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2019-2020 Focus 19–20 F[O]CUS medicine 20 The post-antibiotic world: How ready are we, really? + Working your way into industry PHOTO BY JON ROU Scalpel... sponge... wand by Philip Fine As a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, John Hsu, MDCM’61, used a few tricks to convince his young patients to be examined. Literally. “If you produce a coin or a candy and then you make it disappear, then the kid starts examining you,” says the hobby magician. And voilà: license to move a hip or check a brace. “You would see the look on their face. They get delighted, all of a sudden. And then you know you’ve won the batt le.” Hsu spent many years practising what’s known as table-top magic, employing items such as cards, coins or sponge balls. As a McGill student, magic would sometimes be just the trick to get him and a friend out of a social obligation. They’d perform their routine, leave the crowd speechless, and make a swift exit. Hsu, who is now retired, worked for most of his career at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Los Angeles, where he became Chair of Surgery. He would oft en take his staff to shows at Magic Castle, a renowned private nightclub in Hollywood for magicians and magic enthusiasts to which he belongs. Hsu’s stories of Montreal in the 1950s sound, dare we say, magical. In the winter, he would head to Mount Royal with pals from Nursing, who would bring metal bed pans to use as sleds to careen down the slopes. He travelled by street car around the city, the inexpensive tours allowing him to visit magic shops on Jean Talon St. or explore a new part of town. A proud alumnus, he regularly comes back to the city to see his wife’s relatives. He cherishes the memories that, unlike the coins and candy found behind a child’s ear, will never disappear. 1 PHOTO BY JON ROU BY PHOTO 2 MEDICINE FOCUS 19/20 MagicMagic wawandnd “The“The magic wand represents the profession, authorityautho and tells you ‘who’s‘who’s in charge.’ It can be used to point, to silencesilenc a non-believer or heckler,heckler, to give directions or to tap the props.”props.” Books,Books, pamphlets, instructional lecture “Magicians“Magicians who invent tricks or give lectures usuallyus summarize them in lecture notes andand pictures,pictures, DVDs or illustrations.illustrat Most of my magic knowledge comes from reading books.”b oks ” Coins “Changing the colour of silver or gold coins is a favourite magic trick. Also, pulling a coin out of a child’s ear usually fascinates them. I use it frequently when I examine children to get them to cooperate.” Playing cards “Magicians always carry a deck of cards. The most frequent trick is to be able to fi nd a single selected card.” Rope “One of the classical items for the close-up magician, rope is used to demonstrate their skill in giving the audience a sense of mystery.” Ring box “Magicians like to borrow rings from people and have them reappear in a box.” Thumb tip “The thumb tip was invented about 40 years ago and can help make fairly large objects ‘vanish.’” Bott le of chemicals “Chemicals are frequently used to eff ect colour changes.” (As told to Philip Fine by John Hsu.) 3 In this issue FEATURES IN EVERY ISSUE 24: The post-antibiotic world: 5: From the Dean How ready are we, really? 6: You tell us 8: Breakthroughs and 38: To market, to market discoveries 14: The lookout 22: What brings you here? 34: The fi ner things: Junior edition 36: Claim to fame 46: Word to the wise 48: A way of life Medicine Focus Design Lisa Dutt on Facebook: McGill Faculty of Medicine Lisa Kisiel Owen Egan Instagram: McGillMed 2019–2020 Mario Marandola Philip Fine Twitt er: @McGillMed @McGillMedAlumni Communications and Dr. Céline Giordano Alumni: www.mcgill.ca/facmed-alumni/ Editor External Relations Luca Martial Anne Chudobiak Medicine Focus is published by Frédérique Mazerolle Contributors McGill Faculty of Medicine Copy editors Neale McDevitt Gail Yenta Beck, MDCM’78 University Advancement. Philip Fine Michelle Pucci Brenda Branswell Gillian Woodford Jon Rou Whether to react to a story, to share Matt hew Brett Joy Tseng, BSc’17 a story of your own, or to change your Cover art by Chris Chipello Mark Witt en address, please contact the editor at Sébastien Thibault Jason Clement Gillian Woodford [email protected] or Daylen Conserve 514-398-1314. Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo Joni Dufour 4 MEDICINE FOCUS 19/20 FROM THE DEAN Healthier societies, R U O Made by McGill F U D I N O /J N A G Canada’s fi rst faculty of medicine began with the core belief E EN that knowledge and compassion can eradicate suff ering OW and disease. Nearing 200 years later, our belief remains the same, while so much around us has dramatically changed. As the University launches Made by McGill: the Campaign An explosion of scientifi c advances—from genomics for Our Third Century, we commit to: and epigenetics to big data, high-resolution imaging and Train future-ready health professionals and scientists. nanotechnologies—now illuminates the mechanisms of We will innovate in teaching and learning, and create spaces countless diseases. What was formerly the stuff of science equal to our ambitions, revitalizing the McIntyre Medical fi ction has become routine. Sciences Building as a crucial fi rst step. Thank you Today, the promise of bett er health for millions is greater to all of you who have made this cause your own already! than at any time in human history. And yet, the challenges Break down walls to discover and innovate. We are are manifold. pioneering a new era of discovery focused on humanity’s Cancer strikes one in two individuals. Pandemics loom—as biggest health challenges. This means tackling the hardest to does the spectre of a post-antibiotic world. Meanwhile, treat cancers at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer social and economic disparities remain entrenched. Research Centre; overcoming antibiotic resistance, and Access to care and health outcomes are woefully—indeed defeating infectious and immune-mediated diseases with the shamefully—unequal, even in the richest countries. McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity As we approach our third century, we’re unveiling our (MI4); creating a powerhouse in genomic medicine to target vision to reshape teaching, research and, ultimately, health disease with personalized treatments; pioneering regenerative care. Together, we can turn the major health challenges of medicine to cure “from within”; applying big-data research the 21st century into great opportunities. at the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health; At the heart of our vision: unite our strengths in a renewed driving clinical innovation across the McGill health network; Faculty—of Medicine and Health Sciences—one that and championing “open science” at The Neuro. recognizes our distinguished past and all we have become. Help heal communities locally and globally. We will continue We have world-class expertise in Medicine, yes, but also to build strong partnerships here and around the world in Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and through our new McGill School of Population and Global Communication Sciences and Disorders. There is our Health, to bett er understand and identify the major drivers history of leadership in the Biomedical Sciences, and the of disease and to target health inequities. We will continue strides we are making in genomics and computational collaborating with Canada’s Indigenous communities, and we medicine. We promote excellence in education with the will take on the mental health crisis affl icting youth. recently launched Institute of Health Sciences Education and Since our inception, we’ve had the great fortune to att ract our soon-to-come Centre for Interprofessional Education. brilliant educators, researchers and students to the Faculty. Our name and structure should refl ect this breadth. This, too, has not changed. We have amazing potential— in this city, with our alumni and partners worldwide—to continue improving health for societies. We have the science and expertise. And we have the vision, together with the compassion and determination to do it. All we need is you. Thank you in advance for joining with us to help realize this vision. David Eidelman, MDCM’79 Vice-Principal (Health Aff airs) Dean, Faculty of Medicine 5 You tell us MEDICINEMEDICINE 2018/2019SUMMER 2014 The B-Side (“Dr. Alice Benjamin: Grateful patients give birth to new fund,” Medicine Focus 2018–2019) Everyone’s angel <3 <3 <3 — Roula Vrentzos via Instagram ANOTHER DIMENSION: + SECRETS TO A LONG 3D PRINTING THE BODY AND HAPPY LIFE Dr. Benjamin is a wonderful person and a thoughtful and caring OB/GYN. She delivered my second child in 2002, a C-section, and I am greatly thankful to have had such a caring, skilled physician in my life. Thank you, Dr. Benjamin! — Dr. Suzan Al-Khodair, PGME’03, via Twitt er Something’s gott a give (“Simulation for caregivers” and “Closing the gender Naming names gap,” Medicine Focus 2018–2019) (“On watch,” Medicine Focus 2018–2019) Appreciated @McGillMedAlumni’s Medicine Focus publication including #caregiving and caregiver support needs in two of their articles. Supporting caregivers supports everyone, including patients. It also helps caregivers lead in other areas, like teaching (1st article) and research (2nd), too! — Aimee Castro, BSc’13, MSc(A)’18, and PhD student at the Ingram School of Nursing, via Twitt er Lives well lived (“Secrets to a long and happy life,” Medicine Focus 2018–2019) I thought this was so beautifully done.
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