Early Days of Medicine at Memorial University

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[1911-1948] [1949-1966] [1967-1979] [1980-2007]

1911
Newfoundland had 119 doctors.

1924
The Newfoundland Medical Association (NMA) was formed by a group of Newfoundland physicians. In 1993, the association was renamed the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA).

1925
Memorial University College was founded as a memorial to Newfoundlanders who died in WWI.

1925
John Lewis Paton was appointed first president of Memorial University College, retiring in 1933.

1933
There were 83 doctors in Newfoundland, with 23 residing and working in St. John’s.

1933
Albert George Hatcher was appointed president of Memorial University College, retiring in 1952.

1934
The Cottage Hospital system was established in Newfoundland.

1935
The M/V Lady Anderson, purchased in July, was the first vessel used as a clinic boat in the Cottage Hospital system. Dr. Nigel Rusted, a Newfoundlander, was the first physician to serve on the clinic boat.

1936
Old Perlican Cottage Hospital opened in January.
Markland Cottage Hospital opened in March.
Burgeo and Harbour Breton Cottage Hospitals opened in May.
Come By Chance Cottage Hospital opened in June.
Burin Cottage Hospital opened.

1937
Stephenville Crossing Cottage Hospital opened in February.

1940
Bonavista Cottage Hospital opened in July.
Norris Point Cottage Hospital opened in December.

1941
Grand Bank Cottage Hospital opened in October.

1942
Placentia Cottage Hospital opened in November.

1944
Brookfield Cottage Hospital opened in January.

1946
Gander Cottage Hospital opened in April.
Botwood Cottage Hospital opened in November.

[1949-1966]

1949
On March 31, Newfoundland became the 10th province of Canada.

1949
Memorial University College became Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1949
An air ambulance service was established, which provided for the transfer of patients from the isolated areas of Newfoundland and Labrador to the large medical centres in the province.

1949
The Newfoundland Medical Association became a division of the Canadian Medical Association.

1949
The Honourable Herman Quinton was minister of health from April to July 1949.

1949
The Honourable James Walker was minister of health from July 1949 to December 1951.

1949
Sir Albert Joseph Walsh was the first lieutenant governor of Newfoundland, 1949.

1949
Sir Leonard Cecil Outerbridge was lieutenant governor, 1949-1957.

1950
A dental clinic was opened in St. John’s.

1952
Raymond Gushue was appointed president of Memorial University of Newfoundland, retiring Feb. 28, 1966.

1952
The Honourable Philip S. Forsey was minister of health from January 1952 to December 1954.

1952
Channel-Port-aux Basques Cottage Hospital opened in June.
The Fogo Cottage Hospital opened in September.
The Springdale Cottage Hospital opened in November.

1954
Heart surgery became possible at the General Hospital on Forest Road.

1954
The American-built hospital at St. Lawrence was handed over to the provincial government in 1954, becoming a part of the Cottage Hospital system.

1955
The Honourable Samuel J. Hefferton was minister of health from January 1955 to July 1956.

1956
The Honourable James M. McGrath was minister of health from July 1956 to September 1967.

1957
The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act was approved by parliament, marking the advent of Medicare in Canada. The act provided free acute hospital care and laboratory and radiological diagnostic services to Canadians. The Medical Care Act of 1966, which provided free access to physician services, stemmed from it.

1957
Honourable Campbell Leonard Macpherson was lieutenant governor, 1957-1963.

1957-1958
A Children’s Health Plan was created that included payment of physician’s fees.

1958
Dr. Ron V. Christie, chairman of the Department of Medicine at McGill University, proposed the idea for a medical school in Newfoundland to the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. L. A. Miller, after speaking at a Newfoundland refresher course for General Practitioners.

1960
The Diagnostic Services wing of the St. John’s General Hospital, which accommodated the O.R. theatres, X-ray and laboratory services and the cafeteria, was opened. The hospital had a 471 bed capacity.

1960
The Federal Government of Canada, as a result of a formal request by the Canadian Medical Association, appointed the Hall Royal Commission on Health Services, under the chairmanship of Justice Emmett M. Hall. The Commission on Health Services in Newfoundland began in 1961.

1961
Memorial University of Newfoundland raised the question of establishing a medical school.

1961-1962
Memorial University moved to a new campus on the outskirts of St. John’s.
Two thousand acres of Pippy Park were reserved for Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1962
The Hall Royal Commission on Health Services released its findings related to Newfoundland’s medical health services. It recommended four or five new medical schools for Canada, one of which might be in the Atlantic Provinces.

1963
Honourable Fabian O’Dea was lieutenant governor, 1963-1969.

1964
The MacLeod and Stewart preliminary survey of May 1964, requested by Memorial University of Newfoundland, recommended that a feasibility commission be established to consider the possibility of a university health sciences centre in St. John’s.

1965
On Feb. 8 the Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador appointed Lord Brain to a one-man Royal Commission on Health for Newfoundland and Labrador. He concluded that a medical school was essential to ensure adequate medical services for the province.

1965
The MacFarlane Feasibility Commission was appointed by Memorial University of Newfoundland in June. It recommended that a health sciences centre be established as quickly as possible, that Memorial University of Newfoundland appoint a dean of medicine by 1966, and that a university teaching hospital be built on the Memorial University campus.

1965
The Bell Island Cottage Hospital (the Dr. Walter Templeman Hospital) was built, the last hospital of the Cottage Hospital system.

1966
The MacFarlane Report and the Brain Royal Commission were submitted and summarized by the government, the Newfoundland Medical Association and Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1966
Memorial University formed a Joint Committee to deal with matters concerning the development of a medical school in Newfoundland.

1966
The Honourable Joseph R. Smallwood, premier, appointed Lord Stephen Taylor as president and vice-chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Lord Taylor retired in 1973.

1966
The School of Nursing was established at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1966
The Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre was opened Aug. 9. Dr. Clifford Joy was its first chief of pediatrics.

1966
The Medical Care Act of 1966 was passed.

[1967-1979]

1967
The second and third volumes of the late Lord Brain’s Royal Commission on Health were tabled in the provincial legislature Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Evening Telegram reported Feb. 1 that the Brain Commission recommended that a teaching hospital of at least 400 beds – equal in size to the Grace General Hospital – be established at Memorial University and that such a hospital, in conjunction with a medical school capable of receiving 40 students annually, be built on the campus as soon as possible.

1967
Health Minister Dr. James M. McGrath told the House of Assembly on Jan. 31 that the proposed medical school would take the edge off a need that would otherwise become desperate in providing health service in Newfoundland.

1967
On April 19 Premier J. R. Smallwood announced in the House of Assembly that within a five-year period the government would provide between $40 and $50 million to establish a health sciences centre, including a Faculty of Medicine, at Memorial University. He also announced that the university planned to proceed immediately with the selection and appointment of a dean of medicine.

1967
The Honourable John C. Crosbie was minister of health from September 1967 to May 1968.

1967
Dr. Ian Rusted, Newfoundlander and professor of medicine, was appointed the first dean of medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland. The announcement was made June 29 by Lord Taylor, president of Memorial University, at a press conference. Dr. Rusted was to officially begin his duties Sept. 1.

1967
Dr. K. B. Roberts, professor of physiology, was appointed the first associate dean of medicine (part-time); effective Sept. 1, 1968 (full-time). The announcement was made by Lord Taylor, president of Memorial University, on Sept. 21.

1967
Genevieve Colman was the first staff member appointed to the Faculty of Medicine.

1967
Speaking at the weekly meeting of the St. John’s Kiwanis Club in St. John’s Nov. 7, Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine, said without the federal resources fund in medical education it is possible the new medical college scheduled for Memorial University would not come into being. He said it would take about three years of planning before construction can begin on the new Health Sciences Centre, but he hoped that medical students would occupy temporary buildings at Memorial by September 1970.

1968
The old fever hospital, located in the General Hospital, began the process in January of being converted into a research laboratory for the new Faculty of Medicine, with three laboratories completed and functional and another five laboratories to be added in the next six months.

1968
On Jan. 18, Dr. Ian Rusted was one of two vice-presidents elected to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada at its annual meeting in Toronto.

1968
Dr. Ian Rusted announced details and two senior appointments for the new medical school, reported Feb. 8, in the Evening Telegram. The first two stages of organization were now complete. These included postgraduate training for specialists (including family practitioners), intern training and continuing education for all other doctors and, ultimately, other medical personnel. Postgraduate training and continuing medical education would function under Dr. Rusted and associate dean of medicine, Dr. K. B. Roberts, and would be headed up by Dr. A. M. House, director of continuing medical education, and Dr. William Marshall, director of postgraduate education.

1968
On Feb. 12, the appointment of Dr. John M. Darte as chief of medicine at the Janeway Child Health Centre was announced by Campbell Macpherson, chairman of the hospital board.

1968
Two more appointments to the staff of the new medical school at Memorial were announced at a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 13. Dr. Ian Rusted announced that Dr. John M. Darte has been appointed the first professor of pediatrics at Memorial. He also announced the appointment of Dr. Henry Kedward as assistant professor of medicine (medical sociology) and acting director of a research unit in sociology.

1968
It was announced in March that temporary buildings costing more than $1 million will be constructed on the campus of Memorial University. The complex will comprise seven units with classrooms for foundation year students, facilities for sociology and anthropology, medical student instruction and mathematical sciences and administrative offices.

1968
On March 31, Dr. Ian Rusted announced two major appointments to the new medical school. Dr. George H. Flight, a native of Broad Cove, Bay de Verde, was appointed professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. James B. Littlefield of Rhode Island, U.S.A., was named professor of surgery. Both positions commence with Memorial’s medical school on a full-time basis on Sept. 1.

1968
Health Minister John C. Crosbie announced on April 16, the appointment of Dr. James B. Littlefield as chief of surgery at the St. John’s General Hospital, effective September 1.

1968
On Thursday, April 18, Premier J. R. Smallwood said in the House of Assembly that the three Maritime Provinces agreed that an additional medical school for the Atlantic Provinces should be located in Newfoundland.

1968
The Honourable T. Alex Hickman was minister of health from May 1968 to June 1969.

1968
On Friday May 3, the provincial government voted an amount of $850,000 for the current fiscal year for Memorial University’s medical School. Health Minister John Crosbie said construction of the medical centre itself at the university isn’t expected to start until 1970 and the amount for this year is for procuring staff for the centre and for research. Of the total amount, $411,000 is for personnel and $230,000 is for acquisition of equipment.

1968
“Report No. 1 on the Medical School and Health Sciences Centre Progress” was tabled by Dean Ian Rusted, June 1.

1968
The first of a series of agreements between Memorial University and St. John’s hospitals was finalized July 2. G. A. Winter, chairman of Memorial’s Board of Regents, and Campbell Macpherson, chairman of the board of the Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child health Centre, signed an agreement which would pave the way for employment of university professors at the new medical college at the Janeway. The agreement would also see medical students training carried out at the hospital. It was the first such type agreement to be initiated in the province and it was hoped the same program eventually would extend to other major hospitals in the province.

