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Welcome to the newly redesigned Manitoba Medicine. I want to introduce myself as the
new editor of Manitoba Medicine and the Faculty of Medicines Director of Communications
and Marketing. I invite you to comment on Manitoba Medicines new format, content or
anything else that moves you!
Manitoba Medicine has evolved over the years from a
newsletter to a full-fedged magazine. With your input,
we can make it the most relevant and informative
magazine for Faculty of Medicine alumni, friends,
supporters and students.
Our vision is to create a magazine you can relate to one
that provides pertinent information and is also enjoyable
to read. I plan to feature more news about our Faculty of
Medicine alumni through a new regular section highlighting
alumni news. Please e-mail me about whats new in your
life on the career and personal fronts. Wed love to hear
about any new books youve authored, interesting travels,
professional accomplishments and community achievements.
At our recent Faculty of Medicine convocation in the
Brodie Centre where 86 graduates were conferred with
their MD degrees we were fortunate to hear the wise
words of our Honorary Doctorate of Science recipient
Dr. Hugh Smith (MD/65), a renowned cardiovascular
researcher and former CEO of the Mayo Clinic. You can
read about him and his great life accomplishments in this
issue. Also, you will want to mark your calendars for the
Joe Doupe Lecture on Wednesday, September 3, 2008
at Noon in Theatre A, Basic Medical Sciences Building,
featuring a lecture by Dr. Smith on Do We Know What
We Know?
As we mark our 125th anniversary this year, it offers an
opportunity to look back at our rich history and proud
traditionsand also to survey the present and look
ahead. This issue, we celebrate the opening of the new
Clinical Learning and Simulation Centre, launch of the
Alan Klass Memorial Program in Health Equity and the
largest medical school class in decades starting in
September 2008. We also look ahead to a new northern
and remote family medicine residency program, new
Physician Assistant Education Program and enhanced
new Immunology Department space in the Apotex Centre.
To honour our facultys 125th anniversary, we have
planned a gala dinner to take place November 1, 2008.
Please see details below and join us in celebrating this
momentous anniversary at a night to remember. MbM
Ilana Simon
simoni@cc.umanitoba.ca
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deans message
It was my privilege to serve as a civilian physician working
in the Canadian-operated, Role 3 ICU at Kandahar airbase
(KAF), Afghanistan for fve weeks through the Christmas
Season this past year.
Dr. Kevin Patterson, one of our alumni who worked there
previously, proposed this opportunity and I was pleased
to take part in the program. The experience included a
three-day orientation in April 2007, and in November,
travel on Forces aircraft via Frankfurt to Camp Mirage
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From there, we travelled
by Hercules aircraft to KAF with the soldiers in full kit.
En route, I met the team that I worked with including
Dr. Homer Chin-Nan Tien (Captain), Trauma Surgeon;
Dr. John MacDonald (Lieut. Commander), Anaesthetist;
Dr. Jean Cournoyer (Captain), Orthopedic Surgeon; and
Dr. Gilles Guimon (Captain), Orofacial Surgeon. Dr. Randy
Boddam (Colonel), Psychiatry and Dr. Terry Ratkowski
(Colonel), Orofacial Surgeon joined us at Camp. Working
with such a great team made the experience an excellent
learning opportunity and, despite what we were faced
with on a daily basis, fun.
A second team provided by the Danish Forces included
a trauma surgeon, an anaesthetist and an orthopod.
Approximately 45 nurses worked there including those
from the Canadian, Dutch and Danish military and
Canadian civilians.
The ICU in KAF is situated in the Role 3 hospital located
just off the taxiway for the major runway, and was well
equipped with 10 resuscitation bays, two ORs, two CAT
Scans, digital radiography, and a small 14-bed hospital.
We functioned primarily as a resuscitation and stabilization
unit to deal with multiple trauma. Once major injuries were
surgically treated and the patients were stable, members
of NATO Forces were transferred back home via Landstuhl,
Germany. We also cared for a large number of the Afghan
National Forces as well as a number of Taliban casualties.
The hospital performed approximately 900 procedures
in 2007 and admitted approximately 1300 individuals.
Ninety-eight per cent of the casualties treated in 2007,
who reached the Role 3 Unit, survived their injuries In
addition, we saw outpatient consultations in the ambulatory
clinic next door, including a spectrum of medical disorders
such as hypertension, diabetes and tuberculosis. One
patient, who arrived with severe falciparum malaria,
provided a considerable challenge, although the patient
did well.
This was a fantastic opportunity to learn, not only
about the practice of medicine in that area, but how
proud we can be of the function of all aspects of our
Canadian Forces. Canadian Military physicians and
nurses do an outstanding job and have very exciting,
widely varied careers.
Civilian physicians working in the ICU in Kandahar
supplement the Military physicians and do so on contract.
To maintain my volunteer status, and as an employee of
the University, proceeds from my Afghanistan assignment
will be dedicated to an endowment at the University
of Manitoba. MbM
Dr. J. Dean Sandham
Dean of Medicine
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The MMCF Membership Committee welcomes you !
Here is your opportunity to join the Manitoba Medical College Foundation
(MMCF) in supporting Faculty of Medicine students, the Library and other Faculty
of Medicine programs. As summarized in the graph below, the majority of MMCF
funds support our students. During the past four years, the Foundation provided
about 200 awards to students, with a total value of approximately $225,000.
MMCF Fund alloCations
The MMCF is a direct channel for support of the Faculty of Medicine at the University
of Manitoba. The MMCF Board oversees the administration of more than $4 million in
assets, with the assistance of professional investment managers. MMCF distributes
about $100,000 annually to students in the form of scholarships, grants and bursaries,
to the Library and to Medical School campaigns in the form of donations.
Become a member: Membership fees maximize our ability to support students by
defraying the administrative costs of running the Foundation.
Annual Membership fees ($50.00) go directly towards operating costs.
Lifetime Membership fees ($500.00) work in perpetuity, because these donations
are added to an endowment fund. Investment income from the fund is available
each year for the area of greatest need.
Make a donation: Every dollar you donate goes directly to support health-care students,
research, and campaigns directly associated with the Faculty of Medicine. We can
accept donations of securities. Visit our website for details: www.umanitoba.ca/
faculties/medicine/mmcf . You are able to designate where you wish your donation
or bequest to be directed: student support; Library; research; capital campaigns;
memoriam for a specifc individual. Tax receipts are issued for all donations and
membership fee payments.
