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 MGS blog page
By Dr. Bridget Picco
Winter 2008
Presenting the Medical Graduates’ Society official blog page! Your photographs, poetry, commentaries and artistic endeavours are welcome here. Med school alumni who perform gardening miracles, who love motorized "things," who love music, or love anything are invited to contribute. Please e-mail me at bmp@nl.rogers.com.
Let us all toast Dr. Wayne Gulliver for his dedication as past president of the Medical Graduates’ Society. He received the J.D. Eaton Award in October for "exceptional leadership and outstanding service to Memorial University."
The Medical Graduates’ Society (MGS) was formed in 1973. We are a professional branch of the Alumni Association of MUN.
The MGS consists of all former students, including interns and residents, who have graduated from MUN with an MD. Associate members include all interns and residents, who have spent at least one year at MUN. Honorary members include all past and present deans, and all assistant and associate deans. So, you see, there's quite a crowd...too many for Sunday dinner (unless you boil extra peas pudding!)
The MGS constitution requires a board of six physicians. Three MGS members are required to fill the board. The board would meet twice a year only. Interested docs, please contact me at bmp@nl.rogers.com.
Our constitution defines our governing body as a president, past president and six members at large. This board should meet four times a year. The MGS presently sponsors the Dr. Wallace Ingram Award for New Faculty and the “Thousands Thousand” challenge. I will provide more information on these awards in future articles.
With assistance from MUN Alumni affairs, the MGS is planning four events this year: wine/scotch night in January; a fishing trip in May; the first annual Dean Rusted Golf tournament in August (day three of the reunion) and a family night in December.
Details right now are sketchy, but the fog will lift!
Cheers for now,
Bridget
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Dr. Joy Cluett
Class of 1993
Plastic surgeon, HSC
Presently reading: Harry Potter
Favourite wine: 2 Hands 2 Faces
Favourite singer: Madonna
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Dr. Rob Mckay
Class of 1984
Urologist , New York
Hockey enthusiast who recently started playing bagpipes
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MGS blog page
By Dr. Bridget Picco
Spring 2008
Greetings fellow alumni! I would like to introduce the MUN Med Alumni Board.
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Dr. Wayne Gulliver,
past president
Class of ’82
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Dr. Ford Bursey
Class of ’82
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Dr. Alan Goodridge
Class of ’79
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Dr. Barry Rose,
Class of ’81
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Dr. Bridget Picco
Class of ’84
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As per our constitution, two more members need to be added. If you are interested, place contact me at bmp@nl.rogers.com. The board oversees the awarding of the Dr. Wallace Ingram Award for New Faculty and monitors the Thousand Thousands campaign.
The Dr. Wallace Ingram Award for New Faculty is named in honour of Dr. Wally Ingram, renowned endocrinologist and mentor to many of us who have graduated from MUN’s medical school. This award is usually supported by the re-union classes and is awarded to a new faculty researcher. Last year, Dr. Bruno Stuyvers, associate professor in Biomedical Sciences, received the award for research in cardiac arrhythmias. In 2006, Dr. Leslie Rourke received the award to develop a website for the Rourke Baby record and other associated projects.
The objective of the Thousand Thousands campaign is to promote annual giving to the Faculty of Medicine and to help fund the Dr. Ian Rusted Founder’s Chair in Medical Education. This endowed chair has a $2.5 million price tag and hopefully will be funded mainly through the support of our medical alumni, ideally over three years. The chair will be a recognized leader in the medical community and will actively promote MUN’s medical school internationally through innovation in medical education and development. Here’s your chance to say thanks with impact!
Reunion 2009 is looking very promising. The first graduating class of 1973 will be back in town for the event. The class of ’83 are celebrating their 25th (you only look 29!). This year, we are launching the first Dean Ian Rusted Memorial Golf Tournament on the Sunday morning of the reunion weekend, Aug. 3, at Clovelly golf course. Tee off times start at 8 a.m. and there will be 10 teams. Hopefully we will have sponsors, with all donations going to the Dr. Ian Rusted Founder’s Chair in Medical Education. Dean James Rourke will be hosting an informal lunch after the golf game. Golfers and non-golfers, please drop in that day.
Thanks to Dr. Paul Gardiner, Dr. Bill Eaton and all who attended the wine tasting event at the Rooms on Feb. 21. It was a wonderful event and very informative. My wine now has an aroma, body and feet and can be pricey! Next year’s event is in the planning!
‘Til we meet again
Bridget
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Dr. Angela Penney
Class of 1993
Favourite CD: Amelia Curran’s War Brides
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