1968
On July 29, Memorial University and the General Hospital signed an agreement to provide a closer liaison between the university medical school and the hospital. As a result of the agreement, doctors appointed to the medical faculty of the university would also have a hospital appointment and conversely, doctors on the staff of the hospital who are involved in teaching would have a university appointment.

1968
An agreement of affiliation between St. Clare’s Hospital and Memorial University was signed Aug. 5, making possible a greater degree of co-operation between the staff of the university’s Faculty of Medicine and hospital doctors.

1968
In September, the Medical School faculty and staff moved into new temporary buildings on campus while waiting for the Health Sciences Centre to be built. The buildings had a small unofficial library, reading room, administrative offices and laboratories.

1968
In September the Medical Council of Canada approved a research development grant of $190,000 for the new medical school at Memorial University. The amount included $120,000 for salaries and other operating expenses of several research workers whose studies would include research into the function and behaviour of normal and diseased cells, including those affected by leukemia. The research team consisted of Dr. K. B. Roberts, associate dean and professor of physiology; Dr. John M. Darte, professor of pediatrics; Dr. William Marshall, Dr. Peter Noble and Dr. Patricia Sheppard.

1968
The president of the Canadian Heart Foundation, Arthur Fouks, announced Saturday Sept. 14, he would make a $1,000 personal donation annually to Memorial University’s medical school.

1968
In September Memorial University was made a provisional member of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. The university would remain a provisional member until the medical school opened.

1968
On Oct. 15, Memorial University signed an agreement with the Grace General Hospital. This was the fourth agreement signed with a St. John’s hospital. During the press conference to announce the agreement, Dr. K. B. Roberts, associate dean of medicine, said the medical school was in operation and teaching and was about to start research in several areas of fundamental medicine. He said Dr. William Marshall, director of postgraduate medical education and associate professor of immunology, had begun a course in clinical sciences being held Fridays at the General Hospital. The lectures were for the approximately 30 interns in St. John’s.

1968
University president Lord Taylor announced the appointment on Oct. 16, of Dr. John Hoenig as head of the psychiatry department in the university’s new medical school. He was expected to take up his duties early in 1969.

1969
Honourable Ewart John Arlington Harnum was lieutenant governor, 1969-1974.

1969
The Medical Research Council of Canada announced in January 1969 the award of $14,066 to Dr. Ian Senciall, biochemist and research assistant at the Memorial University research unit of the General Hospital. Part of his time would now be devoted to the new project, which had grown out of hypertension research, dealing with interactions between proteins and hormones.

1969
Dr. K. B. Roberts, associate dean of medicine at Memorial, was appointed in January as a member of the Medical research Council of Canada.

1969
Three new appointments to the medical school were announced in January. Dr. C.C. Green was appointed professor of anesthesia. Charles (Chick) Campbell was appointed project co-ordinator for the health sciences centre. Dr. Leo Peddle was appointed lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology.

1969
On Feb. 6, Health Minister Alex Hickman announced the appointment of a 35-member provincial health council. The council was an advisory board on health matters, established on the recommendation of the Brain Royal Commission on Health. Chairman of the new council was Stephen French of St. John’s.

1969
In March Dr. George Flight, head of obstetrics and gynecology at the medical school, announced that a research study had begun in uterine cancer detection. A uterine cancer detection centre was set up at the General Hospital.

1969
In March, Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine at Memorial, announced that the first class of undergraduate medical students would be admitted in September. He said the original date was September 1970, but the speed by which key appointments were made to the medical school and the quick advancement of other plans had brought about the early initiation of the undergraduate program.

1969
In March an announcement was made of several new awards which had been donated to the medical school. Charles E. Frosst and Company provided an annual scholarship valued at $500 to be awarded to a student who showed the most promise in the field of therapeutics. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited of Montreal provided an annual bursary valued at $1,500 to be awarded to a medical student or students primarily on the basis of need, although academic standing would be taken into consideration. Bristol Laboratories of Canada donated an annual prize valued at $125 to be awarded to a student for the purpose of medical books. The Maude Abbot memorial Scholarship Loan Fund, established by the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, had been made available at Memorial. Loans of up to $350 were available to any woman medical student or first-year intern.

1969
In March two new appointments were made to the medical school’s pediatric department. Dr. Cliff Joy and Dr. R.C. Way were appointed clinical associate professor and assistant professor of pediatrics.

1969
The Medical Care Insurance Act came into effect April 1.

1969
In May Memorial University announced the appointment of Dr. Albert R. Cox as professor and chair of medicine to begin on Aug. 1.

1969
On May 30, Dr. G. H. Flight announced a study of Rh blood factor incompatibility. The prime objective of the study was to determine the extent of the Rh problem in Newfoundland and to attempt to reduce potential harm to unborn babies.

1969
Dr. John M. Olds of Twillingate, Newfoundland, was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada on June 27 (Investiture April 21, 1970) for his services over many years as chief of Medical and Surgical Services, the Notre Dame Memorial Hospital, Twillingate, Newfoundland.

1969
Memorial University of Newfoundland accepted its first class of 16 medical students in September.

1969
The three divisions within the Faculty of Medicine, as listed in the University Calendar, were Cell Studies, Clinical Sciences and Community Medicine.

1969
Dr. C. L. Holt was appointed the first assistant director of Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education.

1969
First-year medical students would get in-hospital training. The school’s first class would work in a wide-range of medical settings including family practice, general and cottage hospitals and public health programs.

1969
The Honourable Edward M. Roberts was minister of health from June 1969 to January 1972.

1969
The application for project “University Co-ordinated Community Health Centre in an Urban Renewal Area,” (Shea Heights Community Health Centre), was approved.

1969
Memorial University of Newfoundland received an official medical library. On Tuesday, December 2, provincial affairs minister Dr. G.A. Frecker announced that the provincial archives would present the complete collection of the late Dr. Cluny Macpherson’s medical library to the new medical school.

1969
On Friday, Dec. 10, Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine, announced the appointment of seven local doctors to the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. A. M. House was appointed clinical associate of medicine (neurology) on a part-time basis. He had been director of continuing medical education at Memorial since January 1968. Dr. Robert J. Simms was appointed clinical associate professor of medicine. Dr. D. W. Ingram was appointed clinic associate professor of general medicine and therapeutics on a part-time basis. Dr. R. W. Young was appointed clinical associate professor of medicine on a part-time basis. He was chief of medicine at the Grace General Hospital. Dr. J. B. Ross was appointed clinical associate professor of medicine on a part-time basis in conjunction with his present position as chief of dermatology at the Grace General Hospital. Dr. T G. Stentaford was appointed clinical associate professor of anesthesia on a part-time basis. Dr. Charles Henderson, chairman of the department of anesthesia at the Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child health Centre since its inception in 1966, was appointed clinical associate professor of anesthesia on a part-time basis.

1969
In October new research grants totalling over $200,000 were received by members of the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial. The largest single grant of $70,000 was awarded by the Medical Research Council to provide for the purchase of major equipment used in the study of medical aspects of cell structure and function. The MRC also awarded $40,000 to Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine, to be used that year in support of special research projects at the medical school. The Department of National Health and Welfare contributed a research grant of $41,000 in support of the continuation of a hypertension study at Memorial. The national health department also awarded $16,000 to Dr. George Flight and Dr. Leo Peddle to study ways of preventing deaths in the newborn, especially those that related to Rh blood group incompatibility. Dr. Flight was also the recipient of $4,350 to study the incidence of uterine cancer in Newfoundland. A fourth research grant from the national health department of $15,000 for the first nine months supported investigations of psychiatric disorders being carried out by Dr. Henry Kedward, associate professor of community medicine. The balance of a grant from the Canada Life Insurance Association ($10,000) was used by Dr. A. R. Cox to continue research on heart disease.

1970
Dr. C. J. Hodson was appointed the first professor and chairman of radiology. The announcement was made Feb. 8, and will take effect in May.
Dr. R. A. McAllister was appointed the first director of Animal Care.
J. Huntley was Consultant in Residence, Biomedical Library.

1970
The three divisions within the Faculty of Medicine, as listed in the University Calendar, were Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences and Community Medicine.

1970
In March The Rusted Scholarship Fund was established by the board of directors of the Carbonear Community Red Cross Memorial Hospital in conjunction with Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of Medicine, with money set aside from medical fees he would have in the past received from the Carbonear Community Hospital for reading EKGs. The fund would provide up to $150 annually for scholarships to be awarded to suitable candidates who had already completed one year’s study of medicine or any of the allied health professions at university level, and who were born or resided in the area covered by the Carbonear Community Hospital Association.

1970
In March a collection of 1,400 Netter projection slides of medical illustrations and a set of Netter atlases, valued at approximately $1,000, were donated to Memorial’s medical school by the CIBA Company Limited of Dorval, Quebec.

1970
In June, Memorial’s medical library was presented with the 12-volume set of Modern Concepts of Cardiovascular Disease by the Newfoundland Division of the Canadian Heart Foundation.

1970
In July the medical school was awarded two research grants totally $281,000 by the Medical Research Council of Canada. Dr. Peter Gahan, professor of cell science, was awarded $212,000 to establish an electron microscopy unit. Dr. C.J. Hodson, professor of radiology, was awarded a grant of $69,000 to enable him to continue his studies on the effects on the kidney when the flow of urine is obstructed.

1970
Thirty-two students, selected from more than 300 applications and 600 inquires, were selected to attend Memorial University’s medical school in September, bringing the total to 56 for that year. The first group, numbering 16, were admitted in September 1969. Because of curriculum flexibilities there would be 23 students entering second-year in September. The new students were extremely well-qualified, with most having a PhD or M.Sc. With a four-year curriculum approved by the Senate, students who entered in 1969 would receive their MD in May 1973. A course of studies and research leading to the M.Sc. or PhD had been prepared and was approved by the Faculty Council in early January. The new program was expected to begin in the 1970-1971 year. The internship program, the first one in Canada to be approved by the Canadian Medical Association as a university-integrated program instead of being based on separate hospital approvals, had 29 interns (who have received their MD) rotating through the four St. John’s hospitals.

1970
The Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre received full accreditation in September from the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation. A mandatory survey was to be conducted every three years.

1970
On Sept. 17, several members of Memorial’s medical school received awards in the form of scholarships and bursaries. Raymond Shandera of Butlerville received $600, and John James Hardy of Carbonear received $400, the first winners of the Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fouks bursary. The Hoffman-LaRoche Bursary was awarded to Allister Paul of Bonavista and Mr. Shandera for their studies in cell structure and function course work, and Adaani Frost and Mr. Shandera for their studies in neurobiology. The Bristol Laboratories of Canada Prize went to Howard Strong of St. John’s for a social medicine project. The Faculty Prize in social medicine was awarded to Tom Noseworthy of St. John’s. Mark Chalom of New York and Terry Delaney of Stephenville shared the Immunology Prize.