We invite you to become a member of a very worthy charitable organization and perhaps
take a role as a Board Member of the Foundation in the future. Together we can ensure
the legacy of caring and compassion established over the generations by physicians,
practitioners and researchers.
MMCF Membership Committee: Dr. Eric Sigurdson (MD/74), Dr. Neil Margolis (MD/60),
Dr. Hardy Bock (MD/80). MbM
External Relations on Bannatyne Medicine Staff (left to right):
Barbara Becker, Director of Development & Alumni Affairs, Bannatyne Campus;
Alexis Jones, Stewardship & Communications Offcer; Rossana Tillberg,
Development Assistant; Blair Nicholls, Development Offcer; and Ilana Simon,
Director of Communications & Marketing, Faculty of Medicine.
Call External Relations on Bannatyne at (204) 997-5615 or email:
ext_rel_bannatyne@umanitoba.ca
Contact us at 260 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, R3E 3P5.
mmcf@umanitoba.ca (204) 787-3737. The MMCF response form can be found on page 12 in this issue.
by: Eric Sigurdson
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HD Hugh Smith Tells Grads:
Dr. Hugh C. Smith, B.Sc. (Med.), MD (Manitoba) was awarded
an Honorary Doctor of Science at the University of
Manitobas Faculty of Medicine convocation May 16 for his
dedication to patient care and service, his professional
leadership and his academic achievements.
Dr. Smith is a renowned cardiovascular researcher,
educator and practitioner who has played a leading role in
the growth and development of the prestigious Mayo Clinic
in Rochester, Minnesota. Through diligent pursuit of
excellence and dedication to his feld, Dr. Smith has also
helped improve the lives of countless patients and
students in the areas of internal medicine and cardiology.
Graduating with his MD from the University of Manitoba in
1965, Dr. Smith moved on to the University of Washington
and the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine to undertake
cardiovascular research and clinical training. Today, he is
board certifed in both internal medicine and cardiology
and is professor of internal medicine and cardiology at
the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
Dr. Smith joined the Mayo Clinic, one of the worlds most
infuential medical organizations, in 1970. There he has
held a series of positions, most notably Chair of the Mayo
Clinic Rochester Board of Governors, serving as Chief
Executive Offcer from 1999 to 2005. He has also served
as the chair of the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases,
vice-president of the Mayo Foundation and has been a
member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees.
Dr. Smith was instrumental in ensuring the expertise of
physicians and researchers at the Mayo Clinic is within
reach of as many patients as possible by helping found the
Mayo Health System, the Mayo Clinics regional system of
clinics and hospitals in 64 communities in Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota. Dr. Smith also established the Mayo Clinics
frst international practice site, the Mayo Cardiology Clinic
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Prompted by a desire to improve the quality and safety
of health care through standardized care and reporting,
Dr. Smith helped found two Minnesota organizations: the
Institute of Clinical Systems Integration and Safest in
America, involving 10 Twin Cities and Rochester hospital
systems. Dr. Smith also leads a number of health care and
community organizations.
Dr. Smith was elected a Fellow of the International
Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in 2002. He credits
his education at the University of Manitoba for instilling
in him an appreciation for hard work and critical thinking.
U of M was an exciting institution during my years here.
I had outstanding mentors in Drs. Joe Doupe, Rueben
Cherniak, Ted Cuddy, Arnold Naimark and Lyonel Israels.
They taught me the art and science of medicine, Dr. Smith
said in his convocation address. I took my residency
training in the US and was well prepared to compete
with students from Harvard and Yale.
Smith recounted the story of a patient that inspired
him and shared with the Medical School graduates how
exhilarating it is to take on new challenges and learn new
procedures and skills and succeed. He encouraged the new
physicians to Continue with lifelong learning and enjoying
medicine as much as I. Patients will help you fully realize
the rewards and benefts of caring for others. MbM
Patients will
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of Caring
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The number of students entering the
University of Manitoba Faculty of
Medicine will jump from 100 to 110
this fall, the University and Province
announced February 5, 2008.
My department of Advanced
Education and Literacy has committed
$3 million to this 10 seat expansion
that will ensure the health of our
people and create educational
opportunities for Manitobans, said
Advanced Education and Literacy
Minister Diane McGifford.
Since 1999, the medical school
has grown from 70 to 110 seats,
representing a 57 per cent increase
in the number of students admitted
to the faculty.
This announcement refects our
strong commitment to the health-
care needs of Manitobans. With these
additional 10 seats, we are continuing
to add to the growing number of
physicians practicing in Manitoba.
said Health Minister Theresa Oswald.
Investing in front-line health-care
professionals is part of our
continuing commitment to improving
the quality and access to our health-
care system for all Manitobans.
Dr. J. Dean Sandham, Dean of the
Faculty of Medicine, said his faculty is
proud to partner with the Province of
Manitoba to enhance medical training
and education in this province. Its
wonderful news and the additional
spaces address the challenges of
todays health-care system and will
positively impact patient care in
Manitoba, he said. MbM
The Faculty of Medicines Immunology Department will be
expanded and enhanced thanks to a $1.6-million contribution
through the Winnipeg Partnership Agreement announced
Feb. 29, 2008.
All three levels of government supported the new research
laboratory and teaching facility to open this fall on the
fourth foor of the new Apotex Centre, located on the
Bannatyne Campus.
This new facility will encourage greater co-operation with
the University and the life sciences community including
the National Microbiology Lab, Cangene Corporation,
Manitoba Institute of Child Health and Manitoba Institute
of Cell Biology. And this will lead to new technological
advancements and commercially viable products, said
theHonourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board.
The Government of Canada is proud to partner with
colleges and universities, industry and other governments
to fnd new ways to promote technologies and train
tomorrows workforce.
The Immunology Department has outgrown its current
location in the Basic Medical Sciences Building.
This new research space will bolster the universitys
immunology program by expanding its research
endeavours and collaborations and attracting, retaining
and training the best and the brightest research and
medical professionals to support the burgeoning
immunology and infectious disease research cluster
in Manitoba, said Dr. Patrick Choy, Acting Head of
Immunology and Associate Dean Research, Faculty
of Medicine.
He also acknowledged the vast contributions of Dr. Kent
HayGlass, who recently stepped down after 10 years as
department head and was instrumental in developing
thedepartment as a national and international leader
in research and seeing the new space become a reality.
Established in 1969, the Department of Immunology is
credited as the frst immunology department in Canada.
