The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1913, and until 1922 conducted a three-year undergraduate program in the basic sciences, with students completing the final two years at McGill or the University of Toronto. In 1923 a full program of clinical instruction began and the first Doctor of Medicine degrees were awarded in 1925.
The primary teaching hospitals of the Faculty are the University of Alberta Hospitals which are located on campus. The University has formal affiliation agreements with six city hospitals which actively participate in the undergraduate and graduate teaching programs. The hospitals are represented on the Council of the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty has a representative on the governing Board of each hospital. Some training is conducted at hospitals in Ponoka, Camrose, Canmore and Red Deer.
Through an affiliation with the Department of Health of the Government of the Northwest Territories, the Faculty operates the Mackenzie Area Ambulatory Program. The Faculty also operates “Family Clinics” in affiliated Edmonton hospitals to provide students with the opportunity to participate in community health care.
The Faculty has access to the facilities of the University of Alberta Surgical-Medical Research Institute. Graduate students are accommodated in the McEachern Laboratory through departmental affiliations of academic staff members, and opportunities for post-doctoral training are available.
The departments of the Faculty are: Anesthesia, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Applied Sciences in Medicine, Biochemistry, Family Medicine, Health Services Administration and Community Medicine, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, and Surgery and Clinical Surgery (Calendar, 1991/92).
Deans 1919-1945 Allan Coates Rankin 1939-1944 John James Ower (Acting) 1945-1948 John James Ower 1948-1959 John William Scott 1959-1974 Walter C. Mackenzie 1974-1983 Donald F. “Tim” Cameron 1983-1984 Robert Stewart Fraser (Acting) 1984- Douglas R. Wilson Multiple media, [1919]-1988, 53.35 m Affiliated hospitals and institutes [1947-1979] Includes W.W. Cross Cancer Institute; McEachern Laboratory; Surgical-Medical Research Institute; and affiliated Edmonton and provincial training hospitals including University Family Clinics. Buildings and facilities [1940]-1979 Includes planning and development, operations and maintenance, and space allocation pertaining to the Medical Sciences Building and Clinical Sciences Building; Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre committee files, 1965-1979. Courses and curriculum 1921-1981 Includes curriculum committee, 1966-1981; academic development; examinations, 1921-1967, 1972. Dean’s office 1937-1988 Includes Faculty Council minutes, 1937-1970, 1976-1980, 1984-1987; Dean’s weekly coordinating and information meeting minutes, 1984-1988; accreditation. Departments and divisions [1938-1980] Includes correspondence; reports; surveys; committees; programs. Financial [1958-1976] Includes budget records; trust funds; cost studies; grant submissions. Government relations [1948-1977] Includes provincial and federal reports and correspondence. Interns and residents [1934-1984] Includes students’ files; records pertaining to internship and residency training programs. Non-affiliated hospitals and universities [1942]-1980 Includes institutions in Alberta, Canada and the United States. Patients’ case files [1967-1971] Photographs [1919-1982] Includes faculty and students (ca. 215 images). Professional associations 1939-1980 Includes provincial, national, and international associations including: Association of Canadian Medical Colleges, 1967-1980; Association of American Medical Colleges, 1959-1979; Medical Council of Canada, 1960-1979; Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1939-1979; Canadian Medical Association, 1939-1965. Publications and sound recordings 1921-1972 Includes publications by Department of Biochemistry and other faculty; Faculty history by John W. Scott; interviews with Drs. Scott, J.R. Vant, and R.F. Shaner (1 sound tape reel). Research 1946-1988 Includes committees on allocation of research grants, 1946- 1979; research in medical education, 1962-1978; Student Research Day files, 1969-1988; Medical Research Council of Canada, 1967-1974; Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund grants, 1977-1981; Cardiac Care Evaluation Project (Dr. Dennis Caro, 1980-1982; restricted files). Staff 1943, 1960-[1979] Includes committees concerning salaries and promotions, nominations and appointments; staff ratings by students (1943). Students 1944-[1979] Includes committee records, studies, interviews and working papers pertaining to admissions; loans, scholarships and awards, 1944-1967; student services. Students and alumni 1938-1969 Includes Medical Undergraduate Society, 1938-1960, 1969; Medical Alumni Association; Ower and Mewburn Medical Reporting Clubs, 1920-1963. University of Alberta Hospitals [1959-1979] Includes Foundation; Board; Steering, Special Services and Research Committees. University-wide affairs [1970-1980] Includes General Faculties Council; joint committees, Universities Coordinating Council; inter-faculty correspondence. See also: Heber Carss Jamieson; John J. Ower; Ralph F. Shaner; Edmonton Academy of Medicine; University of Alberta Hospitals; Alumni Association (for Medical Alumni Association); Office of the Vice-President (Research); Surgical-Medical Research Institute
The Department of Anatomy originated with the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine, initially teaching all aspects of anatomy to undergraduate medical students, then participating in post-graduate medical education, and gradually accepting responsibility for teaching in other faculties, mainly in a service role (PACCR, 1981).
