Dr. Richard Mimeault completed his medical degree at McGill University in 1982. He went on to do an internship at the Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, followed by a general surgery residency in Ottawa and then a two-year transplant fellowship at the University Hospital in London, Ontario. In 1989, he returned to Ottawa where he started a practice of general and hepatobiliary surgery at the Ottawa Hospital. He was in practice for 27 years during which time he was closely involved with the residency training program and undergraduate education. He was also peer assessor for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and volunteered in third-world surgery and surgical education. He joined the CMPA as a physician advisor in 2017.