Since then the U of M has served as a leader in this feld on
a national and global scale. A centre of academic excellence,
department faculty hold two prestigious Canada research
chair appointments and other direct personnel awards from
national and provincial sources. Support for research in the
department from Canadas research granting agencies and
other sources is over six million dollars. MbM
Dr. Redwan Moqbel has accepted the appointment as the
new Head of the Department of Immunology, effective
October 1, 2008.
Buzz on Bannatyne: Oldest Immunology
Department in Canada Moves to New Digs
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Largest Med School Class in Decades
by: Ilana Simon
by: Ilana Simon
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A new incentive program will improv access
to physicians in northern communities while
boosting specialized residency training
opportunities for new doctors, the Province
and Faculty of Medicine announced
April 15, 2008.
There are 235 more doctors working in
Manitoba today than when our government
took offce and we are committed to
ensuring that number continues to rise,
Health Minister Theresa Oswald said.
We will continue to invest in innovative
strategies to ensure the number of doctors
living and working in Manitoba keeps
going up.
Beginning this fall, the University of
Manitobas Faculty of Medicine will offer
a two-year northern and remote Family
Medicine-streamed residency program.
Under the unique program, new physicians
must return a minimum two years of
service to a northern Manitoba community
where there is a need for their service.
In return, they will be guaranteed
a residency position in the specialty
of their choice at the University of
Manitoba. The initiative will cost $1.5
million per year, funded by the province.
This is the quickest, most effective way
to get more feet on the ground in remote
and northern communities and to provide
excellent education and service, said
Dr. J. Dean Sandham, Dean of the Faculty
of Medicine. Ultimately, this approach
will ensure more doctors remain living
and working in all areas of the province.
Dean Sandham added that the new
strategy will help keep more highly-skilled
doctors in the province in the context of a
nationwide challenge to recruit and retain
medical professionals.
The new program will begin this fall with up
to two positions, expanding to 10 positions
per year starting in 2009-10. MbM
Increased provincial support
of up to $500,000 per year to
ensure more Manitoba-
trained medical school
graduates up to fve each
year to be selected by the
faculty of medicine based on
the universitys acceptance
criteria will be able to
pursue a residency here at
home if they do not secure
a provincial residency spot
through the national
Canadian Resident Matching
Service (CaRMS).
An additional $2 million to
bring more foreign-trained
doctors to Manitoba. The
new provincial investment
will increase the number of
seats available in the
International Medical
Graduates Medical Licensure
Program to 35 from 25.
Other initiatives
announced April 15
by the Province:
Northern Exposure: New Family Medicine Residency
Program Attracts Physicians
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Opened by the University of Manitoba Faculty of
Medicine, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and
Province of Manitoba on April 11, 2008, the centre
is one of Canadas most comprehensive simulation
teaching facilities.
Hundreds of faculty and staff, donors, friends, alumni,
WRHA employees and supporters toured the CLSF at
the grand opening seeing frst-hand inter-disciplinary
health-care teams treat a cardiac arrest on a robotic
mannequin; trying out haptic simulation techniques
like performing a colonoscopy; and observing students
enacting realistic medical scenarios with Standardized
Patients (actors.) The Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration
with WRHA, will operate the new $4.6-million, 11,000
square foot state-of-the-art facility.
The Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility will
transform how Manitobas health professions are
prepared to deal with real patients and
medical emergencies. Realistic simulation training will
strengthen communication and clinical skills of students
and ensure more confdent, experienced practitioners,
said Dr. J. Dean Sandham, Dean of Medicine, University
of Manitoba.
Dr. Brian Postl, President and CEO of the Winnipeg
Regional Health Authority said the new centre is a huge
step forward in terms of both education and patient
safety. This will allow students to practice the skills they
need to develop before actually using them on patients.
It is the way of the future.
Funding for the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility
(CLSF) included $1 million each from the WRHA, Province
of Manitoba and Faculty of Medicine; and $1.6 million
from donors, students and alumni.
The CLSF promotes simulation education and training
using life-like robotic mannequins for students and
postgraduate students in Medicine, School of Medical
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Rehabilitation, Pharmacy and Nursing; clinicians,
physicians and faculty members; and WRHA health
teams and emergency medical service personnel.
Four large examination rooms are equipped with robotic
headboards and elevated observation rooms which allow
instructors to manipulate various medical scenarios
or traumas.
Like a hospital, all of the CLSFs 17 multipurpose
examination rooms are equipped with a diagnostic
headwall featuring blood pressure cuffs, otoscope,
thermometer, medical gas columns, heart-rate monitors
and intravenous carts. And the patients populating this
health centre two adults, a birthing mother, an infant
and a child are all anatomically correct robotic
mannequins who can breathe and have pulses and
refexes. Some also talk!
The CLSF is already being used for examinations, clinical
assessments, training sessions, Standardized Patient
medical scenarios and continuing medical education. It is
ideal for training or retraining sessions, new instruction,
student exams, group exercises and evaluations.
The CLSF provides a beautiful new home for existing
programs but also holds great promise for developing
novel ones, said Dr. Andrew MacDiarmid, head of the
Department of Medical Education. We encourage faculty
to contact us if they are interested in touring the facility
or using it for new courses.
Each room is also equipped with high-fdelity video
cameras with real-time playback capability to facilitate
evaluations and debriefng -central to the simulation
teaching style. MbM
For more information about booking the CLSF,
please call 272-3070.
Mindermar Professorship
was created by generous
$1-million donation from
the Rady Family Founda-
tion, Morley
and Marjorie Blankstein
(pictured left and right)
and Mindel Olenick
(pictured centre.)
Photo by Rene Barclay.
Teaching the Teachers
From standardized patients, task trainers
and high-fdelity human simulators, the
CLSF provides new ways to teach medical
students. It is through the newly established
Mindermar Professorship in Human
Simulation that these teaching tools
will be incorporated into educational
programs.
Created through a $1-million dollar gift
from the Rady Family Foundation, Mindel
Olenick and Marjorie and Morley
Blankstein, the Mindermar Professorship
in Human Simulation will provide leadership
in the area of medical education through
human simulation.
The appointee of the Mindermar
Professorship will be involved in the
development, evaluation and research
of educational programs utilizing human
simulators and standardized patients. MbM
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The Art of Innocence:
Children in Medicine
Art and medicine come together at the
University of Manitoba Medical Art Show
Students in the University of Manitoba Faculty of
Medicine expressed the humanistic side of medicine
through art at the 7th annual Medical Art Show focusing
on the theme The Art of Innocence: Children in Medicine
held in February 2008.