1970
Dr. W. David Parsons was appointed a part-time lecturer lecture in medicine and the history of medicine at the medical school. The announcement was made Sept. 18 by Dr. Ian Rusted. Dr. Parsons is this year’s president of the Newfoundland Medical Association.

1970
Dr. John Hoenig, professor and chairman of psychiatry at Memorial, was invited in October by the World Health Organization to visit Ceylon to assist the newly appointed professor of psychiatry at the University of Colombo in the organization of his new department and in the teaching of psychiatry.

1970
Memorial University and the Grace General Hospital announced two joint appointments on Oct. 1. Dr. John G. Williams was appointed chief of the Department of Psychiatry at the Grace General Hospital and a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Memorial. Dr. Leo Peddle was promoted to the rank of associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Memorial and appointed to the position of chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Grace General Hospital.

1970
Blackhead Road Clinic, Shea Heights, was officially opened Oct, 20. A federal grant of $53,348 was approved for the community centre the previous month.

1970
On Dec. 17, Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine, commented that Memorial’s medical school had become accepted by the international medical profession as a recognized institution for both the teaching or, and, in concentrated fields, research in medicine. He made these comments following university president Lord Taylor’s announcement of new appointments to the medical faculty, bringing to 47 the number of full-time faculty members and to nearly 30 the number of part-time instructors. Dr. Martin Lewis, a senior lecturer and consultant in pathology, was to assume a post as MUN professor and consultant to the Janeway Child Health Clinic March 1, 1971. Dr. J. E. Josephson also would join the department of pathology as a clinical professor. Dr. Garrett Brownrigg and Dr. Nigel Rusted were appointed to part-time posts as clinical professor of surgery. Additional part-time teaching appoints to surgery include: Dr. J. D. Baird, chief of general surgery at the General; Dr. Richard Kennedy, chief of surgery at the Janeway; Dr. John Blackwood, chief of Surgery at the Grace; and Dr. George Battcock, chief of surgical service at the General. Dr. Boyd Suttie was appointed associate professor of health care delivery. Dr. James Dunne was appointed assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and Dr. Grenfell Adams was appointed lecturer in medicine, specializing in haematology. A further seven part-time appointments were announced.

1970-1971
Dr. M. G. Lewis was appointed the first professor and chairman of pathology.

1971
On Feb. 2, Health Minister Edward Roberts announced that the Newfoundland government would phase out the old General Hospital in St. John’s and replace it with a new $24 million hospital on the campus of Memorial University. Mr. Roberts also announced an expanded program of free child dental care to cover all children up to the age of 12 and the start of a new program to provide community clinics for diagnostic and treatment services. He also announced the construction of a new 258-bed hospital for Corner Brook.

1971
In March Paul Hart, a second-year medical student at Memorial, was awarded a bronze medal for academic achievement in the field of community medicine and the Charles E. Frosst scholarship of $500.

1971
On March 8, two new members were added to the pathology department of the medical school: Dr. Martin G. Lewis and Dr. J. E. Josephson.

1971
In March Dr. P. B. Noble, assistant professor of physiology with Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine, was awarded a $12,500 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study interaction of normal cells with cancer cells in laboratory animals.

1971
On March 19, the Department of National Health and Welfare approved a $42,667 grant to Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine for operation of its community health centre on Blackhead Road. The clinic provides comprehensive health services with three doctors on staff and was also used for a research project, headed by Dr. Boyd Suttie, to study health needs and the delivery of health care.

1971
The first open-heart surgery to be performed at the General Hospital in St. John’s took place April 5 by a cardiac surgical team headed by Dr. J. B. Littlefield, professor and chairman of surgery at Memorial University.

1971
The first joint planning meeting with Memorial University, the General Hospital, the Department of Health representatives, architects, consultants and project managers met in Gander in July.

1971
Health Minister Edward M. Roberts told the Legislature April 21 that it is the government’s policy to proceed with the establishing of a Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University “as quickly as possible,” and that the proposed facilities in all were expected to cost $40 million, but he had “good reasons” to believe that $30 million of this will be in the form of federal government assistance.

1971
In April it was announced that Dr. Robert M. Mowbray was appointed professor of clinical psychology in the Faculty of Medicine, effective June 1.

1971
33 Newfoundlanders were accepted for Memorial University of Newfoundland’s medical school.

1971
On May 19, two co-operative ventures by the Faculty of Medicine and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital were announced that would lead to the establishment of a rheumatic disease unit and a new psychiatric unit at the hospital. Dr. Oliver Vaughan-Jackson was to be professor of orthopaedic surgery at Memorial and also hold appropriate staff positions at St. Clare’s Hospital and other city hospitals.

1971
On June 7, Dr. D. W. Ingram was appointed to the Faculty of Medicine as professor of general internal medicine and therapeutics on a full-time basis.

1971
On June 17, Health Minister Edward M. Roberts announced that Ottawa had accepted the province’s request for assistance in designing the proposed new General Hospital in St. John’s and for the Health Sciences Centre at Memorial University. The federal government would give the province $1.35 million, which is three-quarters of the estimated cost of the planning work. The other $450,000 would come from money voted by the House of Assembly at the last session.

1971
On July 6, the federal government announced it had approved in principle a $30 million contribution for the proposed new General Hospital and medical school at Memorial University. The estimated cost is $24 million for the hospital and $16 million for the medical school, for a total of $40 million. The new hospital was to be the main teaching hospital of the university’s medical school and would also be the basic referral centre for the province.

1971
On July 20, Public Works Minister J. R. Chalker announced a major program of development on the north campus of Memorial University that would include a Health Sciences Centre. Scrivener Projects Ltd. of Toronto was selected as project managers to co-ordinate the development of the program on the north campus. The firm of John C. Parkin of Toronto was hired as architects for the new General Hospital and Health Sciences Centre.

1971
On July 27 the first open-heart surgery was performed at the Janeway Child Health Centre in St. John’s, carried out by a cardiac surgical team from Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine.

1971
In an article published in the Aug. 27, edition of the Evening Telegram Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine at Memorial, said virtually all Newfoundland students who were clearly qualified for medical school this year have been accepted at Memorial. He said 33 of the 43 students accepted for first-year studies this fall are Newfoundlanders and six others are students who have attended Memorial University. There was one student from each of the Maritime provinces and one from Ontario. There were about 2,000 enquiries about admission and 700 completed applications from serious candidates.

1971
On Sept. 11, Health Minister Edward M. Roberts announced the establishment of two committees to supervise the planning of the St. John’s General Hospital. The senior committee was chaired by Dr. Donald Cant, deputy health minister. The second committee was to conduct the detailed planning and development of the health sciences complex and included members of the senior committee as well as other expert advisors.

1971
Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine at Memorial, was elected to the executive of the Association of Canadian Medical College at its meeting in Alberta on Oct. 4.

1971
The first bachelor of medical science degrees were awarded Oct. 16 at Fall convocation to 22 recipients.

1971
On Oct. 29, Dr. K. B. Roberts was appointed to the Medical Research Council of Canada.

1971
Dr. John Ross was appointed associate professor and chairman of general practice at Memorial University. The announcement was made in the October 1971 Gazette.

1971
In October the Carbonear Community Red Cross Hospital entered into an agreement with Memorial University to allow the hospital to be recognized as an affiliated teaching hospital of the university.

1971
On Nov. 10 the federal government announced a grant of $210,000 for the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University to assist with the construction of a vivarium in Pippy Park. The facility was built to maintain laboratory animals properly for use in medical research, training of doctors and diagnosis.

1971
On Nov. 16 an artist’s conception of the proposed $40 million health Sciences Centre was released by the Toronto architectural firm of John C. Parkin Associates.

1971
In a speech to the Rotary Club of St. John’s on Nov. 10, Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine, said 28 grants from eight different sources outside the province totalling $1 million have been awarded to Memorial University for medical research. Two grants totalling nearly $250,000 were awarded to Dr. Martin Lewis, professor and consultant in pathology, for work in identifying a substance in the blood serum of people with slow growing cancers that appears to retard the malignant growth.

1971
The General Hospital became part of the medical school’s program to teach medical students.

1972
R. Frederickesen was appointed the first medical librarian, Biomedical Library.
Dr. L. W. Belbeck was appointed executive director of Animal Care.

1972
The Honourable Dr. A. T. Rowe was minister of health from January 1972 to May 1975.

1972
Construction on the 700,000 square foot Health Sciences Centre began.

1972
A new arrangement for financial aid for fourth-year medical students was announced Feb. 16. Effective June 1, fourth-year medical students at Memorial would receive approximately $208 per month.

1972
In March Scrivener Projects Newfoundland called tenders for structural steel for the Health Sciences Centre on the Memorial University campus.

1972
In April Dr. Lowell Gerson, professor of community medicine at Memorial University was awarded a $77,240 National Health Grant to study a home care program being planned for St. John’s. Another four faculty members were awarded research grants totalling over $40,000. The Canadian Heart Foundation has awarded $13,756 to Dr. G. H. Changfoot to study new medication for heart disorders. Dr. C. J. Hodson will receive $14,000 from the heart foundation to study blood flow in deep arteries. Dr. Madhavankutty received a $4,000 grant from the foundation to investigate fatty substances believed to be associated with hardening of the arteries. Dr. S. C. Peterson received a Medical Research Council award of $10,000 to study how substances move through the membranes of red blood cells.

1972
On April 19 tenders were called for the foundation and footing of the new Health Sciences Complex.

1972
On June 22 the first cement was poured to begin construction on the $55 million Health Sciences Complex on the north campus of Memorial University. The cement was for the foundation of the medical school.

1972
In July Dr. Bruce Sells began a research project to investigate factors which control the process of growth. The study was awarded $62,500 from the Medical Research Council of Canada.

1972
In August Dr. Bruce Sells was appointed professor of molecular biology in the Faculty of Medicine and Dr. John Tomlinson was appointed professor of anatomy. Dr. Tomlinson had held the post of visiting professor of anatomy to Memorial University during the past two years, taking the first two classes through the intensive introductory courses in human anatomy.

1972
In August the first steel was erected in the new Health Sciences Complex at Memorial University.

1972
Dr. Ian Rusted was re-appointed dean of medicine effective Sept. 1.

1972
Jane L. Hutchings was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada Dec. 22, (Investiture April 11, 1973) for her service as a public health nurse on the Northwest Coast of Newfoundland and her continuing work for the promotion of health care in the province.

1972
On Oct. 31 it was announced that Dr. A. R. Cox, professor and chair of medicine, was named associate dean for clinical affairs for a three-year term.

1972
Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine: A Review of the first Five Years and Prospect for the Future. Dean’s Report to General Faculty, 13 October.

1972
Two Ugandan medical students are accepted at the medical school in December. One is a fifth-year medical student and the other is a third-year medical student.

