Canadian Association of General Surgeons The First 25 Years By Dr. Henry Thomas Gee Williams Canadian Association of General Surgeons Edited by Dr. G.W.N. Fitzgerald All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons 774 promenade Echo Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5N8 Tel.: 613-730-6280 • Fax: 613-730-1116
[email protected] • www.cags-accg.ca Layout by Mary Fitzgerald, Dartmouth, NS Printed by ............. Canadian Association of General Surgeons CONTENTS The Beginning ........................................................................ 1 The Logo............................................................................... 13 Education Committee ........................................................... 17 Undergraduate Education Committee .................................. 19 Postgraduate Education Committee ..................................... 22 Continuing Medical Education............................................. 40 Manpower Practice and Economics Committee .................. 46 Program Committee ............................................................. 68 Research Committee ............................................................ 82 Recognition of Special Skills ............................................... 90 Trauma Committee ............................................................... 97 Head and Neck Surgery Committee ................................... 101 Colorectal Surgery Committee ..........................................