The exhibit featured poetry, sculpture, painting, sketch
and photography including a powerful collage by a
medical student about her own experiences as a child
with an illness.
Children perceive caregivers differently how will we
as physicians demonstrate care, empathy, compassion
to children and reach out as clinicians? asked senior
co-ordinator Laura Kravetsky, Med II student:
The goal of the art show is to give medical students an
opportunity to explore the humanistic and caring aspects
of medicine, added senior co-ordinator Deanna Klassen,
Med II student. We are cognizant that our responsibility
as doctors is not just about diagnosing and treating the
illness or disease, but treating the patient as a whole. Its
an important part of practicing our profession.
CLSF and Standardized Patient staff members in the
beautiful, state-of-the-art Clinical Learning & Simulation
Facility, located in the basement of Brodie Centre.
Medical students participating in the art show gained
insight into the issues faced by pediatric patients, their
families and health care professionals treating patients.
Interpretations of the theme ranged from how children
react to illness to how parents and families feel at time
of diagnosis.
Inspiration for their original art works came from
learning about how the Childrens Hospital Child Life
Department helps children deal with hospitalization and
meeting photographer Keith Levit regarding capturing
images of children in art.
Future doctors and health-care professionals must
demonstrate competence, compassion, and a high level
of consistent quality care to children. Through art, the
students were able to explore the emotional, physical
and spiritual impact of illness on children. MbM
by: Ilana Simon
Front row (left to right): Standardized Patient co-
ordinators Holly Harris, Tim Webser and Lezlie Brooks;
back row (left to right): Nonato Nitafan, CLSF IT support,
Kathy Harlos, Offce Manager, Cathy MacDonald, offce
assistant, Ed Walker, CLSF IT support.
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East Meets West
Husky Energy Medical Exchange
Program Opens Eyes
What Magda Drewniak (MD/08) will remember most about
her remarkable exchange program with Shantou University
in China last March is how east meets west in the practice
of medicine.
We visited a community hospital and saw how traditional
medicine was integrated in the hospital and patients are
treated with both traditional and western medicines. It was
eye opening, said Drewniak, one of four University of
Manitoba medical students who participated in this years
Husky Energy Medical Exchange Program. The global
exchange program gives four Manitoban and four Chinese
students an opportunity to spend three to eight weeks
experiencing each others country and learning hands-on
about medical and patient care.
We also visited a traditional Chinese medical pharmacy
and sat in on a traditional Chinese medical clinic where
they performed cupping, moxibustion (burning of an herb
on specifc acupuncture points) and massage, she said.
Drewniak, Sarah Freedman (MD/08), Greg Reimer (MD/08)
and Jolene Fisher (MD/08) completed one of their fourth-
year electives at Shantou University Medical College located
in the city of Shantou, Guangdong province, China.
For Freedman, about to start her residency program in
pediatrics at UBC, the experience was invaluable. I gained
greater cultural awareness of traditional Chinese medicine
and respect for where different immigrant groups are
coming from, she said, adding, she was also exposed to
different ways to treat children like treating children with
cerebral palsy and autism with acupuncture and massage.
Both Freedman and Drewniak acknowledge that the
experience broadened their perspectives on health-care
delivery and on their own medical education.
The way we are taught medicine is not universal evidence-
based medicine is very North American, explains Drewniak.
It forces you to think outside the Western box.
Freedman says its important to recognize the many
different ways to approach and view health-care delivery
and to learn from the Chinese system.
In China, medical care operates from a more holistic
approach that is patient-centred, Drewniak notes. You
look at all parts and the interaction between the patient
and his or her environment.
In addition to student exchanges, the Husky Energy
Medical Exchange Program also supports faculty and
researcher exchanges between University of Manitoba
and Chinese universities. Last December, John C.S. Lau,
President and CEO of Husky Energy announced a $1-million
endowed gift, doubling the size of the universitys medical
student and faculty exchange program with partnering
Chinese universities which was originally supported by
a $1-million gift from the Li Ka Shing Foundation.
Dr. Patrick Choy, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of
Medicine lauded Husky and its President for their generosity
and foresight. We are building important cross-cultural
connections between Manitoba and China. The Husky
Energy Medical Exchange Program is already reaping
many academic and research benefts as our students
and faculty members gain exceptional global experience
in medical education and patient care in China, he said.
Drewniak, about to embark on her residency program
in internal medicine at Dalhousie University, values what
she took away from the exchange program: Its important
to experience different cultures and different ways of
medicine so you keep an open mind when approaching
patients. It was a complete honour to represent our school
and our university and I am very grateful for the support
from Huskyits immeasurable.
While students had a chance during their stay to visit
Beijing, the Great Wall of China and Hong Kong, living in
Shantou provided an opportunity to live in a part of China
off the tourist track.
It was an amazing experience and all of us are very
appreciative of it and thank Husky for the opportunity. We
will take our experiences with us as we go off on different
directions in our medical careers, and always remember
what we saw and learned in China, said Freedman. MbM
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Giving Back: Health Equity Lives
on in Alan Klass Memorial Program
The life and work of Dr. Alan Klass (MD/ 32) leave a lasting
legacy at the University of Manitoba with the launch of the
Alan Klass Memorial Program in Health Equity April 4 and
5, 2008. The launch included a donor recognition reception
as well as a day-long professional development series for
students, residents and faculty.
This new initiative aims to provide all graduates of the
University of Manitobas Medical School with the capacity
to ensure that access to health care is the same for all who
turn to them as physicians and that the quality of services
offered is the best available.
My dad was a strong example and proponent of medical
professionalism, putting the interests of the patient frst
and being socially accountable, says Dr. Daniel Klass
(BA/63, B.Sc.Med and MD/67), of his father Alan Klass.
The program was established by the family of Alan Klass.
Daniel and his sister Baillie Jean Tolkien (BA/62) took the
cause to the Tolkien Trust, a charitable foundation
established by the family of the late JRR Tolkien.
I am very proud and delighted in the program coming
together. I have to thank the Tolkien Trust for contributing
to the program and the University for being so open to it,
says Klass.
The undergraduate medical education program will focus
on several targeted areas: Aboriginal health, disability
health, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender health, inner-city
health, international health, refugee/immigrant health, and
womens health. Students will learn about the sociological
and biological factors that contribute to disparities
in health care.
The program is designed to provide students with direct
experiences in helping those who are stigmatized in one
way or another, Klass explains.