1972
Dr. A. M. House, chief of the medical staff at the St. John’s General Hospital, was appointed professor of medicine (neurology) at Memorial University. The appointment was announced in December by Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine.

1973
Moses Osbourne Morgan was appointed president (pro tem) from 1966-1967, and then was appointed president of Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1973, retiring in 1981.

1973
In March the Gazette reported that the Faculty of Medicine had received a number of research grants from various sources totalling over $400,000. Those receiving grants included Dr. John Dittmer, professor and chairman of biochemistry; Dr. John Hodson, professor and chairman of radiology; Dr. A. R. Cox, professor and chairman of medicine; Dr. W. H. Marshall, professor of immunology; Dr. Peter Noble, assistant professor of physiology; Dr. Bruce Cells, professor of molecular biology; Dr. Evert Vos, assistant professor of pharmacology; Dr. Robert Mowbray, professor of clinical psychology; Dr. Richard Middleton, professor of microbial genetics; and Dr. John Martin, associate professor of rheumatology.

1973
An Overview of Health Care Delivery in Newfoundland, published in May.

1973
Memorial University of Newfoundland produced its first medical graduates at a special convocation for the first 22 graduates held on June 16. Diane Elizabeth Banikhin received the first degree in medicine granted at Memorial University of Newfoundland. University of Toronto president Dr. John Robert Evans addressed the first graduates and was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree at the special convocation. All but six or seven of the first graduating class would remain in Newfoundland to practice.

1973
The Faculty of Medicine carried out reviews concerning the senior posts of dean, associate dean, and chairman of clinical disciplines since the first critical period of establishing the Faculty of Medicine had been completed and the first convocation had taken place. Dr. K. B. Roberts, formerly the associate dean of medicine, became the associate dean of basic medical sciences and professor of physiology. Dr. A. R. Cox was appointed as associate dean for clinical affairs. New faculty appointments were as follows: Dr. Keith Hodgkin as associate professor of general practice, Dr. Martin Tweeddale as assistant professor of clinical pharmacology, Dr. David Crosby as assistant professor of cardiology, Dr. Paul Redfern as assistant professor of anesthesia, Dr. Christopher Heughan as lecturer in surgery, and Dr. P. A. Allderdice as assistant professor of cytogenetics.

1973
Dr. George Fraser, an internationally recognized authority in the field of human medical genetics, joined the Faculty of Medicine in September, assisted by a $200,000 Development Grant from the Medical Research Council.

1973
On Oct. 5 the last piece of steel was installed for the health sciences complex. Health Minister Dr. A. T. Rowe and Public Works Minister Joe Rousseau assisted employees of Scrivener Projects Ltd. in laying the steel.

1973
A major restructuring of academic responsibilities at Memorial University was announced Friday Dec. 14 by university president M.O. Morgan. Dr. Ian Rusted, dean of medicine, was appointed vice-president (health sciences), effective Jan. 1. He would carry on as dean of medicine until a successor was found. His new responsibilities included the Faculty of Medicine and School of Nursing, and working in co-operation with the College of Trades and Technology to develop programs of paramedical training and also to strengthen relationships between the Faculty of Medicine and other sections of the university.

1973
The Medical Faculty Council held a meeting in the tiered lecture theatre on Tuesday, 18 December.

1974
Dr. Eric Pike gave the first lecture in the Health Sciences Centre in January, 1974.

1974
Phase I of the Health Sciences Centre was occupied.

1974
Honourable Gordon Arnaud Winter was lieutenant governor, 1974-1981.

1974
Dr. Cecil Couves was appointed professor and chairman of surgery at the Faculty of Medicine. The announcement was made in March and Dr. Couves took up his new duties on June 1, succeeding Dr. J. B. Littlefield.

1974
Dr. David Charles was appointed professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the Faculty of Medicine, effective March 1.

1974
Dr. Oleh Waler, president of the Medical School’s Alumni Association and president of medicine’s first graduating class of 1973, was the first of the Faculty of Medicine’s graduates to be invited back to give a lecture. He spoke at the Family Practice Residency Program on March 21. Medicine’s Alumni Association was formed Feb. 18 and was the first Alumni Association to be formed by one of Memorial’s professional schools.

1974
A convocation for 40 graduates of Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine was held Sunday June 9 in the Arts Lecture Theatre. Honorary degrees were conferred on Nurse Myra Maud Bennett of Daniel’s Harbour; Dr. Lea Chapman Steeves, Dalhousie University; and Dr. Keith John Royal Wightman, University of Toronto. Dr. Wightman delivered the convocation address.

1974
Dr. A. R. Cox was appointed dean of medicine at Memorial University effective July 1.

1974
The West Coast Health Survey investigated cases of lymphoreticular malignancy in neighbouring communities on the West Coast of Newfoundland. The organizational framework of this study proved useful for other studies to occur at the same time including: genetic studies; a hypertension survey; a myopia survey; and an arthritis survey. The project offered medical checkups to those who wanted one, and then the information was used in the research investigations. Twelve hundred people were seen, representing 70 per cent of the population in that region.

1974
Shortly after the appointment of Dr. A. R. Cox as dean of medicine, Information Memoranda were circulated to all faculty and staff, commencing in August. The memoranda were created to be both a recognition and record of new appointments, promotions, resignations and events of the rapidly growing medical school. MUNMED, which continues today, replaced the Information Memoranda in 1989.

1974
In July the most comprehensive atlas of normal gastrointestinal ultrastruture ever compiled was published. One of the three authors was Dr. Carl J. Pfeiffer, Faculty of Medicine.

1974
Three senior appointments to the Faculty of Medicine were announced Aug. 22 by Dr. A. R. Cox, dean of medicine. Dr. Cloid Green was appointed associate dean for clinical affairs, the post previously held by Dr. Cox. Dr. A. M. House, professor of medicine (neurology), was appointed assistant dean for Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Robert Mowbray was the new associate dean for community medicine and assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs.

1974
Effective Sept. 1, Dr. James Steward Campbell joined the medical school as professor and chairman of pathology. Dr. Keith Hodgkin, associate professor, was named professor and chairman of the Family Practice Division, with special input into the undergraduate training program. He succeeded Dr. John Ross.

1974
Dr. K. B. Roberts, associate dean, Basic Medical Sciences, resigned from this position Oct, 1, commencing his sabbatical year. Following Dr. Roberts’ departure and until a new associate dean of Basic Sciences was appointed, Dr. Ackerman served as chief spokesman for Basic Medical Sciences.

1974
Dr. Boyd Suttie was appointed associate dean, Community Medicine (pro tem), resigning from the position on Sept. 1 to take up the position of associate deputy minister of health with the provincial government.

1974
Health Minister Dr. A. T. (Gus) Rowe held talks in September with his counterpart from New Brunswick, regarding the acceptance of New Brunswick medical students by Memorial University. Dr. Rowe said last year four New Brunswick students began their medical training at Memorial, and each year there will be a number of space allocated for students from that province. Under this policy, the New Brunswick government is paying a specific amount to Newfoundland for training these students.

1974
Dr. John Darte, chief of pediatrics at the Janeway Child Health Centre and professor of pediatrics, resigned effective early in 1975. He had been appointed director of the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto.
Dr. J. Campbell took up his new position as professor and chair of pathology beginning Sept. 1.

1974
Dr. Keith Hodkin assumed responsibility for Family Practice as professor and chairman beginning Sept. 1. Dr. John Ross continued as chairman of the Department of Family Practice at the General Hospital and as director of the Family Practice Residency Program.

1974
With the completion of the major physical planning for the Health Sciences Centre, Charles (Chick) Campbell resigned from the position of project coordinator, effective Oct. 14.

Wes Drodge was appointed Health Sciences coordinator (MUN, building systems and equipment). He was also appointed as a member of the Planning and Development Committee (HSC) to replace Charles (Chick) Campbell.

1974
Officials of Memorial University and the Waterford Hospital signed an affiliation agreement on Oct. 15. Similar agreements, which provide a formal basis for close co-operation, have been signed between Memorial and six other hospitals in the province.

1974
Dr. Brian Payton was appointed director, Medical Audio Visual Services.
Dr. E. C. Vos was appointed acting director, Multipurpose Teaching Laboratories.

1974
An Open House was held at the Faculty of Medicine as part of the MUN Jubilee Year Celebrations on Nov. 9.

1975
Mr. Wayne Tucker was appointed executive assistant to the dean.
Dr. Chet Michalski was appointed director of the Multidisciplinary Laboratories.
Dr. M. Szczepanski was appointed director of Animal Care, commencing July 1 (replacing Dr. L. W. Belbeck).
Dr. W. MacDiarmid joined the medical school as professor and chairman of medicine, effective Aug. 15.
Dr. Bradley was appointed director of Electron Microscopy.

1975
Dr. Ian Bowmer was appointed assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) effective July 1.

1975
The medical library moved into the Health Sciences Centre the week of February 3rd and was operational on Monday, Feb. 10.

1975
Medical Audio-Visual Service, Animal Care, and Experimental Radiology moved their facilities to the Health Sciences Centre during the week of Mar. 3-8.

1975
Dr. James Orr, was appointed professor of biochemistry and associate dean of basic sciences for the Faculty of Medicine effective Dec. 1.

1975
Honourable Robert Wells was minister of health from June to October.

1976
Honourable Harold A. Collins was minister of health from Oct. 1975 to Mar. 1979.

1976
Dr. Earle Wright was appointed assistant dean of Post Graduate Medical Studies, effective Mar. 11.
Dr. Lloyd Mussells was appointed professor of Health Care Delivery and medical director at the General Hospital.
Dr. N. Daly, clinical associate professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (major part-time), was appointed assistant director of Continuing Medical Education, effective Dec. 1.
Dr. C. Michalski was appointed director, Multipurpose Teaching Laboratories.

1976
The Accreditation Surveys of the Medical School and its affiliated hospital programs were completed in the week of May 3rd. The Medical School was recommended for full approval of its undergraduate program. Seven of the nine residency programs was recommended for full approval and two, Medicine and Pediatrics, for approval subject to certain modifications.

1976
Dr. Jan Snellen was the first recipient of the Killick Award (Order of the Killick), from the Class of 1976. Dr. Ed Hunt, president of the Class of ’76, built the Killick award.

1976
The first year medical school class performed the first “Acta Pathologica 1976,” a performance of skits, songs and dialogues on May 29.

1976
Dr. Ronald A. Millar was appointed professor and chairman of anesthesia in the Faculty of Medicine in June. He was first appointed professor of anesthesia in the Faculty of Medicine in December 1975.

1976
S.N.C. Incorporated (Surveyor, Nenninger and Chevernet) replaced the bankrupt Scrivener Projects Newfoundland Limited as project managers at the Health Sciences Centre in June.

1976
Two more provincial hospitals signed formal affiliation agreements with Memorial’s medical school in July 1976. Corner Brook’s Western Memorial Hospital and the Baie Verte Peninsula Health Centre on the northeast coast signed agreements, bringing the number of affiliated hospitals to nine.

