Editing Gairdner Foundation (section)

==Awards Adjudication Committees==
The Gairdner reputation rests squarely on the outstanding quality of its adjudication process. The model for adjudication that James Gairdner outlined in 1957 remains essentially intact.

The nominations for the Canada Gairdner International Awards go through a two-stage adjudication process. The first assessment is done by a group of over 30 leading scientists from across Canada. They select a short list of approximately 20 candidates, which is then given to '''The Medical Advisory Board''' (MAB), composed of 24 Canadian and international scientists. Each January, the MAB meets in [[Toronto]] to review the nominations submitted by the Medical Review Panel. After an in-depth study and lengthy discussion of each nominee, comparing their work with others in their respective field, [[secret ballot]]s are cast and the five annual winners chosen.

The Canada Gairdner Global Health Award was initiated in 2009 – when Gairdner received a $20 million allocation from the Government of Canada –  and it quickly became the most important award in the field. The winners are selected by the [http://gairdner.org/about/our-people/ '''Global Health Advisory Committee'''], a group of 12 domestic and international scientists. After a comprehensive evaluation process, the committee selects an eventual winner from the pool of submitted nominations through a secret ballot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gairdner.org/about/our-people/|title=Gairdner Foundation {{!}} Our People|website=gairdner.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>