The generosity of the Klass family and the Tolkien Trust
follows in the footsteps of Dr. Alan Klass, who gave back
to his alma mater and to his community throughout his life.
He came from a large immigrant family that was not well
off by any means, Klass says. He experienced the benefts
of a supportive family and community. He felt an obligation
to give back.
And just as Dr. Alan Klass will be remembered for his
outstanding work as a surgeon and teacher, his advocacy
and passion for providing medical care to all will also be
remembered through the Alan Klass Memorial Program
in Health Equity. MbM
by: Alexis Jones
Dr. Daniel Klass spoke

at the launch of the Alan Klass
Memorial Program for Health Equity.
donor news
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Grad to Donate Family Farm
to Medicine Students
Dr. John A. Downey (MD/54) who grew up on a farm
near Nokomis, Saskatchewan, has left his familys farm
to his medical school in his will as a way of showing his
gratitude for the medical education he received at
the University of Manitoba.
This gift, once realized, will add to a $50,000 endowment
fund set up by Dr. Downey with contributions from family
and friends that supports the Victoria & J. Stuart Downey
Entrance Scholarship in Medicine in honour of his parents.
The scholarship will support Aboriginal students entering
the Faculty of Medicine.
Coming from a rural area, I know the challenges one faces
when going to university, says Dr. Downey. This scholarship
will help encourage Aboriginal students who may face
similar challenges as they pursue their medical education.
Canadas Aboriginal population is growing at a rate faster
than the general population, which makes access to
education provided by the Victoria & J. Stuart Downey
Entrance Scholarship in Medicine very important. This
award adds to the universitys ability to provide Aboriginal
students with programs to support them in their success.
The gift is symbolic as well. My roots are on that farm, and
by giving this gift Im sort of transferring that over to the
University of Manitoba which will then transfer it to the
students, says Dr. Downey.
Now a doctor in New York City, Dr. Downey graduated from
the University of Manitoba with his MD and B.Sc. (Med) in
1954. He interned at the University of British Columbia and
at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York in the area
of Rehabilitation Medicine. He spent two years in Internal
Medicine at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at Harvard
University and completed his D.Phil. at Christ Church
Oxford. Ultimately Dr. Downey became the Simon Baruch
Professor and Chairman of the Department of
Rehabilitation Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Centre in New York, where he is Professor Emeritus. MbM
Dr. John Downey bequeathed
family farm to support
Aboriginal medical
students.
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students and research activities at the Faculty of Medicine.
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An innovative gift of real estate will see a farm
in Saskatchewan help fund future doctors.
by: Beth Proven, Advancement Services
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news briefs
The School of Medical Rehabilitation will
hold a Homecoming reception for the SMR
classes of 63, 68, 73, 78, 83, 88, 93, 98
and 03 on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 pm
in the Brodie Centre atrium.
Schools in
Facultys Mini Medical School Demystifes Health Issues
More than 100 med students of all ages had a chance to learn frst-hand
about todays hottest health issues from Faculty of Medicine professors and
researchers at the innovative Mini Medical School held in March and April.
The University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine joined numerous medical
schools across the country with its launch of Mini Medical School, a series of
lectures aimed at increasing awareness and understanding among the public
of the scientifc principles behind many of todays emerging medical issues.
While no prior scientifc or medical background was required, the level of
information presented on topics such as allergies, depression, obesity and
heart health was similar to introductory medical school classes. Two lectures
were presented each evening followed by a question and answer session.
Lecture notes were also provided.
Mini Medical School gave members of the public an inside view of medical
issues that went beyond your average public lecture, said Dr. Giselle
Bourgeouis-Law, Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education. Participants
became very engaged and were excited by the level of learning offered
through Mini Med School.
Feedback, collected at the end of each lecture, was extremely positive with
participants stating that they gained an understanding of complex health
issues and enjoyed student-professor interaction. On the fnal evening,
students received a diploma signed by Dr. J. Dean Sandham, Dean of Medicine
attesting to their completion of Mini Medical School. Cost for the six evenings
was $125.00 with a special rate of $75 for students and seniors over 65; and
a fee of $30 to attend a single lecture.
Mini Medical Schools are one way universities and faculties of medicine are
reaching out to the wider community, said Dr. Bourgeious-Law. Perhaps just
as importantly, they have been shown to be fun, informative and memorable
for all involved. MbM
The Faculty will present another Mini Medical March 11 April 22, 2008 with
different curriculum to be presented. For more information, check the Mini
Med School website at http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/minimed/.
by: Ilana Simon
School of Medical Rehabilitation student
referendum group leaders at a reception
in March. Pictured (left to right): Jenneth
Swinamer, Physical Therapy Department
Head; University of Manitoba President
and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Emoke Szathmry;
Kristine Christoph, Respiratory Therapy
Year 3 student; Diane McGifford, Minister
of Advanced Education and Literacy;
Dr. Emily Etcheverry, Director, School of
Medical Rehabilitation; Donna Collins,
Occupational Therapy Department Head;
Jenna Faurschou, Occupational Therapy
Year 2 student; and Jesse Dziad,
Occupational Therapy Year 1 student
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University of Manitoba Leader:
New Physician Assistant Education Program
Meets Health
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care Needs
The University of Manitoba faculties of Medicine and
Graduate Studies will launch Canadas frst university-
based Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEP)
in September 2008, a graduate-level education program
leading to a Master of Physician Assistant Studies.
The innovative education program for physician assistants
is supported by the Province of Manitoba. Until now,
the only Canadian Medical Association-accredited
physician assistant training program has been through
the Canadian Forces.
The Faculty of Medicines new Offce of Physician
Assistant Studies has been inundated with inquires by
hundreds of prospective applicants since the program
was offcially announced this spring.
The U of M is proud to be Canadian leaders in the
education of physician assistants, said Dr. Wil Fleisher,
Associate Dean, Offce of Medical Education. The
collaboration of physician assistants with members of
an inter-disciplinary health team will result in increased
patient satisfaction and patient care, and be part of
a comprehensive approach to address our provinces
growing medical and health-care needs for the future.
Physician Assistants are highly skilled health-care
professionals who work under the supervision of
a physician in a variety of health-care setting from
emergency to primary care to sub-specialty sites.
As part of an inter-professional health team, PAs
can perform a spectrum of duties including conducting
physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests,
providing therapeutic procedures, and prescribing
medications when indicated.
Up to 12 candidates will be accepted each year for
entrance in to the two-year full-time program. Criteria
for applicants include a four-year undergraduate degree,
a background in the health sciences and a minimum
of one year (2000 hours) of direct patient contact
in a health-care feld.
