Dr Norman Wignall passed away on 28 August after a lengthy illness. Dr Wignall was born in Barrow-in-Furness, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1956. He was a member of the Royal (... Read More
Though Hammy Boucher and his partner Hector Gillespie were both superb orthopaedic surgeons, they were the antithesis of each other. Hammy was a hard man, stern and sometimes distant. He ate... Read More
What profession might you have pursued, if not medicine? Engineer, sculptor, or astronaut. Which talent would you most like to have? Photographic memory, or being a “supertaster.” What do... Read More
The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that in answering these questions an individual reveals his... Read More
1933–2010 John Dueck graduated in medicine from UBC in 1962. After interning at VGH he spent the next 3 years working at a leprosy hospital in India. On returning to Canada he trained in general... Read More