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Telling Tales HE DOCTOR IS IN THE MAGAZINE OF THE UBC FACULTY OF MEDICINE Volu me 3 N urn ber 2 Spring/Su m mer 2007 Who Are These People AND WHAT ARE THEY G AT ART COLLEGE? Telling Tales HE DOCTOR IS IN . THE STORYTELLING BUSINESS 13 From the Dalai Lama to the Opera THE INNOVATIVE INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 16 Medical Alumni News 21 v / V < > i Mmw EJ^^J^SST. B^^l M w^m^mfmmmA m Wlm\. l THE DREAM HEALER—An Operatic Partnership of Art and Medicine On stage at the Chan Centre, foreground (L) Music's Nancy Hermiston with Psychiatry's Athanasios Zis; (R) Allan Young, Institute of Mental Health, with librettist Don Mowatt and composer Lloyd Burritt. In This Issue UBC MEDICINE MAGAZINE DEPARTMENTS is published twice a year by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. It provides news 2 Letters and information for and about faculty members, students, staff, alumni and friends. 3 The Dean's Page: The Art of Medicine Submissions and suggestions are welcome. 6 Flash: News from . Contact editormed@ubcca. Letters are published at the editor's discretion and may be edited for length. 12 Point of View: What Is It about the Arts? Volume 3 Number 2 Spring/Summer 2007 PROFILES Editor-in-Chief (Acting) Dr. Dorothy Shaw, Senior Associate Dean, 4 What Are You D oing After Work? Faculty Affairs A physiotherapist and a cardiologist take a left turn Editor/Managing Editor into art and art college—or is it the right turn? Miro Kinch Editorial Advisory Committee 10 Remembering Dr. David Bates Naomi Broudo Many people knew Dr. David Bates, the air pollution Alison Buchan Alison Liversage expert and former dean of Medicine. Far fewer knew Chris Petty the Dr. Bates who is the subject of this delightful Randy Schmidt reminiscence. Dr. Beverley Tamboline Contributors Tim Carlson FEATURES Shawn Conner Erin Creak 13 The Doctor Is In . Derry Dance Dr. Lynn Doyle The Storytelling Business Dr. David Hardwick Stories are at the heart of these physicians' lives— Claire Heslop Miro Kinch listening to them, interpreting them and telling them. Dr. Gillian Lockitch Shonna Malczewski 16 The Institute of Mental Health Mari-Louise Rowley, Pro-Textual Communications From the Vancouver Dialogues to The Dream Healer, Dr. Beverley Tamboline the Faculty's newest institute reaches out in Copy Editor Vicki McCullough innovative ways. Design Tandem Design Associates Ltd. 18 The Dream Healer Photography A creative partnership, the world premiere of a new Martin Dee Canadian opera, and a major symposium on psychiatry Darin Dueck Trasi Jang and mental health. Additional photographs courtesy of colleagues, family, friends and 19 The Voice Healer Victor Aberdeen Producing a beautiful, vibrant sound shouldn't be hard Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. British Columbia Medical Association work or cause pain. It's easy—once you know how. Evangelos Photography Ltd. Harbour Publishing Nic LeHoux Mark Karjaluoto, Northern Health Authority Royal Columbian Hospital Trafford Publishing Brian K. Smith, courtesy of Vancouver Coastal Health MEDICAL ALUMNI NEWS Vancouver Island Health Authority University of British Columbia Archives 23 MAA President's Report Printed by Mitchell Press Online at 24 Alumni Awards, Achievements & Activities www.med.ubc.ca/news/med_mag On the Cover 26 The Dolman Collection V Cardiologist Ian Penn and architect/physiotherapist ' \C° , ?>S-V Jill Anholt on location at Emily Carr Institute on Granville A priceless collection of rare books, written by the Island. See page 4 for story. greatest medical minds of their time, is just part of Dr. C.E. Dolman's legacy at UBC. 28 MUS Report; Foolishness for Fun and a Good Cause; Other Highlights of the Student Year 29 Last Words: The Jubilee Legacy Spring/Summer 2007 UBC Medicine 1 LETTERS IS THERE SOMETHING IN THIS ISSUE OF UBC MEDICINE MAGAZINE THAT YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT? YOU TOO CAN BE PUBLISHED IN THESE PAGES—A NOTE TO [email protected] IS ALL IT TAKES. Death to "Passed Away" On the other hand, we can contribute to Two Letters from Victoria I enjoyed reading the latest edition of people's fear of death by using euphemisms Just wanted to say thanks for sending me UBC Medicine, but was surprised to see the when we talk about it. Which of these two UBC Medicine magazine. It was great to euphemism "passed away" in the report options will you support? read the Bill Webber piece, and generally of Dr.Vrba's death. inform myself more about the Faculty Jennifer Gait, BSN, MSc Euphemisms are substitutes for words UBC Health Planning and Administration and its culture. "that may offend or suggest something EDITOR'S NOTE: Thank you Maura Quayle, Deputy Minister unpleasant." (Webster's New Collegiate for your thought-provoking