During the frst year, students will engage in a formal
didactic/seminar-based learning process, while year
two will focus on clinical-based training. MbM
The PAEP application deadline for the inaugural September
2008 beginning of this graduate program was June 1, 2008.
For more information about the program, contact
the Offce of Physician Assistant Studies at:
paep@cc.umanitoba.ca or telephone (204) 272-3065.
by: Ilana Simon
Physician Assistants in
Manitoba are hiighly-skilled
health-care professionals
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faculty awards
Dr. Francis Plummer, OC, MD, LLD,
FRCPC, FRSC one of the worlds
foremost HIV/AIDS researchers, was
named Canadas Health Researcher of
the Year in the feld of Biomedical and
Clinical Research. The University of
Manitoba researcher received the prestigious Michael
Smith Prize in Health Research at an awards banquet in
Ottawa last November.
Dr. Plummer is a University of Manitoba Distinguished
Professor of medical microbiology and Canada Research
Chair in Resistance and Susceptibility to Infections. He is
also the Senior Scientifc Advisor of the Public Health
Agency of Canada, Director General of the Centre for
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in Ottawa, and
Scientifc Director General of the National Microbiology
Laboratory in Winnipeg.
Additionally, the Winnipeg Chapter of the Canadian
Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented
the prestigious Scopus Award to Dr. Plummer at its
Celebration of Global Research gala dinner on May 14,
2008 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
The Scopus Award is the highest honour conferred
by the Friends on behalf of the Hebrew University.
The Friends and the University recognized Dr. Plummer
as an outstanding community leader for his active
involvement in humanitarian causes of local, national,
and international scale.
Dr. Evelyn Shapiro was named to the
Order of Manitoba for her instrumental
role in the development of Canadas frst
province-wide homecare program. With
demographics showing a particularly
large number of people joining the ranks
of the elderly over the next few years, Dr. Shapiros research
into the need for cost-effective, patient-centred care will
continue to be an invaluable tool for policy makers.
Many U of M students have benefted from Dr. Shapiros
work as a senior scholar and professor.
Dr. Estelle Simons received the World
Allergy Organizations scientifc
achievement award in recognition of
outstanding scientifc contributions in
allergy and immunology which have
aided clinicians around the world to
treat patients more effectively. Dr. Simons is a professor
in the department of pediatrics and child health and
in the department of immunology at the University
of Manitoba.
Dr. Daniel S. Sitar has been appointed
the frst Canadian Editor of the Journal
of Clinical Pharmacology. The appoint-
ment was recently announced by the
American College of Clinical
Pharmacology. Dr. Sitar will also
become the publications frst non-physician editor.
Dr. Sitar is professor and head of the Department of
Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Concurrently, he is
professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical
Pharmacology section; the Department of Pediatrics and
Child Health in the faculty of pharmacy. He also is
research affliate with the universitys Centre on Aging.
Mr. Dallas J. Legare, Department of
Pharmacology, was presented with the
Presidents Award of Excellence at
Medicine Convocation. The Presidents
Award celebrates the exceptional
contributions of support staff during
their careers at the University of Manitoba. Mr. Legare
joined the University of Manitoba in July 1984 as head
research technologist with the newly formed Hepatorenal
Research Unit. Over the past 23 years, he has been an
active mentor and support to junior technologists,
graduate students and visiting scientists.
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alumni news
An Acute Case of Class Spirit
Alumnus Receives Top AGA Award
With its class spirit alive
and well, the Medicine class
of 1967 has established a
campaign to raise $100,000
for an endowment fund to
support bursaries for
future medical students.
We have had a few really
strong class reunions and
many of us refected fondly
on our time at the
University of Manitoba,
says Edna Becker (MD/67),
chair of the fundraising
committee.
People felt that the U of M
had given them a good start
in the world and we should
pay it back if we can, says
Becker, who herself is a
longstanding supporter of
the university, contributing
to various projects over
the years.
The Medicine class of 67
campaign committee Paul
Mitenko (MD/67), Norm Bell
(MD/67), Joe Bocklage
(MD/67) and Merv Kroeker
(MD/67) has had an
excellent response from
their classmates and to
date has raised $70,000
toward its goal.
I think many of the class
felt that the amount of
money we could raise would
make a difference to
students, recognizing the
fnancial challenge that
many students face in
medicine, says Becker.
Barbara Becker, Director of
Development & Alumni
Affairs, Bannatyne Campus,
notes that class gifts offer
an ideal opportunity for
alumni to recognize the
role their alma mater
has played in their lives.
Establishing a class gift
at a reunion is a way for
alumni to give back to the
university that has shaped
their careers, and help
future medical students,
she says. MbM
The 2008 Julius Friedenwald Medal,
the American Gastroenterological
Associations (AGA) highest honour, was
presented to Martin Brotman, MD, AGAF,
president and chief executive offcer of
California Pacifc Medical Center in San
Francisco. This award, presented annually
since 1941, recognizes a physician for
lifelong contributions to the feld of
gastroenterology.
Dr. Brotman (MD/62) has provided his
expertise to several medical organizations,
including service as president and numerous
other appointments for the AGA and AGA
Institute, founding chairman of The
Foundation for Digestive Health and
Nutrition, and chair of the Subspecialty
Board on Gastroenterology for the
American Board of Internal Medicine. In all,
Dr. Brotman has been recognized with
nearly 20 achievement awards.
Since 1967, his medical career has taken
root in San Francisco, and he has served
as president and chief executive offcer
of California Pacifc Medical Center since
1995. He has devoted himself to his
organization in many capacities, including
as chairman of the department of medicine,
director of medical services for the
infammatory disease center, director of
the division of education and chief of the
division of gastroenterology.
Dr. Brotman has also served the University
of California, San Francisco, Medical Center
for 41 years, currently as a clinical professor
of medicine. MbM
by: Rene Barclay, Advancement Services
The Faculty of Medicine class of 1967 celebrated its
40th reunion last year in British Columbia and is well
on its way towards raising $100,000 for bursaries.
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obituaries
We extend our condolences to all family and friends of our University of Manitoba
Faculty of Medicine alumni and colleagues who have recently passed away.
Dr. Daniel Egil Bergsagel, CM, MD, D.Phil.
