# Noni MacDonald

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**Noni E. MacDonald** is a [Canadian](/source/Canada) physician. She is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University). In 2019, MacDonald was awarded the [Order of Nova Scotia](/source/Order_of_Nova_Scotia) and [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada).

## Early life and education

MacDonald earned her bachelor's degree at [Queen's University](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston) in 1970.[1] She moved to the [University of Ottawa](/source/University_of_Ottawa) for her graduate studies, where she specialised in microbiology.[1] She remained here for her medical degree, which she completed [magna cum laude](/source/Magna_cum_laude) in 1975.[1]

MacDonald was awarded the university medal for highest academic attainment.[1] She remained in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa) for her residency training and became board certified in 1978. MacDonald completed her speciality training in paediatric infectious diseases at [McGill University](/source/McGill_University) and the [University of Rochester](/source/University_of_Rochester).[1] In 1983 MacDonald was the first paediatrician in [Canada](/source/Canada) to complete the [Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada](/source/Royal_College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons_of_Canada) certification in [paediatric](/source/Paediatric) infectious diseases.[2]

## Career

In 1981, MacDonald joined the faculty at the [University of Ottawa](/source/University_of_Ottawa), where she founded the Division of Infectious Diseases.[2] She led the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Service at the [Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario](/source/Children's_Hospital_of_Eastern_Ontario).[1] In 1996 MacDonald founded the journal [Paediatrics & Child Health](/source/Paediatrics_%26_Child_Health), which was the first Canadian journal on paediatric medicine.[2] Her research considered the microbiology of [cystic fibrosis](/source/Cystic_fibrosis), [sexually transmitted infections](/source/Sexually_transmitted_infection) in adolescents and the development of vaccinations for infectious diseases.[1]

In 1999 MacDonald left [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa) and moved to [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia).[2] At [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University) she became the first woman in [Canada](/source/Canada) to be elected Dean of a Faculty of Medicine, and held this position until 2004.[1][3] That year she was a founding member of the [World Health Organisation](/source/World_Health_Organization) [Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety](/source/Global_Advisory_Committee_on_Vaccine_Safety), and has held various positions on technical committees and in training development since then. She remains on their [Strategic Advisory Committee on Immunisation](/source/Strategic_Advisory_Group_of_Experts), which considers the demand for vaccines, as well as serving as a consultant for vaccine safety.[4] As part of her work with the WHO MacDonald is developing the 2021 – 2030 Global Vaccine Action Plan.[5]

## Affiliations

In 2004, with support from the [Canada Foundation for Innovation](/source/Canada_Foundation_for_Innovation) she founded the Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV).[3] The CCfV was established to implement and evaluate vaccine technologies as well as training experts in infectious diseases and global health.[6] She has spoken about the dangers of [vaccine hesitancy](/source/Vaccine_hesitancy) and how the internet permits the dangerous messaging of [anti-vaxxers](/source/Anti-vax).[3][7] At [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University), MacDonald teaches a course *Addressing Evidence Denial in Public*.[3]

MacDonald serves on the advisory board of the [National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases](/source/National_Collaborating_Centre_for_Infectious_Diseases) and on the Board of Directors of *Academics Without Borders*.[8][9] MacDonald is interested in building the healthcare capacity of the developing world.[10] She co-founded [East Africa](/source/East_Africa)'s *MicroResearch*, a program that looks to support local health providers.[11] MicroResearch is modelled on principles from [microfinance](/source/Microfinance), developing solutions that are appropriate for the context and culture of African communities.[5] From 2008 to 2019 MicroResearch had led more than forty two-week workshops across seven African countries, training in excess of 1000 healthcare professionals and community members.[5] In particular MicroResearch looked to train women, improving their opportunities for leadership and tackling the gender gap in African research.[5] The success of the programme resulted in a similar version being launched in [Canada](/source/Canada) in 2016.[12]

She was invested into the [Order of Nova Scotia](/source/Order_of_Nova_Scotia) in 2019.[2][13] That year she was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Society for International Health.[5] In 2021, MacDonald was appointed as a [Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada).[14]

## Selected publications

Her publications include:

