Mindel Cherniack Sheps – Medical Heritage Manitoba

Dates: May 20, 1913 – January 15, 1973.

Education: University of Manitoba, M.D., 1936.

Winnipeg, Children’s Hospital, residency, 1937.

University of North Carolina, masters degree, 1950.

University of Manitoba, Honorary Doctorate of Science, 1971.

Speciality: Biostatistics.

Positions: London, England; Marie Curie Hospital, 1938.

Winnipeg, general practice, 1939 – 1944.

Member of Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Party.

Successfully ran for the Winnipeg School Board, 1942.

Saskatchewan, Secretary to the Health Commission, 1944.

Contributions to Medicine or Professional Service: Creation of field of Biostatistics.

Published in mathematics and biostatistics, after 1963. Gained an international reputation.

A prize in her name was established by the American Population Association in 1974.

Non-medical contributions to the community: Winnipeg School Board.

Personal History: Married to Dr. Cecil Sheps.

Submitted by Lawrie Cherniack, relative of Dr. Mindel Sheps. Also by Daniel Stone.