Message from Dr.Dean Sandham, Dean of Medicine In This … · WINTER 2006•Manitoba Medicine 3 faculty news Born and raised in the Philippines, Dr. Jocelyn Dumatol-Sanchez graduated

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As Faculties of Medicine our uniqueand primary mandate is to educateour next-generation of physicians.This is usually considered as a role in undergraduate and postgraduate education. Lifelonglearning is an essential behaviorin the modern professional environment. We are challengedas professionals and educators tofind ways to become more effectiveand relevant to help practicing professionals in their lifelonglearning endeavor. The vast natureof our country and the wide distribution of our population toremote areas require innovationand creativity in the way in whichwe do this. The ideas expressed byDr. Bourgeois-Law in her articleforeshadow what we hope to becontinual improvements.

The need to be creative, innovativeand responsive to new challengesin professional education is broaderstill. In Canada today, the need isnowhere more important than inthe evaluation and education of international medical graduatesfrom a wide variety of backgrounds.As part of our plan to improve ourcapacity to educate this has beenan area of significant work. Dr.

J o c e l y nSanchez hasaccepted aposition asthe actingdirector ofour IMG program and is workinghard with her steering committeeto develop new programs. Theseinclude the development of orientation programs for faculty andinternational medical graduates,the development of three-monthclinical evaluation programs incollaboration with MCPS, and thedevelopment of new curriculaand programs for the one-yearpostgraduate education elements.This is exciting work in the need tosupport of our entire professionalcommunity to make it work well.

The intellectual endeavor is notjust about the content of medicalscience, but to increase our understanding and skills aboutthe methods of education andevaluation.

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Message from Dr. DeanSandham, Dean of Medicine

Dr. Dean Sandham

In This Issue

Faculty News:Inspiring Others toMake a Difference -The Story of Jocelyn

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CME and LifelongLearning in Rural andNorthern Manitoba

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Visiting Professor -Opening Our Doors

to InternationalCollaboration

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Alumni News:Tammy Holowachuk -Meet the Face Behind

Your Reunionpage 13

Student News:MMSA Report

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I would like to highlight several newways in which the MMCF is workingwith the University of Manitoba tosupport programs in the Faculty ofMedicine.

Although the MMCF is required, bythe Canada Revenue Agency, to operate separate and distinct from theUniversity, the MMCF MissionStatement confirms its firm link withthe Faculty of Medicine:“The mission ofthe MMCF, as a registered charitableorganization, is to raise and administerendowment funds and to make awards insupport of the programs of the Faculty ofMedicine of the University of Manitoba.”

Since 1978 the MMCF has establishedmore than 60 individual endowmentfunds, each with specific terms of reference - each supporting a program in the Faculty of Medicine.Donations continue to be directed toMMCF funds for Student Support,Libraries, Research, Lectureships orother academic programs.

In 2006 the MMCF Board offered toassist the Faculty of Medicine in seekingdonations for two funds held by theUniversity itself. These are the ClinicalLearning and Simulation Center(CLSF) - formerly identified as theClinical Learning Center (CLC) and theHealth Information Place (HIP)Campaign for the Neil John MacleanHealth Sciences Library.

The CLSF campaign is seeking theremaining funding required to buildand equip the exciting new teachingfacility due to open in late 2007. TheSpring / Summer 2005 issue ofManitoba Medicine included a featureon simulation in medical educationand an outline of the early plans for theCLC (now CLSF). The next issue of

Manitoba Medicine (Spring / Summer2007) will include details about theCLSF itself as well as the campaign forits funding.

The MMCF Board has committed$50,000 (over five years) to the HIPLibrary Campaign. Members are invitedto consider this project when theyreturn their annual membership feepayments or make other special donations to MMCF. We are confidentthat with this help the MMCF pledgewill be met. In addition, the Dr. Josephand Dr. Dorothy Hollenberg MemorialFund, held by MMCF, has pledged$10,000 for the HIP Campaign.

Canadian readers are reminded thatthe 2006 Federal Budget eliminated alltaxes on capital gains of in-kind donations of publicly traded securitiesto Canadian charities. Many donorshave elected this tax-advantageousmethod for their donations. Both theUniversity of Manitoba (http://www.umanitoba.ca/admin/dev_adv/donate_now/transfer_stock.html) andthe MMCF (http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/ medicine/mmcf/) provideefficient mechanisms for donations ofsecurities. More details about theadvantages to the donor of this donationmechanism will be included in futureissues of Manitoba Medicine.

On behalf of the Board of MMCF - andthe Faculty of Medicine - I would liketo thank the readers of ManitobaMedicine for their interest in our programs and our members anddonors for their loyal support.

Message from Dr. Douglas Craig, MMCF President

Dr. Douglas Craig

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Our faculty needs to develop andexpand our educational skills. Over thenext three months a working groupwill be actively redeveloping for ourMedical Education Department vision,mission, processes, staffing and theway in which we expand and developthat important role. Stay tuned!

Manitoba Medicine is a collaborativeeffort between MMCF and the Facultyof Medicine. It is a valued tradition andit is our desire to improve the contentand relevance to our readership. Youcan help us significantly by returningthe questionnaire found on page four.

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Providing health care in Canada’snorth has always posed geographicaland cultural challenges, yet deliveringcare to remote communities can alsodrive medical practitioners to the edgeof innovation.

“The fact we are all involved with studentsforces us to remain current,” says Dr.Bruce Martin, Director of the Universityof Manitoba’s J.A. Hildes NorthernMedical Unit. “I revel in the fact of havingstudents in these remote locations and Ihave to stay current and sharp for both mypatients and for the students.”

Medical discoveries and developmentsare of great importance in northerncommunities, says Martin. “Because ofevolving illness and evolving technologiesit behooves the clinicians to keep up todate.”

And, because the various northernhealth practitioners work in differentmodels of care, staying current meanskeeping up with what each member of a health care team can bring together incollaboration.

Martin says continuing professionaldevelopment is vital to northern medicine. “In some arenas of Canadian healthcare, professional development could go a bitunnoticed, for instance, if you were a soloclinician and chose not to embark on lifelong learning. But in areas of greatestneeds and in an areas of strained healthresources it is particularly challenging and

necessary to provide safe, efficient timelyhealthcare,” says Martin.

Martin is a family physician and graduated from Queen’s University inKingston, Ontario. He began his careerin northern and aboriginal health carein Ontario, and was recruited to provide short-term assistance to theUniversity of Manitoba's northernmedical unit in 1991, “and I never left,”says Martin. He has lived in Churchill,and worked as a fly-in physician innortheast Manitoba. He is now based atthe Faculty of Medicine’s BannatyneCampus.

