Yves Morin
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Yves Morin, is a Canadian
Canada
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 cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator.

Born in Quebec City
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, Quebec
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, he received a Bachelor of Arts
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 degree in 1948 and a Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
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 degree in 1953 from the Université Laval
Université Laval
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He was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval.

In 2001, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Lauzon, Quebec. A Liberal
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, he served until his mandatory retirement on his 75th birthday in 2004.

In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
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 for having "a major influence on the training of a generation of doctors". http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2840 In 1995, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Quebec
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