Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
{{Short description|Academy of Health Sciences in Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}}
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| name = Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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| formation = 2004{{cite web|url=https://cahs-acss.ca/about/ |title=About Us|publisher=Canadian Academy of Health Sciences}}
| founder = Martin Schechter
| type = Professional association
| headquarters = Ottawa, Ontario
| location = Canada
| membership = Healthcare professionals, Academics
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Sioban Nelson
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| website = {{URL|https://cahs-acss.ca}}
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The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) is one of three national academies that comprise the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), the highest honour granted to scholars in Canada. The two other CCA academies are the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering.{{cite web|url=http://www.scienceadvice.ca/en/about/member-academies.aspx |title=Member Academies |publisher=Council of Canadian Academies |accessdate={{Format date|2012|7|20}}}}{{cite journal|title=The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences: coming of age at the right time |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |last1=Schechter |first1=Martin T. |last2=Armstrong |first2=Paul W. |volume=178 |issue=8 |pages=1029–1031 |publisher=Canadian Medical Association |date={{Format date|2008|4|8}} |pmc=2276552 |pmid=18390948 |doi=10.1503/cmaj.071800|author1-link=Martin Schechter (epidemiologist) }}
The CAHS has two functions: a) To conduct assessments on urgent health matters that affect Canadians; b) to recognize individuals of outstanding achievement in the health sciences through elections to fellowship.{{cite web|url=http://www.cahs-acss.ca |title=Official Canadian Academy of Health Sciences website |accessdate={{Format date|2012|7|20}}}} CAHS fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FCAHS (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences).{{cite web|url=http://www.cahs-acss.ca/qualifications |title=Qualifications |publisher=Canadian Academy of Health Sciences |accessdate={{Format date|2012|7|20}}}}