“The challenge of getting medical practitionersto work in the north has always been one ofthe most difficult tasks,” says Martin.The J.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit,established in 1970, delivers health care to rural and remote areas with predominantly aboriginal populations.In addition to their clinical duties,physicians work with nurses, community health representatives andother community service workers, to meetthe needs of each specific community.

Churchill and Hodgson, Manitoba aswell as Rankin Inlet, Nunavut arestaffed by full-time physicians. TheFirst Nations communities of IslandLake, Poplar River, Berens River, LittleGrand Rapids, Pauingassi, Bloodvein,Moose Lake, Grand Rapids, and


The Northern Medical Unit and the role ofContinuing Professional Development

Interview with Dr. Bruce Martin, Director, Northern Medical Unit By James Buchok

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Born and raised in thePhilippines, Dr. JocelynD u m a t o l - S a n c h e zgraduated from theUniversity of SantoTomas, located in

Manila, in 1986. This is the story of Dr. JocelynDumatol-Sanchez…. and her experience in theIMG Program.

Dr. Jocelyn Dumatol-Sanchez and herhusband were looking for better careeropportunities and a better place toraise their family. Jocelyn was 7 1/2months pregnant when she and herhusband left their home to move toBritish Columbia, Canada, in September1994. Her husband, a computer analystfound work right away; but Jocelyncouldn't because the medical licensurerequirements in Canada were differentfrom those in the Philippines.

But this didn’t deter her. She used thistime to raise her three sons, study andto write the Evaluating Exam and theLicentiate of Medical Council ofCanada (LMCC Part I). During herstudy preparations she volunteered forthe Heart and Stroke Foundation, theCanadian Cancer Society, and theMental Health Association.

It wasn’t until 1999 that she first contacted Dr. Giséle Bourgeois-Law atthe Continuing Medical EducationOffice (CME), Faculty of Medicine,University of Manitoba. She hadapplied for a position in Yellowknife,but first had to complete a Clinician’sAssessment and ProfessionalEnhancement program (CAPE). Due toJocelyn's lack of Canadian medicalrequirements she didn’t qualify for theYellowknife position, but insteadremained in contact with Dr.Bourgeois-Law and the CME team toobtain her Canadian requirements.

Moving to Manitoba in July 2000, sheobtained a position as a RegisteredClinical Assistant (RCA) in the BoneMarrow Transplant Unit for HealthSciences Centre in Winnipeg. Afterworking in the unit for nine months,she took the RCA Examination Part II,an examination specific to bone marrowtransplant cases and completed herLMCC examinations. In 2001, CMEwas developing the InternationalMedical Graduates (IMG) program andJocelyn found herself undertaking newchallenges as part of this trial group.She obtained sponsorship from aRegional Health Authority, and passed her CAPE examinations, both requirements of the IMG program.

As part of her sponsorship fromBurntwood Regional Health Authority,Jocelyn agreed to work in their healthregion, Thompson, Manitoba. Uponcompletion of IMG training, her familypacked up and moved more than 730 km north to Thompson to beginanother adventure in a community of15,000 and a rural population of 35,000.It was here that she applied her knowledge, practiced medicine, andbecame a mentor for so many otherIMG doctors from all over the worldsuch as Africa, Egypt, El Salvador andher home, the Philippines.

She continued to work in Thompson forfour years. During her practice inThompson, she volunteered for CME byacting as their Rural Chairperson,arranging for CME programs, skillreview sessions, guest speakers, meeting

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Inspiring Others to Make aDifference, the Story of Jocelyn Written by: Kimberley Corneillie

Dr. Jocelyn Dumatol-Sanchez


student highlightswith Manitoba Health, and organizingweekly physician group sessions to discuss difficult cases and find a teamapproach to treatment.

“One of my greatest experiences in thisprogram was the opportunity to benefitfrom my colleagues backgrounds and theirspecialties,” she said. She adds that thisopportunity helped her to build herconfidence in treating patients, to mentor her IMG colleagues and to continue to learn. “I grew as a person, as

a physician.” Dr. Sanchez thanks CMEfor their continued assistance and support in helping her to achieve hergoal. Now, that she and her family areback in Winnipeg, she would like theopportunity to assist the IMG programto continue to grow and to help otherIMG participants become confidentand competent treating physicians inCanada, so that together, they can continue to provide Medicine with aDifference.


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Life-long learningin the medical fieldhas changed andevolved over the

years, but a fundamental principleremains - failure to partake in life-longlearning means that a physician is notliving up to society's expectations.

“As a professional you are personally andindividually responsible for assessing yourown degree of competence both at any givenmoment and for the future and in particulardetermining what areas of your practiceyou feel need revision and improvement,”says Dr. Bill Pope, the registrar of theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons ofManitoba.

“And this doesn’t just mean attending alecture or going to a drug company dinner.It means the much bigger picture. That iswhere you get the phrase ‘ContinuingProfessional Development (CPD)’ ratherthan continuing medical education (CME).”

Pope says that over the last decade theemphasis in the profession has turnedto CPD. “Up until 5-10 years ago CMEwas the only concept out there. Many specialties and the College of FamilyPhysicians deliver valuable educationallearning sessions throughout the year andat their annual meetings. However, much isbetter described as CME.” Pope says CPDmeans that a physician has developed aplan which may range from going to aspecific lecture to obtaining practicaltraining in a certain procedure, andthen incorporating what is learned intoone's practice. Finally, the physicianmust assess whether the practice has

been improved and is more effective asa result.

Pope also says CPD requires that physicians actively review areas in theirpractices that need to be improved,changed or modified. Once action hasbeen taken, it is vital that a physicianexamine how the action has changedtheir practice.

Pope says the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons of Canadaand the College of Family Physicians ofCanada both operate continuing professional development programs. Inseveral provinces, participation in oneof these programs is mandatory. It islikely that such will occur in Manitobawithin the next two years. These programs operate on a five year cycle.

The College of Physicians and Surgeonsof Manitoba also attempts to reinforcein young doctors that their initial graduation is just the beginning of life-long learning. “The rest of your lifeshould incorporate what you have learnedas a student or a resident into your practice.Then you should move on with material asit becomes available, as ideas and standardsof practice change and as drugs change - allthose kinds of things,” says Pope. “Whenyou become a medical student you become amember of the college and you remain oneuntil you stop practicing.”

Pope says that busy schedules sometimes prevent or delay somephysicians from getting the professionaldevelopment they want. Other hurdlesinclude the expense of extra trainingand the travel that is often required.