In 1986, the Department’s name was changed to the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology to reflect changes in the teaching and scientific programs, and to indicate its objective to increase research in the field of cell biology.
Heads 1914-1938 Daniel Graisberry Revell 1938-1959 Ralph Faust Shaner 1959-1962 Herbert Edward Rawlinson 1962-1963 Walter Raymond “Ray” Salt (Acting) 1963-1969 Thomas S. Leeson Chairs 1969-1983 Thomas S. Leeson 1984-1987 Kenneth David McFadden 1987- Richard A. Murphy Multiple media, 1921-1966, 0.43 m Chair’s correspondence 1959-1966 Includes School of Rehabilitation Medicine; Medical Research Council; bequests and legal aspects concerning cadavers. Examinations 1963-1966 Faculty of Medicine 1958-1966 Includes minutes; briefs; correspondence and departmental annual reports to the Dean. Graduate education 1963-1966 Includes Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research minutes and briefs; correspondence pertaining to graduate training. Photographs 1921-1966 Includes campus views; staff; class photographs, 1964/65 and 1965/66. Staff publications 1921-1966 See also: Ralph Faust Shaner; Walter Raymond Salt
The establishment of a separate Department of Preventive Medicine was approved by the Board of Governors in 1949/50. Prior to this, instruction in this area was carried out under the Department of Medicine. A Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine first appeared in the 1952/53 calendar. In 1954, the name was changed to Preventive Medicine, and to the Department of Community Medicine in 1966.
Originally, the disciplinary areas of Family Medicine, Ambulatory Care and Health Services Administration were placed under the Department, but this structure proved unsatisfactory and a review in 1977 resulted in these becoming free-standing divisions responsible directly to the Dean.
A second review of Community Medicine, in 1981, recommended that Health Services Administration and Community Medicine merge into one department to achieve a greater critical mass of faculty, space, and budget, with differences in educational programs and goals recognized. The merger was formalized in January 1982.
Professors [1954-1956] Malcolm Ross Bow (Preventive Medicine) [1956-1958] Cleeve Russel Amies (Preventive Medicine) Heads 1959-1968 Stanley Greenhill Chairs 1969-1981 Stanley Greenhill (Community Medicine) 1981- Clarke Hazlett Text, 1961-1982, 0.70 m Community Medicine Office 1961-1982 Includes dayfiles, (1973-1981); correspondence with medical schools, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, Publications Committee, Government of Alberta, Canadian Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, and Sturgeon Health Unit.
In 1923 three clinical professorships were established, one filled by Dr. Egerton Pope in Medicine. Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine all existed under the Department of Medicine for administrative purposes, until the early 1950s when they were established as separate departments. In 1956, the University Hospital and other city hospitals were accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons for teaching of post-graduate students, and by 1959 formalized programs were developed. In 1962, the Department was reorganized into a number of divisions, each operating within the geographic confines of its own respective ward at the University Hospital. By 1969 the divisions were; Hematology, Pulmonary Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, and General Internal Medicine. Clinical teaching units were introduced at the University and Royal Alexandra Hospitals in 1975. In that same year, the University Hospital’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation became the Department’s 13th division; it separated to become a faculty division in 1979. The Department benefits from grants, fellowships and studentships from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (PACCR, 1984).
