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Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the wording around open access used by Australian publisher, re.press, and thank them for giving us permission to adapt their wording to our policy http://www.re-press.org Creating the Future of Health The History of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967–2012 Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright, Jr. Creating the Future of Health Creating the Future of Health The History of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967–2012 Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright, Jr. © 2021 Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright, Jr. University of Calgary Press 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2N 1N4 press.ucalgary.ca This book is available as an ebook which is licensed under a Creative Commons license. The publisher should be contacted for any commercial use which falls outside the terms of that license. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION Title: Creating the future of health : the history of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, 1967-2012 / Robert Lampard, David B. Hogan, Frank W. Stahnisch, and James R. Wright, Jr. Names: Container of (work): Lampard, Robert, 1940- Dean Cochrane Years, 1967-1973. Description: Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200348507 | Canadiana (ebook) 20200348728 | ISBN 9781773851648 (softcover) | ISBN 9781773851655 (Open Access PDF) | ISBN 9781773851662 (PDF) | ISBN 9781773851679 (EPUB) | ISBN 9781773851686 (Kindle) Subjects: LCSH: Cumming School of Medicine—History. | LCSH: Medical colleges—Alberta—Calgary— History. | LCSH: Medical education—Alberta—Calgary—History. | LCSH: Deans (Education)—Alberta— Calgary—History. Classification: LCC R749.C86 C74 2020 | DDC 610.71/1712338—dc23 The University of Calgary Press acknowledges the support of the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Media Fund for our publications. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. This publication has been supported by an Operating Grant from the Heritage Preservation Partnership Program from the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, and additional research grant support from the Cumming School of Medicine. Copyediting by Ryan Perks Cover photo by Eric Gonzalez Cover design, page design, and typesetting by Melina Cusano Contents List of Illustrations vi Foreword | Jon Meddings vii Authors’ Note ix Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv Illustrations | Collated by Robert Lampard and William J. Pratt xvii Introduction: Historical Background | Robert Lampard 1 Chapter 1: The Dean Cochrane Years, 1967–1973 | Robert Lampard 21 Chapter 2: The Dean McLeod Years, 1973–1981 | Robert Lampard 61 Chapter 3: The Dean Watanabe Years, 1981–1992 | James R. Wright, Jr. 91 Chapter 4: The Dean Smith Years, 1992–1997 | David B. Hogan 133 Chapter 5: The Dean Gall Years, 1997–2007 | Frank W. Stahnisch and Robert Lampard 163 Chapter 6: The Dean Feasby Years, 2007–2012 | David B. Hogan 199 Chapter 7: Final Thoughts 221 Chapter 8: Dean Biographies 237 Appendices | Collated by W. Mikkel Dack and Robert Lampard 253 1 Historic Milestones | 253 2 Faculty Institutes and Major Research Centres (to 2020) | 257 3 Approved Residency Programs | 263 4 Endowed Chairs and Professorships | 265 5 Select International and National Award Recipients | 269 6 Deans, Vice Deans, Associate Deans, and Assistant Deans | 277 v 7 Academic Department Heads | 282 8 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada Accreditation Reviews | 287 9 Annual Operating Budget, 1966–2013 | 288 10 Historical Price of Crude Oil (1946–2019) | 290 11 Class Animals | 291 12 Honorary Degrees Received by the Faculty and Graduates of the Cumming School of Medicine | 292 Notes 293 Glossary of Abbreviations 357 List of Interviews 361 Index 363 List of Illustrations Medicine at the University of Calgary | xvii Education | xxii Research Milestones | xxv Philanthropy | xxvii International Health | xxx Notable Colleagues | xxxiv The Dean Cochrane Years The Dean McLeod Years The Dean Watanabe Years The Dean Smith Years The Dean Gall Years The Dean Feasby Years Memorable Moments | xl vi Creating the Future of Health Foreword Since opening its doors in 1967, our medical school has grown and evolved into an internationally rec- ognized leader in education and research. We’ve seen immense growth, life-changing research advance- ments and innovative shifts in health care that are improving lives every day. Our school has grown from one single building, the Health Sciences Centre, to a campus with world- class facilities such as the Advanced Technical Skills Simulation Laboratory (ATSSL), the Ward of the 21st Century, and the International Microbiome Centre. The number of students enrolled in our Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) program has in- creased from thirty-two in 1970 to 487 (in all years combined) in 2020. The number of programs we offer has also risen. In addition to our UME program, which is one of only two three-year medical programs in Canada, we also offer a Bachelor of Health Sciences program, a Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation program, graduate and post-graduate medical education programs, and continuing medical education and professional development programs. We also offer a highly regarded Leaders in Medicine program, which provides motivated students with the opportunity to complete both a medical and graduate degree. In addition to our education programs, the Cumming School of Medicine—which was renamed in 2014 to honour a $100 million gift from Geoffrey Cumming that was matched by the Government of Alberta—is home to seven research institutes that are working to better the lives of people in southern Alberta and beyond. We’ve seen great developments, including the creation of the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) database, the discovery that a common acne medication can slow the progress of multiple sclerosis (MS), a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases that resulted in a $1 billion collaboration and license agreement between Parv- us Therapeutics and California-based Genentech (Roche Group), and research that has changed stroke treatment around the world. This type of research is possible because of our willingness to take risks and try new things—qualities that have come to define us.