The Role of Regulatory Agencies and Life Long Learning in the Medical FieldAn Interview with Dr. Bill Pope, Registrar of Physicians and Surgeonsof Manitoba. Written by: James Buchok

Dr. Bill Pope


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s“Many physicians will say 'if I had moretime I would do X,Y and Z kinds of training’. Even that mindset is positive andis the first step in making the change fromCME to CPD.”

Pope says a primary role of the Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons of Manitobais annual license renewal.“We’re responsible for what doctors do in the outside world. They have to show thatthey’ve done certain things, and tell uswhether they have had problems of a certainsort including criminal convictions or complaints.”

“The formats are different, but if you’re afamily physician you basically participatewith the College of Family Physicians and ifyou're any kind of a specialist you wouldparticipate with the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons,” says Pope. Healso advises that physicians should beaware of the guidelines and statementstheir college produces since doctors areexpected to know them. To breach themmay be professional misconduct.

“Life-long learning must include keepingup on your college’s statements and guidelines, especially the ethical onesbecause if you follow them it means thatyou’re unlikely to have potential disciplinaryaction taken against you.”

“The colleges expect doctors to do this asprofessionals and as a requirement of thecode of conduct, and doctors should bethinking about these at all times,” saysPope. “It’s easy to let this kind of thingslip. You don’t think about this as an issuewhile you’re busy treating patients. It’s aphrase you only tend to think about whenyou’re listening to somebody else talk aboutethics. Yet, doctors must incorporate theguidelines into everyday practice as a partof life-long learning.”


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Life-long learningis an essentialc o m p o n e n t o fpractice for all

physicians. Regulatory authorities acrossthe country are formally recognizingthis by moving towards mandatoryCME, as the means for physician revalidation. However, there are uniquechallenges for both physicians andCME offices in meeting the CME and CPD (Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment) needs of rural andnorthern physicians. Rural and northern physicians may find it difficultto attend traditional CME sessions, andconversely CME offices may encounterchallenges in providing CME for ruraland northern practitioners. Leaving thecommunity to attend a CME session isnot only expensive and time-consuming,but it also leaves a void in patient care.

Over the years, this has been resolvedby having CME come to physicians: theCME office sends specialists and othersto several communities in Manitoba.The presenters travel by car or plane,and in some regions usually stayovernight. In many ways this is CME atits best: the topics, and often the speaker,are chosen by the local physiciansthrough the CME Chair, (the CMEChairs are local physicians selected bytheir peers to represent the CME needsof the region to the CME office) thenumber of attendees is small (usuallyless than 10), and there is the opportunityto engage one-on-one with the speakerand discuss cases from one’s own practice. However, there are increasingchallenges with this model. It is becomingharder to recruit specialists who arewilling and able to take the time necessary to travel to rural and northernManitoba. While a CME session may

only last a couple of hours, travel timemay mean a day away from a busypractice. We had video-linked the sessions to one or more nearby communities in order to maximizelearning opportunities, but have discontinued this method because ofthe impossibility of finding a time thatworked for all communities involved.At the same time, we recognize that theCME needs of rural and northernphysicians may differ from those oftheir urban colleagues. For example,rural and northern physicians are muchmore likely to work shifts in the emergency department and to admitpatients to hospital.

For the past two years, the CME officehas been working closely with theOffice of Rural and Northern Healthand the regional CME Chairs to addresssome of these issues. We hired aDirector of Rural CME with experiencein telehealth to revamp our programs.We visited our rural and northern CMEsites in order to hear directly fromphysicians what they need and wantfrom the CME office. These visits havehelped us understand the contextunder which rural and northern physicians practice and attempt to meettheir ongoing needs for continuing professional development.

As a result, we have made severalchanges and are undertaking severalnew initiatives. While we have ceasedvideo-linking presentations from onesmall town to another, we have starteda Friday-at-Noon program, whereby a


CME and Lifelong Learning in Rural and Northern ManitobaWritten by:Dr.Giséle Bourgeois-Law,Associate Dean,CME • Stephanie Giberson,Rural Director, CME • Wayne Heide, Office of Rural and Northern Health

Dr. Giséle Bourgeois-Law and Stephanie Giberson

Wayne Heide

Dr. Elpida-Niki Emmanouil-Nikoloussi,associate professor of the AristotleUniversity of Thessaloniki, Greece, isthe first to visit the Department ofHuman Anatomy in the Faculty ofMedicine, as part of the BilateralInternational Academic ProgrammeExchange Agreement between our university and hers.

During her 12 day stay, September 25to October 6, 2006, she shared herknowledge with Dr. Jim Thliveris andDr. Maria Vrontakis of Human Anatomy

Photo: Left to right: Dr. Elpida Emmanouil-

Nikoloussi, Dr. Jim Thliveris, and Dr. Maria Vrontakis.

and Cell Science. Together they workedto enhance their collaborative researchon agents that counter-act the harmcaused by teratogens. Teratogens areagents that cause birth defects duringpregnancy. Dr. Emmanouil-Nikoloussi,gave a seminar entitled, “ExperimentalStudy on Folate Antagonism to RetinoidTeratogenicity on the Rat Fetus.”

Visiting Professor -Opening Our Doors toInternational Collaboration


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speaker in Winnipeg is video-linked to audiences across Manitoba who normally would not be accessingUniversity of Manitoba CME programs.We are also working towards expandingthe number of on-site CME locations inthe province. Our first annual CMErural conference will be held in Elkhornin January 2007. Most of the sessionswill be in the form of workshops with the opportunity to learn/review procedural skills. We are particularlypleased that several of the workshoppresenters will be rural family physicians and specialists. This pastyear, we undertook a pilot project oninter-professional CME in ruralManitoba. What we learned from thatproject will help us plan future inter-professional CME.

The future is both challenging andexciting. Challenging - because many ofthe issues mentioned earlier will onlybecome more acute in the near future.Exciting - because the possibilities arealso great. On the one hand, there willalways be the need and desire for ‘live’CME. Our challenge is finding a meansto do this that is sustainable, and delivering as much ‘bang for our buck’

as possible. On the other hand, newtechnologies open up a world of possibilities. ‘Blended CME’ where alive session is followed by an ongoingon-line discussion is one example.Access for all the province’s physiciansto the University of Manitoba e-librarywould be another. Our dream for thenot-too-distant future is the developmentof on-line communities of practicewhere rural and northern physicianscould access web-based CME,‘chat’ about interesting or puzzlingcases, and provide each other withongoing learning and support. TheUniversity, in addition to developingand delivering CME courses, wouldsupport these communities of practiceby making available educationalresources as necessary and providing astructure whereby the participantscould obtain the necessary CME credits.At the moment, this is just a dream, butthe University of Manitoba and theOffice of Rural and Northern Healthbenefit from a collaborative relationship;together we will continue to worktowards facilitating lifelong learning forManitoba physicians and turning someof these dreams into realities.