- MacDonald, Noni E. (1982). "Respiratory Syncytial Viral Infection in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease". *N Engl J Med*. **307** (7): 397–400. [doi:10.1056/NEJM198208123070702](https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198208123070702). [PMID 7088112](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7088112)
- MacDonald, Noni E. (1990). "High-Risk STD/HIV Behavior Among College Students". *JAMA*. **263** (23): 3155–3159. [doi:10.1001/jama.1990.03440230051031](https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1990.03440230051031). [PMID 2348524](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2348524)
- MacDonald, Noni E. (1998). "Induction of Immunologic Memory by Conjugated vs Plain Meningococcal C Polysaccharide Vaccine in Toddlers". *JAMA*. **280** (19): 1685–1689. [doi:10.1001/jama.280.19.1685](https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.280.19.1685). [PMID 9832000](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9832000)

MacDonald has served as editor for the journals [Paediatrics & Child Health](/source/Paediatrics_%26_Child_Health) and the [Canadian Medical Association Journal](/source/Canadian_Medical_Association_Journal), as well as acting as child health editor for the Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Global Public Health.[15] In 2004 the [Canadian Paediatric Society](/source/Canadian_Paediatric_Society) founded the Noni MacDonald Award, which is given annually to researchers who have positively affected paediatrics.[16][17]

## Personal life

MacDonald is married with children.[1] Alongside her research she enjoys skiing and pottery.[1]

## References

1. Martin, Cynthia (2002-03-15). ["Dr. Noni MacDonald, Dean of Medicine, Dalhousie University"](https://www.longwoods.com/content/16679). *Healthcare Quarterly*. **5** (3): 80–84. [doi:10.12927/hcq..16679](https://doi.org/10.12927/hcq..16679). Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Dr. Noni MacDonald to be invested into Order of Nova Scotia"](https://www.dal.ca/news/2019/11/04/dr--noni-macdonald-to-be-invested-into-order-of-nova-scotia.html). *Dalhousie News*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. Miller, Simon (26 November 2019). ["Doctor who broke glass ceiling for women in medicine inducted to Order of Nova Scotia"](https://signalhfx.ca/doctor-who-broke-glass-ceiling-for-women-in-medicine-inducted-to-order-of-nova-scotia/). *The Signal*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["WHO | Professor Noni E MacDONALD"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170312222027/http://www.who.int/immunization/sage/members/bio_macdonald/en/). *WHO*. Archived from [the original](https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/members/bio_macdonald/en/) on March 12, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Lifetime Achievement Award | CSIH"](http://www.csih.org/en/about/membership/lifetime-achievement-award). *www.csih.org*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["About CCfV - Participate in a Study"](http://centerforvaccinology.ca/about-ccfv/). *Canadian Center For Vaccinology*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. MacDonald, Noni E.; Butler, Robb; Dubé, Eve (2018-01-02). "Addressing barriers to vaccine acceptance: an overview". *Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics*. **14** (1): 218–224. [doi:10.1080/21645515.2017.1394533](https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1394533). [ISSN 2164-5515](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2164-5515). [PMC 5791591](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791591). [PMID 29048975](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29048975)

1. ["Noni MacDonald"](https://nccid.ca/partner/noni-macdonald/). *National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases*. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Noni MacDonald – Academics Without Borders / Universitaires Sans Frontieres"](https://www.awb-usf.org/awb-team/noni-macdonald/). Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Noni MacDonald"](https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/pediatrics/our-people/our-faculty/noni-macdonald.html). *Dalhousie University*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Leadership"](http://www.microresearch.ca/leadership). *MicroResearch*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Micro Research International - Nova Scotia"](http://www.microresearch-international.ca/). *www.microresearch-international.ca*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["| novascotia.ca"](https://novascotia.ca/iga/2019recipients.asp). *novascotia.ca*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["PRESS RELEASE | THE RSC PRESENTS THE CLASS OF 2021 | The Royal Society of Canada"](https://rsc-src.ca/en/news/press-release-rsc-presents-class-2021). *rsc-src.ca*. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-05.

1. ["Dr. Noni MacDonald | CANVax"](https://canvax.ca/dr-noni-macdonald). *canvax.ca*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. Society, Canadian Paediatric. ["Noni MacDonald Award | Canadian Paediatric Society"](https://www.cps.ca/en/awards-prix/noni-macdonald-award). *www.cps.ca*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. ["Bonnie Leadbeater: Recipient of the 2017 Dr. Noni MacDonald Award. - University of Victoria"](https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/psychology/home/news/current/leadbeater-Noni-MacDonald-Award.php). *UVic.ca*. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

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