1977
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) awarded the medical school a five year approval for the MD degree program.

1977
By March, the research areas on Levels Four and Five of the HSC were completed and the majority of the basic sciences and some clinical sciences faculty moved to these areas. The Family Practice Unit, the EM Unit, Psychiatry and the majority of the administrative offices of the Medical School remained in the Temporary buildings until later that year.

1977
Dr. E. Aiden MacLaughlin, chief of diagnostic radiology at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, was appointed professor and chairman of radiology in the Faculty of Medicine, effective Apr. 1.

1977
Memorial’s Telemedicine Centre was launched Apr. 7 when a closed-circuit hook up via the communications satellite Hermes linked Ottawa, St. John’s, Goose Bay, Labrador City, St. Anthony and Stephenville. Dr. A. M. House founded the Telemedicine Centre at Memorial University of Newfoundland and is now widely known as a world leader in this field. He conducted many international telemedicine and distance education projects, especially in Africa and the Caribbean.

1977
The post of assistant dean for Undergraduate Medical Studies was established. Dr. H. Edstrom was appointed assistant dean of Undergraduate Medical Studies.

1977
Dr. Earle S. Wright was appointed assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Studies.
Dr. Nicholas Daly was appointed assistant director, continuing Medical Education.
Dr. Walter Snedden was appointed professor of chemistry and director of the Mass Spectrometry Unit, effective Mar. 15.
Dr. Russell Harpur was appointed director of Student Health Services.
Dr. R. M. Mowbray was reappointed for a further three year appointment as associate dean for Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences.
Dr. A. M. House was appointed associate dean for Clinical Affairs, effective June 1. He replaces Dr. Cloid Green, who resigned the position.
Dr. Cecil Couves, professor and chairman of surgery, was appointed to the Medical Research Council of Canada.
Dr. Elizabeth Hillman, associate professor of pediatrics, was appointed Intern Co-
ordinator.
Dr. J. Hoenig was reappointed chairman of psychiatry for a further three years.

1977
The Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series was introduced under the direction of Dr. Bruce Sells.

1977
Dr. Aiden MacLaughlin was appointed professor and chairman of radiology effective April 1.

1977
The First Monte Carlo Night was held to raise money for medical student Connor MaGuire, who was paralyzed and left quadriplegic following a diving accident.

1977
Dr. George Fodor, professor of epidemiology, was awarded a National Health Scientist Award.

1977
A Conference on Northern Medicine and Health was held in Corner Brook, June 23-25, to review the basis for a program of Northern Medicine and Health to be established jointly by the International Grenfell Association and Memorial University in northern Newfoundland Labrador.

1977
Medical School Vital Statistics
Full-time Faculty, 117
Part-time Clinical Faculty, 141
Staff, 155
First Year Class of 1977, 56 students were chosen from 834 applications.
Fiscal year, 1976-1977, Faculty received $831,301.00 from external research agencies.

1977
In October it was announced that Dr. H. W. Edstrom, associate professor of medicine, was appointed to the new post of assistant dean for Undergraduate Medical Studies. As assistant dean he would establish an Office of Undergraduate Studies to provide administrative support for the Curriculum Committee and its co-ordinators and have major responsibility for the implementation of that curriculum.

1977
In October an affiliation agreement was signed between the Central Newfoundland Hospital, Grand Falls and Memorial University.

1977
Hypertension research at the Faculty of Medicine received two important and related awards in the fall of 1977. A grant of $215,000 from the Department of National Health and Welfare was awarded to carry out a three-year study investigating ways of improving or enhancing the efficiency of delivering health care to persons with high blood pressure. Dr. George Fodor, professor of epidemiology and head of the hypertension research team, was given the National Health Scientist Award.

1977
In November the Board of Regents of Memorial University approved the establishment of the Robert B. Salter Scholarship in Medicine. The scholarship would be awarded annually from an endowment of $1,500, a gift of Dr. Robert B. Salter, professor and head of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Toronto.

1978
On Tuesday Mar. 6, Dr. Ian Rusted was named Jaycees Citizen of the Year. About 150 people gathered at Hotel Newfoundland to pay tribute to Dr. Rusted during the 18th annual presentation of the award.

1978
From June 12-14, the Medical Research Council met in St. John’s, its first visit here for the council.

1978
In July, former Progressive Conservative health minister Dr. A. T. Rowe was appointed to the position of professor and chairman of Family Practice.

1978
On Oct. 1, Dr. John Martin was appointed director of the joint International Grenfell Association and Memorial University of Newfoundland program in Northern Medicine and Health.

1978
The John Clinch Professor of the History of Medicine and Physiology was established, and Dr. K. B. Roberts was appointed to the position by the Board of Regents in October.

1978
The Health Sciences Centre officially opened on Thursday, Oct. 26. The original estimated cost of the construction was $40,000,000 but the final construction cost, after unexpected problems with strikes and bankruptcy of the construction firm, Scrivener Projects, was $67,000,000. On Friday, Oct. 27, Scientific Day was held as a part of the opening occasion.

1978
The experiment of admitting eight students (advanced standing) to the second year program of the Memorial Medical School was cancelledreducing each class size to 56 rather than 64, although the number of Newfoundlanders remained similar (40).

1978
Dr. John Ross was awarded a Queen’s Jubilee Silver Medal in recognition of his contributions to the development of Family Practice and Family Practice Residency Programmes.

1978
The medical library was officially designated Health Sciences Library in recognition of its expanded role in Health Sciences. Mr. Fredericksen’s title became Health Sciences Librarian.

1978
The Integrating and Co-ordinating Committee (ICC) for the Health Sciences Centre established an art subcommittee, chaired by Mrs. Edythe Goodridge, curator of the Art Gallery. The committee advised the ICC regarding display policy, acquisitions of works of art for the Health Sciences Centre, and other related matters.

1978
Dr. Wallace Ingram, professor of general medicine and therapeutics, was appointed by the university and by St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital as chairman of the Department of Medicine at the hospital.

1978
Dr. Ian Bowmer was awarded the Order of the Killick. Dr. Martin Tweeddale was named Silver Orator for that year.

1978
Dr. Ian Rusted received an Honorary Degree at the convocation of Dalhousie University.

1978
Dr. David Moores, a graduate of the first class in medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, was the first of our own graduates to return to a full-time faculty appointment.

1978
Mrs. Honor Carnell, administrative person with Continuing Medical Education Office retired on Aug. 31. She began in the Continuing Medical Education Office in Sept. 1968.

1978
The Board of Directors of the College of Family Practice of Canada notified the faculty that the Residency Training Program in Family Practice was granted full approval.

1978
Memorial University of Newfoundland was awarded a $200,000 grant to launch a pilot project in teleconferencing, which would link a number of hospitals throughout the province and the St. John’s and Corner Brook university campuses. Dr. A. M. House, associate dean for Clinical Affairs and Mr. W. C. McNamara, assistant director of Education Television were co-principal investigators.

1978
Dr. A. T. Rowe was appointed professor and chairman of Family Practice, replacing Dr. K. Hodgkin who returned to the United Kingdom following completion of his five-year term of office.

1978
Dr. Harry D. Roberts was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on Dec. 18, (Investiture Apr. 25, 1979) in recognition of the 40 years he has devoted to his profession, particularly in administration.

1979
Dr. John Williams was appointed professor of psychiatry and head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Grace General Hospital, effective Mar. 15.

1979
In July, Terms of Reference were drawn up for the Program of Northern Medicine and Health, a program that evolved from informal discussions between officials of Memorial University of Newfoundland and the International Grenfell Association (IGA) in the early seventies and culminating with a meeting in Corner Brook in 1977. Dr. John R. Martin was appointed as the first director in 1978.

1979
Dr. Ian Rusted - He’s citizen of the year!

1979
Dr. John Lewis was appointed as director of the Family Practice Residency Program.
Dr. C. U. Henderson was appointed professor and chairman of anesthesia, effective Jan. 1. He continued as chairman of anesthesia at the Dr. Charles A. Janeway Child Health Care Centre.
Dr. Bruce Sells, professor of Molecular Biology, was appointed associate dean for Basic Medical Sciences, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. John Lewis, associate professor of Family Practice, was appointed director of the Family Practice Residency Program.

1979
The Medical School Social Club was officially formed.

1979
Honourable H. Wallace House was minister of health from Mar. 27, 1979 to Oct. 1, 1984.

1979
The medical students held the first health fair.

1979
Dr. J. D. W. Tomlinson was awarded the Order of the Killick and Dr. L. Honore received the Silver Orator Award at the Graduation Banquet May 17.
The graduating class presented the medical school with a grove of weeping willow trees to be planted by the pond in front of the Health Sciences Centre.

1979
Mr. Kevin Keating, medicine II, was the first student appointee to the Board of Regents of Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1979
Dr. Tom Noseworthy (Class of 1973) was elected president of the Canadian Association of Interns and Residents for 1978-1979.

1979
A formal agreement of affiliation between Memorial University and the Gander District and Hospital Board was signed on Nov. 13, at the James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander.[1980-2007]

1980
The Newfoundland Medical Register listed 112 Memorial University of Newfoundland medical graduates in the province – an average of 20 per year after the first small class in 1973. The register listed 424 physicians in general practice, 318 of them rural. Compare this with 330 in the whole province in 1965, 178 of them rural and 152 urban.

1980
Dr. David Hawkins, professor of medicine at McGill University, was appointed professor and chairman of medicine and jointly with the General Hospital as chairman of the Department of Medicine of the Hospital, effective July 1.
Dr. S. Huang, professor of pathology at McGill University, was appointed professor and chairman of pathology and with the General Hospital as chairman of the Department of Pathology and director of Laboratory Medicine, effective Jan. 1.
Dr. Clive Mellor, professor of psychiatry and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital was appointed professor and chairman of the Discipline of Psychiatry of the medical school and jointly as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of the General Hospital, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. Earle Wright, professor of surgery, was appointed professor and chairman of the discipline of surgery of the medical school and jointly as chairman of the Department of Surgery of the General Hospital, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. Aiden MacLaughlin, professor and chairman of radiology, was appointed assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Studies, effective Oct. 1.
Dr. Martin Tweeddale, associate professor of medicine, was appointed jointly by the General Hospital and the university to the position of chairman of the Department of Intensive Care, effective Oct. 1.
Dr. David Crosby, clinical assistant professor of medicine, was appointed by the General Hospital and the university to the position as chief of the Division of Cardiology.

1980
Dr. K. B. Roberts was awarded the Order of the Killick, and Dr. R. Huntsman was presented with the Silver Orator Award.

1980
Dr. Elizabeth Hillman was elected 1st vice-president of the Medical Council of Canada for the year 1980-1981.
Dr. A. J. Davis was reappointed as chairman of the Council on Medical Education of the Canadian Medical Association.