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Dr. Kevin Patterson of the NorthernMedical Unit , Faculty of Medicine,and medicine grad, class of 1989,released his latest, Consumption - ANovel. On October 16th, students andfaculty attended his book release partyat the Health Sciences Book Store atBrodie Centre. The event was a success,as is his book which combines essentialaspects such as cultural change, medicine and human struggle.

Interesting enough, what started out asa group of essays later developed into anovel. Patterson explains, “The essentialaspects of what I wanted to talk about werenot being delivered effectively through theessays. It was later that I realized that themost direct way to deliver human struggleand draw attention to medicine needs inthe north is through fiction.”

The novel took four years to write andfocuses on a main character, Victoria,who leaves her home in Rankin Inlet,

Nunavut to be treated for tuberculosis -leaving her family and the culture sheknows behind. When she returns, it isto a new world, a family who doesn'trecognize her and to a new means ofliving. Her family has adapted tobecoming part of a western cultureleaving their traditional living stylesand values behind. Patterson brings usinto Victoria’s world of internal exileand follows her as she proceeds withlife.

Highly insightful and definitelyhuman, this novel is about people andthe challenges of life. “His characters arecomplicated, passionate, confused and insome cases, doomed, by disease, their failures, and by economic and culturalforces beyond their control,” as stated bythe Winnipeg Free Press. Pattersonhopes that his readers access the personalities and feelings of his characters and draw from them, asthey learn about the need for cultural,medical and economic support by ournorthern communities.

Copies of Consumption - A Novel can bebought at the University of Manitobabookstore both at Bannatyne and FortGarry. Kevin’s first book, a memoircalled The Water in Between, was aGlobe Best Book, and an internationalbestseller. Country of Cold, his debutshort fiction collection, won the RogersWriters’ Trust Fiction Prize in 2003, aswell as the inaugural City of VictoriaButler Book Prize.

ConsumptionWritten by: Kimberley Corneillie, Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Kevin Patterson with his book Consumption


The need for medium-sized health care facilities in rural areasInterview with Dr. Charles Penner, Vice-President of Medical Services, Brandon RegionalHealth Authority. Written by: James Buchok

In a perfect world, each community inManitoba would have all the local medical services they need, but theimperfect reality is that many communities would be better off with amedium-sized medical centre withinclose proximity.

“We do need more medium-sized medicalcentres just to provide service closer tohome,” says Dr. Charles Penner, whohas just completed his first year as vice-president of medical services atthe 314-bed Brandon Regional HealthCentre. For instance, says Penner, thecentre in Brandon we can deal with relatively difficult cases.

“Some of the the things that were once done in rural areas aren’t done anymore,” saysPenner, particularly procedures such astreating simple fractures or performingminor surgery.

That is a result of higher expectationsof patients who increasingly want to betreated by specialists, and the fact thatrural physicians do not offer as broad arange of services as they once did.

“Things have changed,” says Penner,who grew up in Cranberry Portage,about 50 kms southeast of Flin Flon.“My family did not have a high need formedical care, but I did break my arm as ateen and I went to The Pas for treatmentand what was different about those dayswas that there was a family physician therewho was quite comfortable with theprocess. It’s just the way medicine wasdone.”

These days the local general practitioner might have the trainingand confidence to offer such treatment ormay likely recommend that the patientgo to a larger centre for more specializedtreatment, which the physician mayconsider simply a wise thing to do.

Basic training does not provide doctorswith the wider range of abilities thatmore physicians had in the past, saidPenner, but, he added, the University ofManitoba does offer a rural familyphysician program that includes oneyear in Dauphin.

Penner himself is a 1988 graduate of theFaculty of Medicine, University ofManitoba and practiced in Comox, B.C.and Abu Dhabi, in the United ArabEmirates before returning to work inManitoba.

“The med-school program today doesn’tteach you how to do an appendectomy or agall bladder, and that was the case by thetime I was in medical school in the mid-80s,” says Penner, who is quick toadd that there are family physicianswho will do an extra year of anaesthesiology or obstetrics or surgery “but that is certainly not thenorm,” he says. Yet, meanwhile, “peoplehave much higher expectations of medicalcare these days, they are wanting perfection.”

“With more specialists available todaythere is an expectation that their services are more readily available then they actuallyare. We had specialists 40 years ago, butnot as many of them and certainly not withsuch narrow areas of specialty,” saysPenner. Penner does not believe thatestablishing more medium-sized health centres in Manitoba is purely abudget issue. He says it is much moreof a people issue.

“The remoteness of some communitiesis the biggest challenge and there are somepeople who would not work in a remote community no matter how much they werepaid,” he says.

“Population is getting more urban and thatis the trend worldwide. As medicine becomesmore socialized that mitigates against

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delivering care closer to home,” saysPenner. “Standards of care are set in thecity.”

Penner says another reality is that fordoctors who do decide to work in a rural area, the on-call requirementscan be onerous. “In Brandon we have fourgeneral surgeons and they have to be on callone in every four nights. And if you get adifficult case you’re on your own. There’s alot more back-up in the city,” says Penner.

“We don’t have any ear, nose and throatpeople and often the general surgeon is leftto work with it which is a lot more stressfulthan having specialists nearby,” he says. A

medium-sized facility like BoundaryTrails Health Centre, a 94-bed hospitallocated midway between Winkler andMorden that opened in 2001, makessense, says Penner “when you have theadequate patient base. But if you’re a certain kind of specialist you are not goingto an area where you can’t make a livingbecause there aren’t the cases. You need thepopulation base.”

And getting back to that perfect world, thekinds of services that would be availableat such medium-sized health centres,says Penner, would include obstetrics,general surgery, anaesthesiology,general internists, a pediatrician wherewarranted, and of course emergencyservices where possible. In a simplertime, rural medicine was simplertoo.

“For family practitioners in the old daysthere weren’t the same expectations,”says Penner. “And the volume of whatthey had to do was perhaps not quite ashigh and the people did not have theexpectation that there could be perfectcare.”

New journal highlightsMCHP (October 2005)What is health-care policy? Howdo policy-makers come to decisionson health care issues? What roledoresearchers play in the shaping ofpolicy?

These are just a few of the questionsaddressed in the inaugural issue ofthe new Canadian journal HealthcarePolicy. So what does this have to dowith the University of Manitoba?The answer: The Manitoba Centrefor Health Policy (MCHP), an academic research unit within theFaculty of Medicine, is once againshown to be front and centre on thenational research scene.

