scholarly journals Shaping Plastic Surgery in British Columbia—The Courtemanche Legacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-166
Author(s):  
Yaeesh Sardiwalla ◽  
Steven F. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Vancouver General Hospital ◽  
Plastic Surgeon ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Sick Children ◽  
The University

Dr Albert Douglas Courtemanche was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario on November 16, 1929. In 1949, he was accepted to the University of Toronto Medical School, graduating in 1955. After completing his internship at the Toronto General Hospital and at the Hospital for Sick Children, he completed his surgical training in Vancouver and in the United Kingdom. When Dr Courtemanche returned from his training in 1962, he joined Dr Cowan on the surgical staff at the Vancouver General Hospital. He was responsible for establishing a new plastic surgery ward, a dedicated operating room (OR), an integrated burn unit and also starting the UBC plastic surgery training program. Dr Courtemanche became involved in working with the Royal College, first as an examiner and then as the Chairman of the Plastic Surgery Exam Board in 1981. He eventually became the first and only plastic surgeon to ever hold the position as President of the Royal College. Dr Courtemanche emphasized throughout his career the importance of teaching and role modeling. A very proud moment in Dr Courtemanche’s career was when his son Douglas became a pediatric plastic surgeon. After retiring Dr Courtemanche became a volunteer at the VanDusen Botanical Garden and completed their Master Gardeners Program.

Birney, (Alfred) Earle (1904–1995)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine Johnston
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sound Media ◽  
The University

Earle Birney was a Canadian poet, novelist, dramatist and professor. Born in 1904 in Calgary, Alberta, he spent his childhood in rural Alberta and British Columbia. His adult life was predominately spent in Canada, the USA, and the United Kingdom, although he travelled extensively. He died in Toronto in 1995. While Birney’s poetics were influenced by his academic training in Old English and Middle English, he frequently experimented with the avant-garde use of typography, orthography, dialect, and sound media. Following studies at the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of London, he accepted a professorship in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia in 1946. His teaching led to the foundation of the Department of Creative Writing at University of British Columbia in 1965. In the same year, however, he departed to the University of Toronto to serve as the school’s first writer-in-residence.

scholarly journals Night Call in a Teaching Hospital: 1979 and 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 782-784
Author(s):  
Shaurya Taran ◽  
Benjamin Chin-Yee ◽  
Allan S Detsky
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Night Call ◽  
The University

No matter the era, few aspects of residency are more defining or memorable than overnight call. Nights can be a time of growth and learning but also of fear and uncertainty, as residents take on the responsibility of managing sick patients on their own. One of us (ASD) started his residency in 1978 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston; the other two (ST and BCY) started theirs in 2016 and 2017, respectively, at the University of Toronto. In this essay, we reflect on our experiences of night call separated by 40 years, highlighting what has changed and what has stayed the same.

scholarly journals Experiences of an Aboriginal Youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonya-Leah Watts
Keyword(s):  
Review Paper ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Aboriginal Populations ◽  
Star Program ◽  
Sick Children ◽  
The University

This article is designed to inspire youth to pursue their dreams. Spoken from a first person narrative, Tonya-Leah Watts highlights her time at the Summer Mentorship Program (SMP) at the University of Toronto, her experience of being featured in a documentary series, and her research internship as a part of the Student Advancement Research (StAR) Program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). During her time at SMP in the summer of 2014, Tonya-Leah participated in various talks and activities that were designed to prepare her for post-secondary education. She also had the opportunity to shadow a dermatologist and write a review paper on type-2 diabetes mellitus among Aboriginal populations in Canada. Later that summer she was featured on a show called Dream Big in which she had another opportunity to shadow a dermatologist. The research skills that she acquired from SMP combined with her newly gained inspiration from the Dream Big experience helped her get a research internship at SickKids for the summer of 2015. During her time there, she learned various techniques and concepts while contributing to three studies at the hospital. The purpose of this article is to encourage youth to take control of their future.Cet article est conçu pour inspirer les jeunes à poursuivre leurs rêves. Écrit à la première personne, Tonya-Leah Watts souligne son temps à la Programme de mentorat d'été (SMP, Summer Mentorship Program) à l'Université de Toronto, son expérience d'être dans une série documentaire et son stage de recherche comme partie du Programme de recherche pour l'avancement des étudiants (StAR, Student Advancement Research Program) à l'Hôpital pour les enfants malades (SickKids, Hospital for Sick Children). Durant son temps à la SMP durant l'été 2014, Tonya-Leah a participé en diverses activités conçus pour la préparer pour l'éducation post-secondaire. Elle a aussi eu l'occasion de suivre un dermatologue et d'écrire une revue sur le diabète sucré de type II parmi les populations aborigènes au Canada. Plus tard cet été elle a été présentée sur une émission appelée Dream Big dans laquelle elle a eu une autre occasion de suivre un dermatologue. Les habiletés de recherche qu'elle a acquise de SMP, combiné avec son inspiration récemment acquise de l'expérience Dream Big, l'a aidé à obtenir un stage à SickKids pour l'été de 2015. Durant son temps à SickKids, elle a appris des diverses techniques et concepts tout en contribuant à trois études à l'hôpital. L'objet de cet article est d'encourager les jeunes de prendre contrôle de leur futur.

NetLab

2012 ◽  
pp. 42-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrina Dimitrova ◽  
Barry Wellman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Job Searches ◽  
The University

This chapter discusses NetLab -- an interdisciplinary scholarly network studying the intersection of social networks, communication networks, and computer networks. Although centered at the University of Toronto, NetLab members come from across Canada and the United States as well as from Chile, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. NetLab has developed since 2000 from an informal network of collaborators into a far-flung virtual laboratory. Its research focuses on the interplay between social and technological links, including the understanding of social capital in job searches and business settings, new media and community, Internet and personal relations, social media, households, networked organizations, and knowledge transfer in research networks.

Biographical sketch of Kenneth G. McKenzie (1892–1964)

2000 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 518-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Morley
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Toronto General Hospital ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
75Th Anniversary ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Biographical Study ◽  
The University ◽  
Opening Address ◽  
Fine Print

✓ This article is an expanded version of the opening address Dr. Morley delivered at a University of Toronto symposium, “Seventy-Five Years of Neurosurgery in Canada,” celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the appointment of Kenneth G. McKenzie, Canada's first career neurosurgeon, to the University of Toronto and the Toronto General Hospital in 1923.Kenneth G. McKenzie (1892–1964) was the first surgeon in Canada to limit his practice to neurosurgery. This article contains a brief biographical study of the man, his upbringing, and management of his professional life at Toronto General Hospital. Some of his published neurosurgical articles are also reviewed.

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