1980
In preparation for accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) during the last week of February, 1981, a self study of all aspects of the function of the medical school was undertaken.

1980
Dr. Aiden MacLaughlin, professor and chairman of radiology, was appointed assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Studies, effective Oct. 1.

1981
Dr. Leslie Harris was named vice-president (academic) in 1974, and later was appointed president of Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1981. He retired on Aug. 31, 1990.

1981
Honourable William Anthony Paddon was lieutenant governor, 1981-1986.

1981
Dr. J. Dunne was appointed a professor and chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology and jointly by the Grace Hospital and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective Jan. 1.
Mr. David Lewis, administrator of the James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander, was appointed executive assistant to the dean, effective Feb. 1.
Dr. A. J. Davis was appointed assistant director of Continuing Medical Education, effective Mar. 15.
Dr. J. Barrowman was appointed assistant dean for Research (Medicine), effective July 1, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Dr. R. Neuman was appointed coordinator, medicine computer services, effective Apr. 1.

1981
Susan Davis was selected as the first recipient from the Genevieve Colman Memorial Trust Fund (established 1980) to attend a basic course in tissue culture in Saskatoon.

1981
Dr. Bruce Sells was appointed to the Medical Research Council of Canada.
Dr. Ian Bowmer was appointed to the Medical Council of Canada.
Dr. S. Huang was appointed to the Medical Research Council Grants Committee on Pathology and Morphology.
Dr. C. Michalski was appointed to the National Research Council Associate Committee on Instructional Technology.

1981
The Joint Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools confirmed that our medical school was awarded full accreditation for the next five years.

1981
Dr. Andrew Fraser, director of Animal Care, was appointed to the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada as a trustee.

1981
Dr. George Fodor, professor of epidemiology, was appointed associate dean for Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, effective Sept. 1.
The position of assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs has been modified and retitled associate dean for Administration and Student Affairs. Dr. Robert Mowbray was appointed to this post effective Sept. 1.
The administrative posts of assistant dean for Continuing Medical Education and of associate dean for Clinical Affairs have been combined with a new designation of associate dean for Continuing Medical Education and Clinical Affairs. Dr. A. M. House has been re-appointed to this position effective Sept. 1.

1981
The Faculty of Medicine faced serious financial problems in 1981 in consequence of the award by Government of an operating grant substantially less than required for the conservatively proposed and committed expenditure. Measures of restraint included reducing cleaning services and reducing thermostat settings to 200 C maximum.

1981
Research funding from all external sources to the Faculty of Medicine in the academic year exceeded $2.3 Million.

1982
Dr. R. Ozere, professor of pediatrics at Dalhousie, was appointed professor and chairman of pediatrics at Memorial University of Newfoundland, effective Oct. 1.
Mr. R. Burke, formerly finance officer in the Faculty of Medicine, was appointed executive assistant to the dean, effective Apr. 1.

1982
Dr. Bruce Sells, associate dean for Basic Medical Sciences, was elected to the Royal Society of Canada as a Fellow.
Dr. R. K. Chandra, professor of pediatric research, was selected for the 1982 Medal in Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

1982
The Centre for Offshore and Remote Medicine (MEDICOR), Faculty of Medicine, was established, carrying out research and development projects related to all health aspects of offshore oil, marine, diving and space industries, as well as other industries involved with remote operations, environmental stresses or hazards.

1982
The Medical Research Council of Canada awarded two major Development Grants to the Faculty of Medicine, one for approximately $300,000 to Dr. J. Bag, Assistant Professor (Research) in the Division of Basic Medical Sciences, and the other for approximately $900,000 in the field of Human Genetics to Dr. M. Preus, associate professor of human genetics, and operating research support for Dr. Clarke Fraser, professor of clinical genetics.

1982
Ten years of graduates effective in the spring of 1982 brought the total number of graduates from the medical school to 502.
On September 3rd, 57 students registered for the Class of 1986, 33 of whom are women, marking the first occasion on which the number of women exceeded the number of men.
In 1958, 5.3 % of the number of MD graduates in Canada were female; 10.9% in 1968; 29.2% in 1978, and 35.6% in 1982.

1982
Mr. Gordon Mercer, Student Affairs Officer, was awarded the Order of the Killick.
Dr. David Crosby received the Silver Orator Award.

1982
Dr. Paul Patey was elected a president elect of the College of Family Practice of Canada (1983-1984).

1983
The Board of Regents of Memorial University approved the establishment of a Faculty of Medical “Medical Research Endowment Fund.” Dr. J. Fodor was the first chairman of the Medical Research Endowment Board.

1983
Dr. J. Forster, from Ottawa, was appointed professor and chairman of Family Practice and jointly as chairman of the Department of Family Practice and the General Hospital, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. R. Scott was appointed director of electron microscopy, effective Aug. 5.
Dr. C. R. Triggle, associate professor of pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine, was appointed associate dean for Basic Medical Sciences, effective Sept. 1, for a five year term.
Dr. E. A. MacLaughlin was reappointed assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Studies for a second term effective Sept. 1.

1983
Dr. Paul Patey was appointed as a member of the Royal Commission on Hospital and Nursing Home Costs.
Dr. Andrew Fraser was appointed vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies.
Dr. R. K. Chandra was awarded the 1983 Grace A. Goldsmith Gold Medal and prize of the American College of Nutrition in September.
Dr. J. A. MacNamara (MUN M.D. 1979) was awarded a McLaughlin Foundation Fellowship for advanced studies and training in Ophthalmology at the Wills Eye Clinic in Philadelphia.

1983
A special Faculty of Medicine University Convocation was held in May, 1983, for the Class of 1983, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Medical School with the appointment of Dr. Ian Rusted as the first dean in Sept. 1967. This also marks the occasion of the 10-year reunion of the first graduating class.
In celebration of the 15th anniversary, 1982, Dr. Robert Salter, head of the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Toronto, designed a crest for the Faculty of Medicine.

1984
Dr. C. U. Henderson, was reappointed professor and chairman of anesthesia for a second term, effective Jan. 1.
Dr. George Fodor was reappointed associate dean for Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences for a second term, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. H. Edstrom was reappointed assistant dean for Undergraduate Medical Studies, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. A. M. House was reappointed associate dean for Professional Affairs (formerly titled Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education and Clinical Affairs).
Dr. R. M. Mowbray was reappointed associate dean for Administration and Student Affairs.

1984
Dr. David Hawkins, professor and chairman of medicine, was appointed by the governor general as a member of the 21 member Council of the Medical Research Council (MRC) of Canada.
Dr. Paul Patey, associate professor of Family Practice, was elected president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, 1984-1985.

1984
The following staff and faculty received Ten Year Pins: Dr. P. Allderdice, Mr. B. Au, Dr. D. Bradley, Dr. R. Chandra, Dr. A. R. Cooper, Dr. G. Cornel, Ms. S. Davis, Dr. N. Farid, Dr. P. Fernandez, Dr. H. Gault, Mr. C. George, Mr. H. Gladney, Mr. M. Goldsworthy, Ms. E. Granter, Ms. V. Griffin, Ms. M. Harding, Dr. C. Michalski, Ms. C. Murphy, Dr. R. Neuman, Ms. M. Power, Ms. B. Puxley, Ms. J. Robinson, Mr. L. Sparkes, Ms. M. Steele, Dr. U. Sreenivasan, Ms. S. Stuart, Ms. M. Sturge, Ms. P. Sturge, Ms. T. Thorne, and Mr. D. Warren.

1984
The residency training program in Family Practice was awarded a five-year approval by the College of Family Practice.

1984
Dr. Weldon Chafe, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was the first recipient of the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Newfoundland Annual Award for Excellence of Clinical Teaching.

1984
The Dr. John Hoenig Annual Lectureship in Psychiatry Endowment Fund was established by the Discipline of Psychiatry in recognition of Dr. Hoenig who served as professor and chairman of psychiatry, 1969-1980.

1984
Dr. Clarke Fraser, professor of Human Genetics was awarded the Order of Canada in recognition of his pioneering work in human genetics in Canada on Dec. 17 (Investiture Apr. 10, 1985).

1985
Dr. David Hawkins was reappointed professor and chairman of medicine and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the General Hospital, effective Apr. 1.
Dr. E. A. MacLaughlin was reappointed professor and chairman of radiology and chairman of the Department of Radiology at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, effective Apr. 1.
Dr. Clive S. Mellor was reappointed professor and chairman of psychiatry and as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the General Hospital, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. Earle Stanley Wright was reappointed professor and chairman of surgery and as chairman of the Department of Surgery at the General hospital, effective Sept. 1.

Dr. E. A. MacLaughlin resigned from the post of assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Studies and was appointed director of Special Clinical Projects, both events effective January 1986.

Dr. Ian Bowmer, associate professor of medicine, was appointed assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Studies, effective Jan. 1, 1986.

Ms. Catherine Quinlan was appointed health sciences librarian, effective Jan. 15, 1986.

1985
Of five Medical Research Council Development Grants awarded this year, three came to Newfoundland, with an aggregate value exceeding $1.3 million. Dr. H. Hamada, assistant professor of molecular biology, Dr. Allan Pater, associate professor of molecular biology and microbiology, and Dr. Mary Pater, associate professor of molecular biology and microbiology, all three new faculty appointees in the medical school, received the grants.

1985
At the request of government, the medical school accepted responsibility for the management of the Dr. William Newhook Medical Clinic in Whitbourne.

1985
Memorial University’s Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Harry Roberts Prize in Pharmacology.

1985
Dr. Ian Rusted was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada on June 24 (Investiture, Oct. 30) for his dedication to health care in Newfoundland and Labrador, and for his efforts in the founding of the medical school at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1985
Dr. Alan Kwan, associate professor of surgery, was appointed jointly by the Newfoundland Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation as director of the Newfoundland Cancer Clinic and medical director of the foundation.

1985
Dr. Gordon Thomas, clinical professor of surgery and former executive director of the International Grenfell Association, was awarded the Frederick Starr Award, the Canadian Medical Association’s highest award for outstanding achievement bestowed upon a member.

1985
Dr. Patrick Parfrey, assistant professor of medicine (nephrology) received one of only two Canadian Health and Life Insurance Association Scholarships awarded to Canadian medical schools.

1985
Dr. George Kiruluta, former assistant professor of surgery (urology) was awarded the 1st Prize for Research Excellence by the Section of Urology of the American Academy of Pediatrics for work undertaken while he was at this medical school.

1985
Dr. H. Edstrom, assistant dean for Undergraduate Medical Studies, was appointed chairman of the ACMC Standing Committee on Undergraduate Studies and was elected to the Executive of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges.

1985
The following staff and faculty received Ten Year Pins: Dr. J. Barrowman, Mr. R. Bowen, Dr. I. Bowmer, Ms. M. Davis, Mr. W. Folkes, Dr. D. Geduldig, Dr. R. Huntsman, Mr. G. Murphy, Ms. B. Noel, Dr. J. Orr, Dr. P. Patey, Dr. T. Scott, Ms. C. Sheehan, Ms. D. Spurrell, Ms. S. Stuart, and Ms. H. Tiller.