(April 25, 1925 October 20, 2007)
Dr. Daniel E. Bergsagel attended Outlook College and Camrose
Lutheran College before obtaining his medical degree from the
University of Manitoba in 1949. After pursuing his training in
internal medicine and hematology under Dr. Max Wintrobe
at the University of Utah, he completed his D.Phil. at Oxford
University.
He began his career in hematology at the M.D. Anderson
Hospital in Houston, becoming a pioneer in medical oncology,
and world renowned for developing the frst effective treatment
for multiple myeloma. He was physician-in-chief at the Princess
Margaret Hospital in Toronto from 1964 to 1991. He remained
active in myeloma research even in retirement. He was an
Emeritus Professor of the University of Toronto and Member
of the Order of Canada.
Danny loved his work but was also a bon vivant and equally
loved to entertain, sing, travel and visit family and friends. All
memorial gifts in Dannys name were directed to the Princess
Margaret Hospital Foundation. Images of his life can be seen,
and notes and comments shared at www.daniel_bergsagel.
legacy.com
Dr. Lawrence Redmond Coke, MD, FRCPC,
FCCP, FACP
(June 12, 1913 - February 9, 2008)
From his early years, Dr. Laurie R. Cokes goal
in life was to be a doctor, like his father, caring
for Manitobans, and to have a family. He
prevailed in this endeavour and received his
MD degree with honours from the University of Manitoba
Medical College at age 21 and after a year of internship,
graduated in 1936.
He studied Cardiology under the supervision of Sir John
Parkinson at The London Hospital. His studies were interrupted
by the outbreak of war in 1939. He enlisted in the Royal Army
Medical Corps and served as medical offcer with the Suffolk
Regiment before becoming an offcer with Number 6 Commando
Unit. Laurie served with distinction and received special
mention in the offcial history of the British Commandos,
The Green Beret.
At the end of the war, he returned to Winnipeg to join the Faculty
of Medicine at the University of Manitoba as an Associate
Professor. After completing additional training in Cardiology at
the Massachusetts General Hospital, Laurie began work as an
attending physician at St Boniface Hospital, acting as Director
of Outpatient Services and helped create its frst Heart Clinic.
He participated actively in local medical associations, the
American College of Physicians, held a life membership as a
Fellow Emeritus in the American College of Chest Physicians,
was a member of the Medical Council of Canada and was a
founding member of the Manitoba Heart Foundation.
Throughout his life, Laurie maintained a busy private practice
at the Medical Arts Building until he retired at age 82. He
respected his colleagues and all who devoted their skills
and expertise to the care of the ill, both in hospital and at home.
He enjoyed the many successes of his students. He freely gave
his patients and their families his care and support in any way
possible to alleviate their illness and improve their lives.
Memorial gifts were directed to the Deer Lodge Hospital
or a charity of choice.
Dr. Duncan Eben Govan, MD, PhD
(1923 November 30, 2007)
Dr. Duncan Govan was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
in 1923. His university career began in 1941 at the University
of Manitoba and eventuated with his MD in 1948, following a
required year of internship. He spent three additional years at
the University of Manitoba, two in general surgery and one in
Gynecology. He entered the urology residency program at the
University of Chicago (1951-54).
Duncan joined Dr. Thomas Stamey and the new Stanford
University School of Medicine in 1961. Duncan took on pediatric
urology, neurogenic bladder problems, general urology and most
of the cancer problems. Neurogenic bladder dysfunction in
adults and children was an area of great interest to Dr. Govan
and led to some of the earliest literature on urodynamics in
adults and children.
Duncan was always heavily involved with medical student
teaching and he originated several programs of importance to
the School, the Division and to the residency programs at UCSF,
UC Davis and in addition to the Army and Navy urology programs.
He received several Kaiser Awards for teaching and he was the
recipient of the Alvin C. Rambar Award for Excellence in Patient
Care (1993).
Duncan became Professor Emeritus in 1988 at Stanford
University, but continued with patient care until 1993. While
Duncan was Deputy Chief of Staff in 1992, he helped organize a
Free Medical Clinic in East Palo Alto sponsored by local Rotary
Clubs. He was Medical Director of this clinic which serves people
who have no access to medical care. It is run entirely by
volunteer physicians and nurses in addition to a host of
Stanford undergraduate students.
Dr. Max Minuck, MD
(May 5, 1921 November 7, 2007)
Dr. Max Minuck graduated from the University of Manitoba
Medical School in 1946. For the next three and one half years
he practiced general medicine in Lafeche, Saskatchewan. Upon
his return to Winnipeg, in January 1951, he took up residency in
Anesthesia at the St. Boniface General Hospital. He remained
as Head of the Section of Anesthesia until 1976. During this time
he led a successful campaign to have Anesthesia become a
separate and independent department both at the University
of Manitoba Medical School and at the Hospital.
In 1973, Max became a full-time, tenured Professor of
Anesthesia with the University of Manitoba which enabled him
to fulfll his desire to pass on his extensive knowledge to future
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Anesthesiologists. He published many professional articles
mostly relating to the use of drugs in the management of cardiac
arrest. Throughout his career he was active in anesthesia politics
and became President of the Canadian Anesthesiologists
Society in 1968.
In 1976 Max moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he continued to
practice anesthesia until his retirement in 1991. Memorial gifts
in Maxs memory were directed to the University of Manitoba;
to The Max Minuck MD Family Trust Fund at the Health Sciences
Library, 770 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, or to a charity of choice.
Dr. Carl Pinksy, PhD Professor Emeritus,
Department of Pharmacology and
Therapeutics, University of Manitoba
(1928 - May 29, 2008)
Dr. Carl Pinsky died on May 29, 2008 after
several years of failing health. He was 80
years old. Carl came to Manitoba as a
Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. George Frank, for fve years was
supported by an MRC Scholarship, and was appointed Assistant
Professor in 1962 during the headship of Dr. Mark Nickerson.
This was a period in which Carl was privileged to participate in
the development of a centre of pharmacology that became
highly regarded for both its research and scholastic excellence.
He achieved the academic rank of Professor in 1978.
Carls beginnings were in the feld of biomedical engineering.
His undergraduate specialties were physics and mathematics.
He became a research assistant for Dr. B.D. Burns, a neurophysi-
ologist at McGill University, in an era when evolution of
electronic equipment for neurological research was in its
infancy. Most of the equipment required for those studies had
to be built from scratch, calibrated, maintained, and in perfect
operating condition during the experiments. While at the
University of Manitoba, his attention to detail in the preparation
and use of instrumentation for his brain-neuron studies is
legendary. Recognizing Carls sense of responsibility and
constant aim for perfection in his instrumentation, one can
only imagine the time and pains he took , on a daily basis, to
meet the needs of Dr. Burns research program. Carl obtained his
M.Sc. and PhD in Physiology at McGill University.
