Frontiers of medicine : a history of medical education and research at the University of Alberta / Elise A. Corbet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corbet, Elise A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Alberta. Faculty of Medicine--History.

University of Alberta.

Medical colleges--Alberta--History.

Medical colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alta. : University of Alberta Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1913, Dr. Henry Marshall Tory established the University of Alberta medical school with a single faculty member and only 27 students. This is the story of the faculty's progress from these modest beginnings to the world-class facilities and education it offers today.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Tables

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I

1 The Early Years: 1913 to 1921

2 The Years of Struggle: The twenties and the thirties

3 World War II and the Beginning of Expansion: The forties and the fifties

4 From Medical School to Health Sciences Centre: The sixties to the present

Part II

5 The Meds-and the Co-Meds: Student activities, female medical students and the Medical Alumni Association

6 Medical Education: History of medical education in Canada: undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education at the University of Alberta

7 The Growth of Research in the Medical School: Research activities at the University of Alberta and the growth of support for medical research

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index.

ISBN:

1-4593-0453-5

1-4175-9141-2

OCLC:

647753962