observations— BC Ministry of Advanced Education Dictionary, 197'A) By using a euphemism, your point is very well taken. you appear to be saying that your readers I received a copy of UBC Medicine READERS : You are invited to respond to would be offended or upset by the word magazine today at my office. As a new the provocative question at the end of Ms "died." Now, I am sure that is not true Gait's letter. What do you think? Which faculty member, I enjoyed reading of the majority of the medical community, option do you support? many of the articles. Thank you. but I believe it is true of the majority Nancy Craven, MD of North Americans. The word "died" has A Challenge from Orthopaedics Renal Services, Royal Jubilee Hospital just about disappeared from the North Thank you for UBC Medicine (Volume 2, Victoria, BC American lexicon. Number 2). The quality of paper, art work Physicians, nurses and others have made and article content is wonderful. You'll be And One from Nepal great strides in reducing people's use of hard pressed to top it! euphemisms to refer to body parts, especially Sue Cutts, Administrator to body parts that are involved in the sexual UBC Department of Orthopaedics act. In doing so, I believe that they have helped people to be less ashamed about their Speech Language Pathology sexuality. I doubt very much that you would Grad Checks In refer to a 'peepee' rather than a penis in the My partner of five years, Barb Hannah, pages of UBC Medicine. What message would and I recently purchased our first home in you send to your readers if you did? I received a copy of your Spring/Summer Toronto, where I have a private practice In order to confront something we fear 2006 issue from one of my students, who in speech pathology and psychotherapy. or are ashamed of, we have to call it by its is from Vancouver. It was a delight going Proud godmothers of Jake, seven, and Ben, rightful name. We can help others confront through it. The article on Nepal is really three, and guardians of Sparkle and their fear of death simply by using the interesting—especially the photos, as I have Dooley, we long to return to the west coast words "death" and "died." taken very similar ones myself to beachcomb and hike the rain forest. I would be obliged if you would add Gwen Shandroski, Audiology & Speech Sciences'87 my name to the mailing list. Toronto Dr. Ravi Shankar Manipal College of Medical Sciences Pokhara, Nepal UBC Medicine Spring/Summer 2007 UBC FACULTY OF MEDICINE Today, the "art of medicine" appears to have metamorphosed into the "science and Vision Through knowledge, creating health. technology of medicine." Recalibrating Mission the pendulum—finding a balance between Together we create knowledge and science and technology and "the human advance learning that will make a vital contribution to the health of touch"—is a struggle, and currently a major individuals and communities locally, nationally and internationally. focus of attention in medical schools across Commitments North America and in Europe. Through education, research and In our Faculty, the arts and humanities service, UBC's Faculty of Medicine will positively and measurably influence have many champions. Chief among them the health of people in British Columbia, Canada and the world. is physician, professor and painter Andrew In its words, attitudes and behaviour, Seal. Andrew has been encouraging medical UBC's Faculty of Medicine will students' involvement in the arts since he build a common identity as a single, integrated entity across joined the Faculty in 1981. It was from British Columbia. Andrew that I first learned about the extent As a global leader in health education and variety of the talents and interests of and research, UBC's Faculty of Medicine will be a source of pride our medical students and the activities that to all its members. celebrate them—the Spring Gala, an annual We choose to advance our mission through leadership in information highlight since 1995; student and faculty technology and communication. art exhibitions; the medical school choir, now in its 14th year; and the second-year For the full text of the Faculty's play in its fifth. I have never failed to be strategic plan, Health Trek 2010, go to "About Us" at www.med.ca and impressed by the performers, the exhibitors click on "Health Trek 2010." My personality and interests have not and the hardworking crew behind the been primarily focused on the arts and scenes at these events. humanities. If you were to ask me the Andrew's most recent commitment, question that this magazine asks so many with MD/PhD student Claire Heslop, is to of my colleagues—"what are you doing after the Arts and Humanities in Medicine work?"—nine times out of 10 my answer initiative.
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