Heads 1923-1944 Egerton Llewellyn Pope 1944-1954 John William Scott 1954-1969 Donald R. Wilson 1969-1974 Robert Stewart Fraser Chairs 1974-1975 Brian Ralph Sproule 1975-1986 George D. Molnar 1986- E. Garner King Text, 1952-1989, 14.12 m Affiliated hospitals and institutes 1961-1984 Buildings and facilities 1973-1987 Includes Clinical Sciences Building, 1974-1984; Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre - Phase II, 1973-1987; space planning and requirements. Committees 1965-1985 Includes internal and external committees. Department divisions 1953-1977 Includes annual reports; activity records. Department Head’s correspondence 1958-1988 Financial 1954-1988 Includes budget; reports; ledgers. Personnel 1952-1989 Includes Search and Selection Committee, 1974-1989; division and hospital academic staff; non-academic staff; academic staff case files, 1952-1985. Professional activities 1974-1985 Includes Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine. Research 1977-1986 Includes research records pertaining to associations, foundations and societies including the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (1980-1986) and the Special Services and Research Committee (1975-1986). Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons 1954-1964 Students 1958-1987 Includes graduate student case files.
The Department of Pediatrics was established, and its first head and professor appointed, in 1956. In the 1970s, the Department worked towards expanding its subspecialty clinical services through the sharing of appointment costs, or having the entire costs assumed by other agencies, namely the W.W. Cross Hospital, the Glenrose Provincial General Hospital, the Eric Cormack Centre, the Royal Alexandra Hospital, the Charles Camsell Hospital, and the University Hospital. It is predominantly from this outside funding that the Department has been able to grow and achieve the clinical expertise to provide the necessary teaching and research in child health and development.
In addition to its teaching and research roles, the Department has played a leading role in the formation of the Northern Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (PACCR, 1981).
Heads 1956-1969 John Kenneth Martin Chairs 1969-1971 John Kenneth Martin 1972-1984 Ernest E. McCoy 1984-1986 Frances Harley 1986- Peter Olley Multiple media, 1956-1988, 9.17 m Affiliated hospitals and institutions [1958-1988] Includes correspondence pertaining to training programs, staff, equipment, Advisory Board, Intensive Care and Clinical Teaching Units, and Walk-In Clinic at the University Hospital. Similar information exists for other affiliates including: Eric Cormack Centre, Charles Camsell Hospital, Glenrose Provincial General Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, and Misericordia Hospital. Courses and curriculum 1956-[1974] Includes examinations; programs; course outlines; planning and objectives. Faculty of Medicine [1962-1987] Includes Council, 1962-1968; accreditation reports, 1987; committees. Graduate education 1964-1988 Includes program, 1964-1988; Residency Training Program Committee, 1967-1988; Graduate Student Committee, 1984-1987. Patient case files [1957-1971] Professional activities 1958-1985 Includes Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1965- 1966; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1960-1966, 1975-1985; Canadian Pediatric Society, 1958-1985; Northern Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, 1974-1984. Research 1958-1980 Includes project files, 1958-1973; publications, 1978-1980; Medical Research Council, 1964-1973; Clinical Research Centre, 1967-1970; grants, loans and awards. Students 1963-1978 Includes class lists; photographs. See also: Peter Bowen; University of Alberta Hospitals
A twenty week Nurse Practitioner Program, funded by the Federal Government, was offered by the Faculty of Medicine in conjunction with the Faculty of Nursing from 1971 to 1984. The program, leading to a Nurse Practitioner Certificate, provided concurrent teaching, clinical, and laboratory experience for registered nurses interested in preparing for challenging positions in isolated or semi- isolated communities.
Medical Directors 1972-1973 Cliffton Nelson 1973-1977 Sue Miller 1977-1984 Frank A. Herbert Nursing Directors 1972 Emmy Nemetz 1972-1973 Phyllis Craig 1973-1976 Kathleen Dier 1977 Jean Moisey 1977 Valerie Beynon 1978-1984 Carol D. Little Text, 1971-1984, 2.50 m Committees 1973-1984 Includes executive, advisory, selection and government committee minutes. Courses and curriculum 1971-1984 Includes workshops; course materials; examinations; address lists; schedules; final results. Hospital contracts 1971-1984 Personnel administration 1971-1984 Includes job descriptions; applications; academic staff case files. Program administration 1972-1984 Includes program establishment; proposals and budget, 1972- 1984; space, 1978-1982; memoranda of agreement, 1972-1984; general correspondence, 1971-1982. Students 1979-1984 Includes case files; correspondence; evaluations.