MCHP senior researchers PatriciaMartens and Noralou Roos were

invited to write for the inauguralissue, an article exploring the rolethat health services research andhealth services researchers play inshaping health care policy in Canada.The resulting piece, “When HealthServices Researchers and PolicyMakers Interact: Tales From the Tectonic Plates,” focuses on experiences gained at the ManitobaCentre for Health Policy, one ofCanada’s premier policy researchcentres, and also draws on theexperience of others across thecountry. Manitoba’s CIHR-fundedThe Need to Know team project,headed by Patricia Martens, ishighlighted as an example of howevidence can be used to help makebetter health policy.

The journal also reports an interviewwith Brian Postl, president andchief executive officer of theWinnipeg Regional Health Authority, commenting on the issues facingthe health care system and the roadto change that must be traveled toresolve these issues.

The Manitoba Centre for HealthPolicy (MCHP) is located withinthe Department of CommunityHealth Sciences, Faculty of Medicine,University of Manitoba. The missionof MCHP is to provide accurate andtimely information to health caredecision-makers, analysts andproviders, so they can offer serviceswhich are effective and efficient inmaintaining and improving thehealth of Manitobans.

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THERE WERE 10 CLASSMATES

ACCOMPANIED BY 9 SPOUSES OR GUESTS.

ROSS CAMPBELL AND PAT,

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

BILL DOUGHTY, VANCOUVER,

SEAN DOUGHTY, SCOTTSDALE

ALLAN DOWNS AND JANET, WINNIPEG

MIKE HEIMBACK AND DIANE,

CALGARY, ALBERTA

CAM HOBSON AND MARIE,

POWELL RIVER, B.C.

MURRAY MYLREA AND FRANCINE,

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

SHELDON SHEPS AND PEARL,

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA

MARTY WEIDMAN AND ROSALIE

GOLDSTEIN, WINNIPEG

GERRY WINKLER AND NORRA

CHAPLAIN, BOSTON

HIRO NISHIOKA (HOST), FLORIDA

We came together to celebrate our 52nd

class reunion in Hernando, Florida on

April 25-27, 2006. Activities included

breakfasts, visiting the Appleton Art

Gallery in Ocala, dinners at the Black

Diamond Country Club and a visit to

Homosassa Springs Wild Life Park.

Hiro was a great host and everything

was well-organized and fun. The

camaraderie, the visiting and sightseeing,

the stories (real and otherwise), the

food and drink were enjoyed by all.

Although there were only 10

classmates, we were 19 in total. All who

weren’t there were in our thoughts and

your ears may have been burning

as you were remembered in our

recollections of the times gone by. This

was Gerry’s first reunion and he

assured us he will be home for the 55th,

which we are planning to hold in

Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2009.

Written by Allan Downs

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She’s full of energyand an operator ofreconnection. No,she doesn’t planlove connections,

but she does help you organize yourclass reunion.

Tammy Holowachuk, has been workingfor the Faculty of Medicine since 2002.Originally, she helped organize classreunions for the Faculties of Medicineand Dentistry, but now focuses on theFaculty of Medicine alone. Since her firststart the numbers have been increasingand in 2006 she helped organize ninemedicine reunions and she already haseight confirmed for 2007.

How does she begin the process? Eachfall she goes through her yearbook collection, found in a large woodenbookcase, in five year increments, andfinds those celebrating a reunion. Shelooks for those who were class leaders,senior sticks and class presidents andthen writes them a letter letting themknow that their reunion year isapproaching.

Her requests are often replied to quicklywith volunteers or contact leads, especially from those classes who arecelebrating 20 or more years and whowant to see their old classmates andvisit again. Committees are developed,and before long the process of organizingtheir class reunion begins and Tammy isthere to help guide the members alongthe way. Invites, catering, schedules,flowers, guest speakers, follow-up,these are only a few aspects of her job.

“The best parts of my job are the relationships that I build while workingwith each alumni member and listening totheir stories,” says Tammy.

Tammy will meet with committee

members after work hours, duringlunches, in the evenings and even onweekends. She is dedicated to helpingeach reunion committee make theirreunion a success and has developed areunion planning guide to assist thosewho are interested in organizing theirreunion.

“It’s about bringing old friends together andwanting them to enjoy themselves and leavesaying we need to do this more often,“ saysTammy, as she closes another class yearbook. For Tammy - her job is a partof her heart.

Tammy Holowachuk – Meet the Face Behind Your ReunionWritten by: Kimberley Corneillie

Faculty of Medicine Homecoming Breakfast

Tammy Holowachuk

If you would like to plan a reunion, please contact

Tammy Holowachuk,Alumni & Development

Events Officer for the Faculty of

Medicine at 204-977-5650 or email

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student news

My fellow medicalstudents have onceagain demonstratedMedicine with aD i f f e r e n c e , b y

actively organizing and participating invarious charitable activities for our localand global communities. I would like toshare a few highlights from the past yearto recognize the endless commitment byour student body to serving humanity.

This was the first year that the Facultiesof Dentistry, Nursing, and the School ofMedical Rehabilitation joined medicalstudents here and across Canada, lead bythe University of Manitoba, in sendingdonated health science textbooks toAfghanistan as part of the Books withWings project.

Locally, the evolving Jacob Penner ParkDrop-In Center continues to demonstratethe commitment that medical studentshave to providing a safe haven for childrenof all ages in Winnipeg’s core area. JPPvolunteers act as role models todemonstrate respect, consideration,honesty and fairness to all children. Theprogram has exhibited leadership andsuccess by obtaining funding for thepurchase of a refrigerator to help providenutritious dairy snacks for the childrenand to purchase appropriate educationmaterials to augment the learning portion of the program. Lastly, the fundsraised allowed us to take the children tothree exciting field trips this year includinga play at Manitoba Theatre for YoungPeople and the Children’s Museum.

The increased demand for the tremendousservice that JPP provides has developeda continually expanding need for morevolunteers. As a testament to the interdisciplinary atmosphere in whichwe learn and work, students from thefaculties of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene,

Social Work and the School of MedicalRehabilitation, as well as a number ofcommunity members, have becomeimportant contributors to the program.

Through the generosity of the AlanKlass Health Equity Memorial Fund,two students participated in a pilot projectto develop a proposal to demonstratehow students in health care can meetthe needs of Winnipeg’s low-incomeinner city residents. They engaged in adetailed literature review, intervieweda number of health professionals andmet with outreach organizations, as wellas, local business owners who wereinterested in helping the cause. Theproject has lead to the developmentof a proposal for an inter-disciplinaryclinic, to be staffed by medical students,with the specific goal of providingmedical support for Winnipeg’s mostunder-serviced residents. With thesupport of the Faculty of Medicine,the Alan Klass Health EquityMemorial Fund, Winnipeg RegionalHealth Authority and local business;this project will continue to grow untilan operational clinic is realized.

