Dr. Webber was an undergraduate and medical student at UBC (class of ’58). He went on to be a Professor of Anatomy and Dean of the Medical School at UBC.
Dr. Gibson arrived at UBC in 1949 where he became professor of neurological research. From 1963 he was professor of the history of medicine and science.
Dr. Friedman arrived at UBC as Professor of Anatomy in 1950 where he stayed for his entire career.
Dr. Zbarsky joined UBC in 1949 from the University of Minnesota. He was a professor in the Department of Biochemistry for his whole career.
Dr. Robertson studied medicine at McGill and served as the first Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Shaughnessy Hospital and Chief of Surgery at Vancouver General Hospital. On a few occasions he was Acting Dean of the UBC medical school. In 1959, he moved to Montreal where he continued his medical and academic career.
Dr. Kerr joined UBC in 1950 as Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Medicine.
Dr. Parkinson was a member of the first medical class. He later practiced psychiatry in Vancouver.
MacKenzie, at 92, discusses his early career, the formation of the medical faculty and school, and the obstacles encountered.
Dr. Foulkes was recruited to UBC as a Professor of Pharmacology in 1957 and remained for the rest of his career.
Dr. Copp describes the early teaching years; the BC Medical Centre; inter-faculty relations; the second Dean John Patterson and the integrated teaching experiment; the new medical sciences buildings; the huts and the Wesbrook Building