1986
Honourable James Aloysius McGrath was lieutenant governor, 1986-1991.

1986
The Medical School received accreditation for the next five years. The review took place Feb. 10-13 by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS).

1986
Dr. Andrew Fraser was reappointed director of Animal Care for Memorial University.

1986
David Marsh (Medicine II) was awarded a MRC Studentship of $33,000 in support of Ph.D. studies. He was the first of our medical students to receive this award.

1986
Dr. Eleanor Vincent (MUN M.D. 1984), while a second year resident in Family Medicine, was awarded the 1986 Murray Stalker Lectureship of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. This is the highest award that the College bestows upon a resident in Family Medicine.

1986
Dr. C. Whitman, assistant professor of medicine and of pathology (MUN, M.D. 1980) and past President of the Canadian Association of Interns and Residents was awarded Life Membership in the professional Association of Interns and Residents of Newfoundland in recognition of her significant contribution to provincial and national advancement of interns and residents and to Canadian medicine.

1986
In July Dr. A. R. Cox, dean of medicine, reported in the Information Memorandum #46 that construction of the addition to the south eastern portion of the Health Sciences Centre was proceeding on schedule. The second level addition was expected to be completed in September providing 12,000 square feet to house the School of Nursing together with an additional 7,000 square feet on the third level to be completed at a later date.

1986
Dr. R. L. Walley, associate professor of maternal/child health, was appointed by the Pope to the newly created Pontifical Commission for Health for a period of five years.

1986
Dr. David Hawkins, professor and chairman of medicine, and member of the Medical Research Council of Canada, was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Council, 1986-1987.

1986
Ms. Helen Ryan was awarded the Order of the Killick.
Dr. Mark Sadler, assistant professor of medicine, received the Silver Orator Award.
Dr. Craig Loveys, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at the Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre, was the first recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching, a new annual award made available through the generosity of the pharmaceutical company Squibb Canada Incorporated.
Dr. M. O’Reilly, clinical assistant professor of radiology, was awarded the PAIRN Award for Teaching excellence.
Dr. David Peddle, clinical associate professor of orthopedic surgery and Dr. A. Deans, clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, were presented with the Dr. Gus Rowe Award for Teaching Excellence by the residents in Family Practice.

1986
Dr. Norah Browne, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics was presented with the Canadian Volunteer Award by his Honour the Lieutenant Governor James McGrath on Sept. 23.

1986
Dr. A. M. House, director of the Telemedicine Centre at Memorial University of Newfoundland and associate dean of Professional Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine, was one of seven Canadians honoured for the contributions in the field of communications. Communication Minister Flora MacDonald presented Dr. House with a plaque during Communications Week at Expo ’86 in Vancouver.

1986
The School of Pharmacy had its first students attend classes in the four year program.

1986
The medical school was given a framed photographic reproduction of the stained glass windows depicting the coat-of-arms of the four most recently established Canadian medical schools (MacMaster, Sherbrooke, Calgary and Memorial). These stained glass windows along with those of the other twelve Canadian medical schools are located in the Osler Library at McGill University. Cecil James Parsons, a Newfoundland born physician presented McGill with the stained glass windows of the four newest schools. Dr. Parsons’ widow gave our medical school the reproduction, which was presented by Dr. David Parsons, clinical assistant professor of medicine and history of medicine.

1986
Through a generous donation to the Faculty of Medicine research Endowment Fund, Mr. Robert Colman established an Annual Colman Graduate Student Award of $1,000. This award was in remembrance of his wife Genevieve (d. 1979) and of his daughter, Bobbi (d. 1984), and was first awarded in June 1987.

1986
Shelagh Wotherspoon, head, Public Services, Health Sciences Library and Isabel Hunter (former Health Sciences Librarian), published “A Bibliography of Health Care in Newfoundland,” the sixth in the series of Occasional Papers in Medical History.

1986
The Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Newfoundland (PAIRN) donated $5,000 to the Faculty of Medicine Medical Research Endowment Fund.

1986
The 10th Annual Monte Carlo Night raised $16,500.

1986
The eighth annual Student Research Forum was held Nov. 19, at which time papers were presented by nine medical students and five graduate students. The winners were William Devlin, Medicine II, and graduate student Peter Sutherland.

1987
The ninth annual Health Fair was held Mar. 7.

1987
Dr. David Hawkins, professor and chairman of medicine and dean designate, would assume presidency of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation in the fall.

1987
Dr. R. Chandra, professor of Pediatric Research, was selected to receive the 1987 Gapalon Gold Medal of the Nutrition Society of India and was also awarded an honorary fellowship of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology.

1987
Dr. A. R. Cox was granted honorary membership in the college of Family Physicians of Canada in May.

1987
Dr. Carl Robbins was appointed professor and chairman of Family Practice, effective May 1 (Dr. J. Forster had resigned).

1987
Dr. C. J. Michalski was appointed assistant dean for Research and Graduate Studies (Medicine), effective Sept. 1, replacing Dr. Barrowman.

1987
Dr. H. Clarke was appointed acting chairman of the Discipline of Medicine, effective Sept. 1. He has also been appointed as assistant dean for Admissions effective Sept. 1, for a period of three years.

1987
Dr. R. L. Walley, associate professor of Maternal and Child Health was elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of England.

1987
Dr. Norah Browne, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, received the Therese Casgrain Award from the Honourable Jake Epp, Minister of Health and Welfare, in a ceremony at the Hotel Newfoundland, Feb. 6. This award is made annually to two Canadians whose pioneering spirit, social commitment and persistent endeavours have advanced a social cause and increased the well being of their fellow citizens.

1987
Dr. Norah Browne was named Citizen of the Year for the City of St. John’s.

1987
Sean Connors (Medicine II), was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for 1987. He entered the University of Oxford in October, where he would study basic medical sciences for the next two to three years, following which he planned to return to Memorial to complete his MD degree.

1987
Dr. Cathy Vardy (Class of 1983), a third-year resident in pediatrics, was awarded a McLaughlin Foundation Fellowship for the year July 1, 1987 - June 30, 1988. She will be undertaking special studies in the areas of development and ambulatory pediatrics at McMaster University.

1987
Stephen Rice (Medicine III), was awarded the first Ford Hewlett Memorial Oncology Scholarship from the Newfoundland Division of the Canadian Cancer Society. The scholarship was for $1,000.

1987
The Medical School Endowment Fund and the General Hospital Health Foundation jointly sponsored the first Health Sciences Centre Scientific Day, held on Mar. 14.

1987
The federal and provincial governments announced that the Centre for Offshore and Remote Medicine (Medicor) and Telemedicine will receive $2.7 million for construction of a hyperbaric chamber facility and new space for both Medicor and telemedicine at the Health Sciences Centre.

1987
Dr. Hiroshi Hamada was the first member of the Faculty of Medicine to receive the President’s Award for Outstanding Research as selected by the Senate Committee on Research (only a maximum of five such awards are granted in any one year, three awarded in this year).

1987
The Faculty of Medicine received a Terry Fox Development Grant amounting to $125,000 in each of four consecutive years. The medical school will match this grant, which will be used for recruitment and salary support of four new faculty members in the area of cancer research together with supply, equipment and technical support personnel.

1987
Memorial University signed formal educational agreements with the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, New Brunswick and with this province’s Green Bay Health Care Centre in Springdale.
Memorial University also signed an affiliation agreement with the Newfoundland Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation on Mar. 24.

1987
Dr. Richard Neuman received the Silver Orator Award (a faculty member selected by the graduating class, who, in their opinion, made the greatest contribution to their overall training).

1987
The Dr. Charles Mario (Chip) Nardini Memorial Award was established this year in memory of a 1986 graduate of the medical school who died in a tragic accident in Labrador. It will be awarded to a fourth-year medical student in good academic standing who best exemplifies the characteristics of leadership, friendliness, good humour, care and concern for fellow students and patients. Eligible students will be nominated by classmates and one will be chosen by majority vote. The first winner of the Dr. Chip Nardini Memorial Award was Dr. Tony Metcalfe of Bell Island.

1987
At the 1987 graduation dinner and dance the Dr. D. W. Ingram Award was presented for the first time. Instituted to recognize a promising young clinician-teacher, the award honours Dr. Wallace Ingram, professor of medicine and chief of the Department of Medicine at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital for the last 10 years. Dr. John Simpson, a clinical associate in medicine, was chosen by the Class of 1987 as the first winner of the award.

1987
Dr. Chet Michalski was appointed assistant dean for Research and Graduate Studies (Medicine), effective Sept. 1, replacing Dr. Barrowman.

1987
Dr. A. J. Davis was appointed professor and chairman of pediatrics and chief of the Department of Pediatrics at the Janeway Child Health Centre, effective Oct. 1.

1987
Dr. H. Clarke was appointed acting chairman of of medicine, effective Sept. 1, and assistant dean for admissions effective Sept. 1 for a period of three years.

1987
Dr. David Hawkins was appointed as dean of medicine, effective Sept. 1, replacing Dr. A. R. Cox who stepped down effective Aug. 31.

1987
Dr. Noel Francis Murphy of Corner Brook was appointed a member of the Order of Canada on Dec. 21 (Investiture May 6, 1988) in honour of his active career in the fields of medicine, politics and business.

1988
Dr. Henry Manson was appointed professor and chairman of anesthesia, effective Feb. 1.

1988
Memorial University medical students hosted the 10th annual health Fair March 5 in the main foyer of the medical school.

1988
Dr. William Anthony Paddon was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada on July 11, (Investiture Nov. 8, 1988) for his lifetime provision of medical care in remote areas of Newfoundland and Labrador through the International Grenfell Association and dedicated service to the province during his tenure as Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland, the first native of Labrador to be appointed to the position. (This is a promotion within the Order.

1988
Dr. A. R. Cox was appointed vice-president (health sciences and professional schools), effective Sept. 1.

1988
Dr. K. B. Roberts, who retired on Sept. 30, was appointed professor emeritus.

1989
The Telemedicine Centre resumed normal operations in January following a move to a new location encompassing about 10,000 square feet over two levels, which had been added to the southeast corner of the HSC.

1989
In February the first issue of MUNMED, the newsletter of the Faculty of Medicine, was published.

1989
A two-day Faculty Retreat was held in June.

1989
The official opening of the Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratories at Memorial took place Aug. 15. The research unit is a joint initiative of the Terry Fox Regional Development Fund and the Faculty of Medicine.

1989
Dr. Henry Gault received the Kidney Foundation Medical Award, the highest award the Kidney Foundation bestows on a medical professional.

1989
The Dr. Ian Rusted Symposium on the Thyroid was held in September to mark the retirement of Memorial’s first dean of medicine. The two-day symposium featured prominent medical scientists from the University of Toronto, the University of Miami, the University of Minnesota and Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine.