Dr. J. Dean Sandham, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Etecheverry, AssociateDean, School of Medical Rehabilitation, served lunch to 300 students onOctober 16, 2006.

MMSA ReportDale Wiebe, Senior Stick(with thanks for contributions from Natalie Husarewyzez and Umjeet Jolly)

Dale Wiebe


faculty news

Dr. Bruce Martin, Community HealthSciences, Northern Medical Unit, waspresented with a Certificate of MeritAward by Canadian Association forMedical Education for his contributionsto undergraduate medical education atthe University of Manitoba.

Dr. S. Michelle Driedger, CommunityHealth Sciences, was awarded a Tier IICanada Research Chair in Environmentaland Health Risk Communication, April2006-March 2011.

The Royal College of Physicians andSurgeons of Canada have named

Dr. Piotr, Czaykowski, Department ofInternal Medicine, Mentor of the Yearfor Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Dr. Alan Katz, Community HealthSciences, has been awarded theClinical Research Professorship inPopulation Medicine. This is an awardfrom the Manitoba Medical ServiceFoundation. The Professorship is a three-year award.

The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation has named Dr. Marcia Finlayson,Community Health Sciences, one of 20MS Leaders, in May 2006.

Faculty of Medicine Honours and Awards

Traditional Aboriginal singers perform at the openingcelebration of the Centre for Aboriginal Health Education

Centre SupportsAboriginal StudentsA new facility that offers dedicatedsupport to Aboriginal studentsenrolled in health education degreeprograms at the University of Manitobaopened its doors on September 20.

The new Centre for Aboriginal HealthEducation is located at the Bannatynecampus and the opening celebrationwas a colourful and musical affair thatincluded traditional singers anddancers representing Inuit, Métis andFirst Nations cultures.

Dean Sandham, Dean of the Faculty ofMedicine, says the new centre willserve a vital function at the university.

“This new home for students in health professions of aboriginal origin is an essential element of a comprehensive program designed to assure education forAboriginal health,” says Sandham.

The centre is the result of a uniquepartnership led by the Faculty ofMedicine and includes the faculties ofDentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Science,the Schools of Medical Rehabilitationand Dental Hygiene, and the WinnipegRegional Health Authority.

The centre’s primary role is:

• to support Aboriginal students enrolled in health education degree programs through culturally relevant academic and social support;

• ongoing professional development and enhanced networking opportunities for future career opportunities;

• to provide practitioners with education on ways to become a better practitioner to the Aboriginal community and other non-traditional communities.

The collaboration between governments,the academic institutions and the aboriginal community is expected toenhance the potential for Aboriginalstudents to successfully complete theirdegree programs.


faculty honoursDr. Leslie Roos, Community HealthSciences, has been awarded the prestigious honour of DistinguishedProfessor, by the University of Manitoba.Dr. Cox BJ., Community Health Sciences2006-2011: Canada Research Chair in Mood and Anxiety Disorders.Government of Canada.

Drs Brenda Elias, Lisa Lix and JitenderSareen, Community Health Sciences,were awarded CIHR New InvestigatorAwards. Drs Rachel Eni and Josée Lavoie,Community Health Sciences, receivedCIHR Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Dr. Patricia Martens, CommunityHealth Sciences, was one of three nominees in the category of “Researchand Innovation” for the YMCA/YWCA Women of Distinction 2006Awards.

Dr. Lawrence Elliot, Community HealthSciences, was nominated for the UMHealth Sciences Students AssociationMentorship Award, for the second yearin a row.Dr. Estelle Simons, Department ofPediatrics & Child Health, Departmentof Immunology completed a successfulterm of office as the elected Presidentof the American Academy of Allergy,Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) inMarch 2006. She presided over theAAAAI 2006 Annual Meeting, attendedby more than 8,000 individuals. HerPresidential Initiatives included theAAAAI Strategic Training in AllergyResearch Program, and the AAAAIAnaphylaxis Education Program.

Dr. Allan Ronald, Community HealthSciences & Department of MedicalMicrobiology - has been appointedinaugural Scientific Director of The

National Collaborating Centre onInfectious Diseases, August, 2006. ThisCentre has tremendous potential tocreate efficient links between researchadvances in disease prevention and thepublic health community of Canada.

Based in Winnipeg, the NCCID is anot-for-profit corporation with a mandate to advance Canada’s infectious diseases capacity locally and globallythrough the provision of training andconsulting, research support, innovationsupport and management services.

Honorary Degree received fromUniversity of Winnipeg at June convocation (Doctor of Science). 2006,Wightman Award from the GairdnerFoundation and Joseph EsmarelAwardee, Infectious Disease Society ofAmerica.

Dr.Teresa Cavett, Department of FamilyMedicine - has been named Secretaryto the Board of Headache Care forPracticing Clinicians, a new Canadiannon-profit organization which has beenformed under the umbrella of MIPCAInternational (Migraine in PrimaryCare Associates). It is a group of primarycare practitioners with an interest inpromoting best practices in migrainetreatment and research.

Dr. Janice Dodd, Head, Department ofPhysiology - was awarded the SarahShorten Award from the CanadianAssociation of University Teachers. TheSarah Shorten Award was established in1990 in honour of Sarah Shorten, whoserved as Vice-President (1982-83) and two terms as President of CAUT (1983-84 & 1984-85), to recognizeoutstanding achievements in the promotion of the advancement ofwomen in Canadian universities andcolleges.



Dr. Judy Anderson, Department ofMedical Microbiology - was awarded$750,000 in funding from HealthCanada for a collaborative proposalwith Faculties of Nursing, Pharmacy,Dentistry and the School of MedicalRehabilitation, to lead the ManitobaInitiative for Interprofessional Educationfor Collaborative Patient-CentredPractice. The initiative aims to increaseinterprofessional learning among faculty and professional health careeducation students and prepare themfor collaborative team practice toimprove the quality of health care inthe long term.

Dr. Daryl Hoban, Professor, Departmentof Microbiology - elected as a Fellow inthe American Academy of Microbiology.

Dr. Harvey Artsob, Adjunct Professor,Department of Medical Microbiology -received Canadian College ofMicrobiologists Distinguished ServiceAward given to members of the CCM in recognition of outstanding professional contributions to the fieldof microbiology in Canada in the areasof research, training and involvementin the Canadian College ofMicrobiologists.Ms. Rosemarie Howie, PhD student,Department of Medical Microbiology -received the 2006 Canadian College ofMicrobiologists Award for the BestPoster in Environmental Microbiologyat the CADMID-AMMI AnnualConference in Victoria, BC. The award was sponsored by NovatekInternational Inc.