Carl was Founding President, Montreal Chapter on Biomedical
Instrumentation, of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers in 1960, a technological consultant in medical
electronic instrumentation to biomedical investigators in the
Montreal area and advisor on instrumentation technology during
construction of the MacIntyre Medical Sciences Building at
McGill University. His teaching duties have included major
responsibilities in laboratory and didactic instruction on
biomedical instrumentation and medical electronics, both
at McGill University and the University of Manitoba.
Carl was a gentle man with calm demeanor and was perpetually
optimistic. He was never heard to say a harsh word about
anyone. He could never say no and often found himself
immersed in administrative and teaching duties above and
beyond what was normally expected. He had a passion for
science and learning and for encouraging others, particularly
students, to enjoy the journey.
Dr. Stephen S. Toni MD/36 February 2, 2008
at Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Peter Oswald Lehmann MD/37 July 19, 2007
at Vancouver, BC
Dr. Charles Rennie MD/40 August 17, 2007
Dr. W. H. Sparling East MD/41 June 23, 2007 at Fernie, BC
Dr. Margaret C. Chambers MD/43 November 11, 2007
Dr. George D. Barnett MD/44 December 28, 2007
Dr. John D. Stevenson MD/45 August 31, 2007 at West
Vancouver, BC
Dr. Michael Paul Barry MD/48 August 22, 2007
at Montreal, QC
Dr. J.K. Clokie MD/48 May 22, 2007 at West Vancouver, BC
Dr. James Peter Enns MD/48 January 19, 2008
Dr. Nancy Gemmell MD/48 January 12, 2008
at Courteray, BC
Dr. Hugh R. MacPhail MD/48 December 20, 2007
Dr. Leslie J. Cera MD/49 January 18, 2008 at Toronto, ON
Dr. Peter James Shelton MD/50 September 18, 2007
at Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Clara Jean McFarlane MD/51 December 16, 2007
at Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Edward H. Waugh MD/51 April 18, 2007 at Sarnia, ON
Dr. William C. Meredith MD/55 October 18, 2007
at Grand Forks, ND
Dr. Henry D. Hildebrand MD/56 February 13, 2008
at Vancouver, BC
Dr. Walter Knickerbocker MD/57 October 26, 2007
at Vancouver, BC
Dr. Katrina P. Nagy MD/59 November 23, 2007
at Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Lawrence F. Werboski MD/78 July 17, 2007
at Burlington, ON
Dr. Jennifer Gwen Siemens MD/93 May 2, 2008
at Winnipeg, MB
Class of 1953 55th Reunion
September 10-14, 2008 Winnipeg
Sept. 12 Welcome Reception at
private home
Sept. 13 Faculty of Medicine
Homecoming Breakfast, Brodie Atrium
Sept. 13 Lunch at Hotel Fort Garry,
Palm Room
Class Leader: Dr. Donna Semelka
Class of 1958 50th Reunion
Sept. 10-14, 2008 Winnipeg
Sept. 12 Welcome Reception at
I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute
(Mezzanine), St. Boniface General
Hospital
Sept. 13 Faculty of Medicine
Homecoming Breakfast, Brodie Atrium
Sept. 13 Cocktails and Dinner at The
Gates on Roblin
September. 14 Brunch at Hotel Fort
Garry, Gateway Room
Class Leaders: Dr. Earl Hirshfeld,
Dr. Henry Friesen, Dr. Helmet Huebert,
Dr. Henry Krahn, Dr. Harold Standing
Class of 1965 43rd Reunion
Sept. 22 - 25, 2008 Vancouver
(Princess Cruise to LA)
Class Leaders: Dr. Howard Book,
Dr. Richard Mark, Dr. Brent Schacter
Class of 1968 40th Reunion
Sept. 10-14, 2008 Winnipeg
Sept. 12 Welcome Reception at
St. Charles Country Club
Sept. 13 Faculty of Medicine
Homecoming Breakfast, Brodie Atrium
What Have You Been Up to the Last
40 Years? Session Theatre C
Sept. 13 Cocktails and Dinner at Hotel
Fort Garry, LaVerendrye Room
Sept. 14 Brunch at Hotel Fort Garry,
LaVerendrye Room
Class Leaders: Dr. Ron Devere, Dr. Ted
Lyons, Dr. Bob Ramsay, Dr. Bill Rennie
Class of 1973 35th Reunion
Date to be determined. California
Class Leaders:
Dr. Ed Banman, Dr. Larry Reynolds (Wpg.)
Class of 1978 30th Reunion
Sept. 10-14, 2008 Winnipeg
Sept. 12 Welcome Reception at
University Womens Club, 54 Westgate
Sept. 13 Faculty of Medicine
Homecoming Breakfast, Brodie Atrium
What Have You Been Up to the Last
30 Years? Session Theatre B
Sept. 13 Cocktails and Dinner at Hotel
Fort Gary, Gateway Room
Sept. 14 Brunch at Hotel Fort Garry,
Club Room
Class Leaders: Dr. Murray Kopelow,
Dr. Blake McClarty
Class of 1988 20th Reunion
Class Leader: Dr. Nobby Woo
Details TBA
Class of 1993 15th Reunion
Sept. 12-14, 2008 Winnipeg
Details TBA
Class Leader: Dr. Andrew MacDiarmid
Class of 1998 10th Reunion
Sept. 12-14, 2008 Winnipeg
Details TBA
Class Leaders: Dr. Sherry Gard, Dr. Dave
Dillon, Dr. Leroy Storsley, Dr. Shelley Zieroth
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homecoming
Reconnect with fellow classmates,
old friends and your alma mater at
a Medicine class reunion. Many
Faculty of Medicine class reunions
will take place over the University
of Manitoba Homecoming Weekend
September 10-14, 2008.
All Faculty of Medicine alumni are
invited to join us for the Medicine
Homecoming Breakfast and Tours
at Brodie Atrium, 727 McDermot Ave.
The breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.
with tours starting at 10:00 a.m. The
new Clinical Learning & Simulation
Facility, located on the lower level
of the Brodie Centre, will be a
highlight of the tour.
For more information about partici-
pating in any of the 2008 Medicine
reunions, the Homecoming breakfast
or becoming involved in organizing
your own class reunion, please
contact the alumni oce at
(204) 977-5650.
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