1989
The Health Service and Research Interest Group was convened by Dr. David Hawkins, dean of medicine. Dr. Jorge Segovia, professor of social medicine in the Division of Community Medicine, is chairman of the group. It is an interdisciplinary group with membership across the three divisions of the Faculty of Medicine. Its goal is to establish relations with institutions outside the university.

1990
Dr. Arthur William May served as president of Memorial University from 1990-1999.

1990
The 13th Annual Health Fair, hosted by Memorial’s medical students, drew over 1,000 people to the medical school on Mar. 2 to learn more about community health care and aspects of the human body.

1990
In March 1990 a two-day meeting on rural medicine, featuring a fair with displays from hospitals in the province, was held at the medical school. There were 120 participants including community hospital administrators, board members and physicians.

1990
On Saturday, May 12, the fourth Health Sciences Centre Scientific Day was held.

1990
MedQuest, a summer program for rural high school students to explore careers in the health science, began. There were six one week sessions running from June 25 to Aug. 3.

1990
A distinguished lectureship series in the neurosciences was established to honour the contributions of Dr. John G. Williams to the Faculty of Medicine and the practice of medicine in Newfoundland. This endowed lectureship was made possible through a generous donation from the Williams family. Dr. Williams was a specialist in neurological diseases and lecturers will be chosen for their contribution to the advancement of neurosciences.

1990
Dr. Henry Gault was awarded the Order of Canada on Oct. 25 (Investiture Apr. 17, 1991) for his pioneering research in Canadian clinical nephrology, his role in the development of educational training programs in the field or renal disease, and his work on urine enzymology, which was a large influence on the discovery of the diagnosis of the rejection of kidney transplants.

1990
Three outstanding teacher awards for 1989-1990 were given to the following: Dr. Gordon Mathieson, professor and chair of pathology, was chosen by the first-year class; the second-year class selected Dr. J. A. O’Keane, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; Dr. Cathy Alderdice, associate professor of medicine, received the outstanding teacher award from the third year class.

1990
The Telemedicine and Educational Technology Resources Agency (TETRA) was officially opened in December. Established in 1988 with $3.3 million in support from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), TETRA is a joint endeavour of Memorial’s Telemedicine Centre and Division of Educational Technology to develop training program using distance communications technology, including satellite and television.

1990
Dr. Bob Miller was appointed assistant dean for continuing medical education.

1990
Trevor Troake was hired as the new finance officer for the Faculty of Medicine.

1991
Honourable Frederick William Russell was lieutenant governor, 1991-1997.

1991
Dr. David Hawkins, dean of medicine, was appointed vice-president of the Medical Research Council of Canada.

1991
The licensing of physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador was changed from a one-year to a two-year postgraduate requirement.

1991
The Faculty of Medicine received continuing full accreditation for seven years for the undergraduate medical degree program. An accreditation team visited the medical school in March on behalf of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (U.S.A.) and the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools. The dean of medicine is required to submit a progress report in 1993 with the next accreditation taking place in 1997-1998.

1991
The newly-named Undergraduate Medical Studies Committee (UGMS) adopted a new structure to encourage long-term planning. The new committee is one of two replacing the old curriculum committee. While the UGMS committee concentrates on planning, the new curriculum committee (consisting of year co-ordinators, deputy-year co-ordinators and students elected for each year) will handle implementation.

1991
The Medical Research Endowment Fund, which was established in 1983 to enable the Faculty of Medicine to conduct fundraising campaigns, now has a balance of about $500,000 and about $50,000 is available for disbursement.

1991
Dr. John Tomlinson, the medical school’s first anatomist, retired.

1991
Medical students presented Teacher of the Year awards this fall to four faculty members at the annual Faculty Appreciation Night. The award from the first-year class was shared by Dr. Rick Cooper, associate professor of pediatrics, and Dr. John Tomlinson, who recently retired from a 21-year career teaching anatomy at Memorial. The award from the second-year class went to Dr. Dale Corbett, associate professor of physiology. Dr. Alan Goodridge, associate professor of medicine (neurology) was chosen Teacher of the Year by the third-year class. Administrative staff specialist Helen Ryan’s contribution in organizing clinical skills sessions was also recognized by the second and third-year students with a bouquet of flowers.

1991
The Kidney Foundation allocated 14 per cent of its national research budget to projects at Memorial University. A total of $534,000 in research grants and fellowships will support studies on the kidney, amino acids, kidney stone, hypertension and genetic diseases, and cardiovascular disease.

1992
The Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Newfoundland (PAIRN) presented two awards in June. The John G. Williams Clinical Teaching Award went to Dr. Subash Jain, chair of psychiatry, and to Dr. Frank Kind, residency director for anesthesia. The Lorimer Scholarship, presented to a member of the internship class who best demonstrates characteristic of congeniality toward staff and patients, went to Dr. Stephen Darcy.

1992
At Faculty Appreciation Night, students presented awards to three faculty members. Dr. Penny Hansen was the choice of the first-year class for Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Dr. John McLean received the second-year award and Dr. John Fardy was the choice of the third year class.

1992
The third Rural Medicine Invitational Meeting and Fair took place Oct. 29 at the medical school.

1992
Dr. Ian Rusted launched the Faculty of Medicine’s 1993 reunion/anniversary celebrations with a lunchtime talk at the February meeting of the university’s deans and directors.

1993
Disease and History Month during March saw a busy schedule of activities centering around the Medical History Office in co-operation with the Department of Anthropology and the MUN Archaeology Society.

1993
The Newfoundland Medical Association (NMA), established in 1924, was renamed the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA).

1994
Dr. John Munro Ross was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada on Apr. 13, (Investiture Oct. 19).

1994
Orthopedic surgeons and engineers are working together to establish a research facility for work on techniques for dealing with injuries and defects in the spine and limbs. The proposed Biomechanics Research Facility will be located in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, functioning as a laboratory for research and graduate teaching for both engineering and medicine.

1995
The official opening of the new building for the Shea Heights Community Health Centre took place in January.

1995
The Health Sciences Information and Media Service Unit (HSIMS) was established in January with George Beckett, associate university librarian (health sciences), as manager. The new unit incorporated Medical Audiovisual Services (MAVS), Computer Services (Medicine) and the Multimedia Instructional Development project.

1995
The Med-Eng Laboratory opened on the first floor of the S. J. Carew Building in January with two major research projects already underway. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bob Deane was testing the strength of implants in the spinal column. Dr. David Peddle was looking at improving the stress distribution on hip prostheses.

1995
The Division of Community Medicine hosted its first all-class teaching day on Jan. 17. Practical Approaches to Clinical Prevention was co-ordinated by Dr. Bill Bavington and Dr. Doreen Neville.

1995
Dr. Verna Skanes, assistant dean for research and graduate studies (medicine) served as acting dean from Sept. 1 - Dec. 23.

1995
Last minute admissions raised the first-year class size to 60. Problems first arose in the spring when New Brunswick withdrew funding for new medical students at Memorial. This left 10 positions up in the air and the Admissions Committee and Faculty Council decided to recruit American students to fill some of these positions. Five American students were recruited. In late August the provincial Department of Health offered five new entry-level positions at the medical school to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who agreed to provide a commitment to work in an approved underserved area. That number was later raised to seven positions.

1995
Rural Forum ’95 took place Nov. 16-17 at the medical school. The continuing problems of recruiting and retaining physicians in rural Newfoundland and Labrador dominated the discussions.

1995
The Patient Research Centre’s official opening on Nov. 24 offered pharmaceutical representatives a thorough overview of the research going on at the centre. There were 12 presentations on aspects of the centre’s work.

1995
Dr. Charles Henderson received the title of professor emeritus at fall convocation.

1996
Dr. Ian Bowmer became the fouth dean of medicine on Jan. 1, succeeding Dr. David Hawkins.

1997
Honourable Dr. A. M. (Arthur Maxwell) House was lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1997-2002.

1998
Dr. Ian Rusted, dean emeritus, was named the Dalhousie Medical Alumnus of the year.

1999
Dr. Axel Meisen became vice-chancellor and president of Memorial University of Newfoundland on 1 September (currently still in office - 2007).

1999
Dr. Brian C. Hollywood of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on Oct. 21 (investiture Feb. 9, 2000).

1999
The Faculty of Medicine Founders’ Archive (Health Sciences Library) was created and a half-time contractual archivist, Greg Walsh, was hired. The archive was officially opened in 2000.

2000
The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) judged Memorial University of Newfoundland the overall winner for family medicine training in the country, earning Memorial University of Newfoundland the prestigious Keith Award.

2001
Stephanie Harlick became the new half-time contractual archivist for the Faculty of Medicine Founders’ Archive (Health Sciences Library), Apr. 30, replacing Greg Walsh. The position would increase to 25 hours per week and eventually would become full-time.

2002
Memorial University of Newfoundland medical school won its second Keith Award for excellence in family medicine training.

2002
Honourable Edward Moxon Roberts was lieutenant governor, 2002-present.

2002
Dr. Falah B. Maroun was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on May 30, 2001 (Investiture Feb. 22, 2002). A distinguished surgeon, academic leader and teacher, he has dedicated his career to the advancement of neurosurgery in Newfoundland.

2004
Dr. Ian Bowmer retired as dean of medicine.

2004
Dr. A. M. House was awarded the honour of Officer of the Order of Canada on 29 October (Investiture 10 June 2005) for his contribution as a model of leadership and outstanding achievements, including his pioneer contributions to telemedicine to support rural doctors and patients throughout the world. This was a promotion within the Order.

2004
Dr. Patrick S. Parfrey was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 13, (Investiture Mar. 11, 2005). A University Research Professor and internationally-renowned scientist and clinical epidemiologist he has been involved in important collaborative medical studies and also provided outstanding leadership to the sport of rugby provincially and nationally.

2004
Physicians across Canada are using new, state-of-the-art online technology, developed in Newfoundland and Labrador, to keep current on the latest medical practices and knowledge. Memorial University of Newfoundland held a news conference on June 2 to demonstrate and celebrate the successes of MDcme.ca, a website developed by Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Faculty of Medicine, offering a broad range of online, accredited courses for Canadian physicians.

2004
On Apr. 5, Dr. James Rourke became the fifth dean of medicine for Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and founding director of the Southwestern Ontario Rural Regional Medical Education, Research and Development Unit (SWORRM). He succeeded Dr. Ian Bowmer.

2007
Dr. William Fiztgerald of St. Anthony was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on May 3.

2007
Dr. Ian Rusted, founder of Memorial University’s medical school and its first dean of medicine, died July 14, age 86.

2007
The Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland celebrated its 40th anniversary, with a full day of activities Oct. 22, 1007, which included the launch of the Faculty of Medicine Founders’ Archive’s (Health Sciences Library) virtual exhibit, “The Early Days of the Medical School at Memorial University of Newfoundland.”

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