Dr. Peter Kuegle, Department of FamilyMedicine - first recipient of the GaryBeazley Family Medicine Award 2006.This award is presented to a familymedicine teacher deemed outstandingby undergraduate medical students.

D r. Fr e d Ao k i , A s s i s t a n t D e a n ,Admissions and Professor, Departmentof Medical Microbiology - received the2006 Scholastic Award of the ManitobaMedical Association for scholarly activityin the health profession includingresearch, training, and writing.Dr. Jody Berry, Medical Microbiology -awarded the Knudsen MemorialPublication Award from the AmericanBiological Safety Association inSeptember 2006.

Dr. Gordon Glazner, Department ofPharmacology - Alzheimer SocietyGrant; Co-PI Canadian Diabetes Grant.

Dr. Paul Fernyhough, Department ofPharmacology - NSERC DiscoveryGrant; Co-PI Canadian Diabetes Grant;Samuel Weiner Distinguished LecturerNomination Award.

Dr. Grant Hatch (Co-PI), Department ofPharmacology - National Cancer Instituteof Canada Grant.

Dr. Don Smyth, Department ofPharmacology - University of ManitobaGrant; Anniversary Award to recognizehis contribution to the University ofManitoba.

Dr. Wayne Lautt, Department ofPharmacology - Canadian LiverFoundation Grant.

Dr. Ben Albensi, Department ofPharmacology - MHRC Establishmentand Operating Grants; ThorlaksonGrant; Scottish Rite Award

Dr. Don Miller & Dr. Asher Begleiter,D e p a r t m e n t o f P h a r m a co l o g y - (co-applicants) RFA Award, Dean’sOffice

Dr. Chris Anderson, Department ofPharmacology - CIHR Grant


faculty honours


faculty honours & student new

sDr. David Langdon, Department ofPediatrics - child life specialist/therapeutic clown and member of the Child Health programme, was awardedthe 2006 Robo Award from the OntarioHospital Association. The hospitaltherapeutic clowning concept startedhere in our own Children’s Hospital 20years ago.

D r. B ri a n Po s t l , D e p a r t m e nt o fPediatrics - CAPHC 2006 Child Health Award of Distinction Recipient.

Dr. Bryan Magwood, Department ofPediatrics, - MMSA Teaching ExcellenceAward.

Dr. Jeff Hyman, Department of Pediatrics- MMSA Most Outstanding Clinican.Dr. Pamela Orr - Department of MedicalMicrobiology - Elected President,Canadian Society for CircumpolarHealth Elected President, InternationalUnion for Circumpolar Health.

Dr. Jody Berry - Department of MedicalMicrobiology - Knudsen MemorialPublication Award from the AmericanBiological Safety Association Sept 2006.

Dr. Klaus Wrogemann, Department ofBiochemistry and Medical Genetics -now sits on the Institute ofMusculoskeletal Health and ArthritisAdvisory Board.

Dr. Etienne Leygue, Department ofBiochemistry and Medical Genetics -awarded the Ken Hughes YoungInvestigator Award in June 8, 2006 during Faculty of Medicine ResearchDays.

Drs Spencer Gibson, Marek Los, LeighMurphy, Department of Biochemistry &Medical Genetics - CIHR Grants.

Dr. Ab Chudley, Depar tment ofPediatrics - President elect of theCanadian College of Medical Geneticists(CCMG) effective October 1, 2006.

List of the headships from April toSeptember this year:

Associate Dean, Academic - Dr. HeatherDean, July 1, 2006.

Assistant Dean, Innovation in SystemDesign and Quality - Dr. LouisOppenheimer, September. 1, 2005.

Biochemistry - Dr. Louise Simard , April 1, 2006.

Medical Microbiology - Dr. JoanneEmbree, July 1, 2006.

Psychiatry - Dr.Murray Enns, July 1, 2006

Anesthesia - Dr. Eric Jacobsohn, July 1,2006.

Obstetrics, Gynecology and ReproductiveSciences - Dr. Margaret Morris, Feb. 1,2006.



The Northern Medical Unit andthe role of ContinuingProfessional Development continued from page 2

Eastervil le are visited regularlyby Northern Medical Unit FamilyPractitioners. University and privatepractice consultants from a widerange of disciplines visit these communities on a regular rotatingbasis. In its 36-year history, theNorthern Medical Unit has establishedvarious educational programs that focuson cross-cultural aspects of deliveringcommunity health and primary healthcare.

“Our greatest challenges now are trying tomatch the escalating needs in First Nationsand Inuit communities with available andtransportable medical technology,” saysMartin. “To make sure northern residentscan get as high a level of care as possible.”

Martin says the evolution of informationtechnology has been vital with more communities attached to high speedInternet and therefore to tele-medicineand that has created a capacity for anincreasingly large number of cliniciansto partake in education.

“More and more skills are taught by tele-health and its potential is always growing,” says Martin.Martin addsthat northern challenges require afocus on integrating students andhealth care professionals with northerncommunities and their social,

economical, geographical and culturaldemands.

“The greatest medical challenges involvepatterns of disease and the broader determinants of health and the relativescarcity or deficiency of aboriginal healthprofessionals, those individuals that havecultural sensitivity.”

Martin says the “triad” of education,service and research was the foundationof the unit in the 1970s and continues todrive its existence.

“The vast majority of our work is not physician work,” says Martin. “Themajority of what we do is with otherhealth profess ionals in northern communities.”

“If there are real or perceived shortages ofphysicians in the north we encourage communities to make use of those health care workers that are there. Thesemay not include physicians, but includenurses and rehabilitation therapists,”says Martin. “Physicians are not amajority of our clinicians.”

Martin adds that “It is a challenge to becapable of working in these environmentsand some might want to take it on as asocial responsibility, as the right thing todo, to give back, to be part of our provincial,national and global community.”

“We encourage students to follow apath that many of their mentors followedbefore them. These are self-selected opportunities and we rarely, if ever, turnanyone away.”

