Award and the national Harry Jerome Award for academic achievement.

For more information contact:

Rowena Santos
(416) 325-2765
santosr@ndp.on.ca [2]