In MemoriamWe would like to extend our sympathyto all family and friends of thoseFaculty of Medicine alumni and colleagues who have recently passedaway.Dr. Francis McManus, Class of 1939Dr. Mary Garner, Class of 1941Dr. David Bruser, Class of 1936Dr. George P. Wollner, Class of 1975Dr. Wesley Chipperfield, Class of 1952Dr. Richard Gordon Woodgate, Class of 1979Dr. Henry T. Dirks, Class of 1959Dr. Allan Decter, Class of 1957

Dr. John Hopkins, Class of 1948Dr. J. Alan McCann, Class of 1955Dr. Earl Pash, Class of 1950Dr. Stanley Windle, Class of 1950Dr. Terence Lalor, Class of 1950Dr. Gestur Kristjansson, Class of 1953Dr. Roberta Jean Keyes (McQueen), Class of 1945Dr. G.E Mohamed, Class of 1964Dr. James Hector Moir, Class of 1936Dr. Jack Armstrong, Class of 1966Dr. Bernhard B. Fast, Class of 1951Dr. William Sterin, Class of 1955Dr. David Kaan, Class of 1960Dr. Thomas McMurtry, Class of 1941Dr. Colin Alistair Cambell, Class of 1955Dr. John Varsamis - Faculty Member, Departmentof Psychiatry


DR. LIAM JOSEPH MURPHY - MDBS, PhD, FRACP FRCPC

With deep sadness we announce thedeath of Liam Joseph Murphy, aged 56,early in the morning on July 9, 2006.

He loved and was loved by his familyand will be truly missed. Dr. Murphy,was born in Ireland, educated inAustralia and moved to Winnipeg in1984. Dr. Murphy was Professor ofMedicine and Physiology, Director ofthe Diabetes Research Group and Headof the Section of Endocrinology andMetabolism at the University ofManitoba and Consortium Head ofEndocrinology and Metabolism at the two major teaching hospitals, St. Boniface Hospital and the HealthSciences Centre.

Dr. Murphy established an internationallycompetitive research program inmolecular endocrinology of theinsulin-like growth factors (IGFs) andcontributed to the knowledge of therole of IGFs in glucose metabolism andtype 2 diabetes.

He had continuous funding from theMRC and CIHR with additional grantfunding from CDA, and NCIC. Hepublished over 150 research papers inprestigious journals including Nature,JCI, Diabetes, Molecular Endocrinologyand JCEM.

In addition to a busy clinical practice inEndocrinology and Diabetes, Dr. Murphyalso ran an active research laboratoryand was a highly published scientist.

DEEPAK BOSE, MD PhD - August 24,1941 - August 8, 2006

It is with great sadness that weannounce the passing of Dr. DeepakBose who had a long and distinguishedcareer as a Professor of Pharmacologyin the Faculty of Medicine. Deepak wasborn in India, obtained his degree inMedicine from the Mahatma GandhiMemorial Medical College in 1963 withseveral gold medals and a post-graduatedegree in Pharmacology.

He immigrated to Winnipeg in 1968where he completed his PhD inPharmacology at the University ofManitoba. His many research publicationsencompass a wide range of topics inthe field of physiology / pharmacologyof cardiac and smooth muscle,malignant hyperthermia and septicshock. One of his great passions wasteaching and he made a permanentlasting impact on the many studentsthat he interacted with over the years.His passion for continuous learningeven led him to pursue a further degreein Anesthesia at the age of 50. To quoteone of his students, “He was incrediblyintelligent, gentle, respectful, as well asmischievous, and he believed in the necessityof not only teaching, but mentoring”.

The Manitoba Medical Student’sAssociation presented a Life LongDedication and Inspiration Award toDeepak at the 2006 Teaching AwardsCeremony. He will be sadly missed byhis colleagues, friends and countlessstudents at the University of Manitobaand elsewhere.

in mem

oriam


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Dr. J. Dean Sandham hosted theFaculty of Medicine HomecomingBreakfast which took place onSaturday, September 24th. Morethan 200 medicine alumni andguests piled in to the Brodie Atriumto celebrate their alma mater.

Six classes held reunions duringHomecoming, Medicine Class of1960, '61, '66, '71, '81, and MedicineClass of 1996.

Following the breakfast, guests weregiven a tour of the BannatyneCampus led by Keith McConnell,Barb Becker, Dr. Judy Anderson and3rd year medical student DaleWiebe. Mini tours of the library weregiven by Ada Ducas, and a tour of the future Clinical LearningSimulation Facility was lead by Dr.Bruce Martin. Scientific sessions forMedicine 61, 71 and 81 began afterthe tours ended.

A special thanks to the followingclass reunion organizers, for thereunions that were held duringHomecoming and throughout theyear:

Medicine 1954 - Dr. Hiro Nishioka

Medicine 1956 - Drs. Pat Wightman& Ian Reid

Medicine 1960 - Dr. Neil Margolis

Medicine 1961 - Drs Gary Beazley,John Forester, Allan Ronald, Ross Brown, Dawna & RichardArmstrong, Don Reimer & HelenToews.

Medicine 1966 - Drs Brian Ayotte,John Tanner, Fred Aoki & MarlisSchroeder, as well as Pam LeBoldusand Donna Van Horne.

Medicine 1971 - Drs Bill Myers,Robert Kippen, Suzanne Ullyot,and Lana Myers & Riva Micflikier

Medicine 1976 - Dr. Ed Schollenberg

Medicine 1981 - Drs Sharon Barker,Carl Collister, Susan Fair, DarcyJohnson, Mark Bernier, RandyGoossen, Cindy Pachel, DougHobson and Margaret Burnett

Medicine Class of 1991 - Dr. AnitaWong

Medicine 1996 - Drs Clare Ramsey& Glen Drobot

The following reunions are in thedevelopment stage for 2007:

Medicine Class of 1955 - Classorganizers Drs Fletcher Baragar,Phil Katz and Bob Handford

Medicine Class of 1957A - Classorganizers Drs David Brodovsky &Keith Christie

Medicine Class of 1957B - Classorganizer Dr. Arnold Naimark

Medicine Class of 1962 - Classorganizer Dr. Bill Novak

Medicine Class of 1967 - Classorganizers Drs Norman Bell andPaul Mitenko

Medicine Class of 1977 - Classorganizer Dr. T. Chen Fong

Medicine Class of 1982 - Classorganizers Drs Sybil Henteleff,David Charlesworth, Doug Maguire,Marc Del Bigio, Sandra Shaw,Urbain Ip, Carry Martens-Barnes

Medicine Class of 1987 - Classorganizers Drs Robert Brown,Heather Tulloch-Brownell, JoePolimeni, Josh Koulack, Paul Kerr,Tony Kaufmann

Currently recruiting organizers forMed '62, '67, '72, '87, '92 and '97.

O ther Reunions currently in development:

Medicine Class of 1968 - ClassOrganizer Dr. Robert Ramsay -Reunion in 2008

Medicine Class of 1985 - ClassOrganizer Dr. Claire Jaeger -Reunion in 2010

This year’s Homecoming will beSeptember 14-17th, 2007 - markyour calendars!

If you would like to plan a reunion,please contact Tammy Holowachuk,Alumni & Development EventsOfficer for the Faculty of Medicine at 204-977-5650 or [email protected].

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