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Current Appointments:
Academic Advisor, Policy, Planning, Development and Quality; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS); and National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Achievements
Education
| 1953 - 55 |
Premedical Program: Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 1960 |
Doctor of Medicine: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1960-64 |
Internship and Medical Residency: Dalhousie and McGill University |
1965-68
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Research Fellowship: Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA |
Employment History
| University Appointments |
| 1968-1980 |
Professor of Medicine, McGill University |
| 1980-1987 |
Professor and Chairman of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 1987-1995 |
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 1996-2008 |
Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics, University of Ottawa |
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Hospital Appointments |
| 197l-1980 |
Director, Division of Rheumatology, Montreal General Hospital |
| 1980 |
Consultant Physician, Montreal Children's Hospital |
| 1980-1995 |
Member, Department of Medicine, General Hospital, St. John's, Newfoundland |
| 1996-2008 |
Consulting Staff, Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
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| Currently |
Academic Advisor, Policy, Planning, Development and Quality; KSAU-HS |
Honor and Awards
| 1960 |
Dalhousie University Medal in Medicine |
| 1968-1973 |
Scholar, Medical Research Council of Canada |
| 1988 |
The Dr. David Hawkins Annual Medical Resident Research Award, Memorial University |
| 1993 |
The Annual David Hawkins Lectureship in Health Sciences Research, endowed 1993, Medical Research Council of Canada and Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 1993 |
Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 1995-96 |
Alumnus of the Year, Dalhousie Medical Alumni Association Ronald V. Christie Award. |
| 2002 |
Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine: contributions to academic medicine |
| 2003 |
Honourable Order of Kentucky Colonels |
| 2003 |
Laureate Awardee, Atlantic Chapter, American College of Physicians |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Rheumatologist of the Year 2005, Canadian Rheumatology Association |
| 2005 |
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences |
Certifications |
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| 1960 |
Medical Council of Canada |
| 1964 |
Specialist Certificate in Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
| 1964 |
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
| 1964 |
Certified Specialist in Allergy, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec |
Licensure
| 1960 |
Registrant, Newfoundland Medical Board, # 1456 |
| 1961 |
Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery, Provincial Medical Board of Nova Scotia |
| 1968 |
Licentiate, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Province of Québec |
| 1995 |
Member, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, #69330 |
Associations
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Medical Society, Charter Member, Dalhousie University
- American College of Physicians (Direct Fellow, 1980)
- American College of Rheumatology (Charter Fellow Member)
- Canadian Rheumatology Association
- Canadian/Ontario Medical Associations
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Professional Activities
Hospital
| 1972-1975 |
Chair, Internship Committee, Montreal General Hospital |
| 1978 |
Chair, Executive Committee, Council of Physicians and Dentists, Montreal General Hospital |
| 1984-1987 |
Member, Board of the General Hospital Health Foundation, St. John's |
- The Medical Research Council of Canada
| 1975-1978 |
Member, Grants Committee, Immunology and Transplantation |
| 1984 |
Chair, Committee on Career Investigators |
| 1984-1991 |
Member, Standing Committee on Ethics in Experimentation |
| 1984-1993 |
Member of Council |
| 1985-1987 |
Chair, Committee on Scholars |
| 1986-1993 |
Member, Executive Committee of Council |
| 1991-1993 |
Vice President of Council |
| 1991 |
Interim President |
- The Arthritis Society of Canada
| 1981-1985 |
Chair, Research Projects Panel |
| 1985-1986 |
Chair, Medical Planning Committee |
| 1989-1990 |
Chair, Research Projects Panel |
| 1995 |
Chair, Research Projects Panel |
| 1999-2001 |
Honorary Co-Chair, National Board of Directors |
| 2001-2002 |
Chair, Medical Planning Committee |
| 2001-2004 |
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee |
| 2004-2006 |
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee |
| 2006-2008 |
Vice President, Medical and Scientific Affairs |
| 1986 |
President, Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine |
| 1987-1988 |
President, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 1987-2006 |
Member, Board of Directors, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
| 1988-1991 |
Member, National Council on Bioethics in Human Research |
| 1990-1994 |
Governor, Atlantic Provinces, American College of Physicians |
| 1994-1996 |
Member, Board of Directors, National Cancer Institute of Canada |
| 1994-1995 |
President, Association of Canadian Medical Colleges |
| 1995-2005 |
Executive Director, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
| 1995-2006 |
Permanent Secretary, Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools |
| 2008 |
Director of Education, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
- International Associations
| 1993-1995 |
Member, Academic Council, International Medical College, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1995-2006 |
Staff Member, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (USA) |
| 1997-2006 |
Treasurer, Pan American Federation of Association of Faculties of Medicine |
| 1999-2006 |
Member, Core Committee, China Medical Board (IIME) |
| 1999-2007 |
Member, Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Medicine |
| 2002-2006 |
Advisory Committee, UAE University, Faculty of Medicine |
| 1980-1983 |
Member, Editorial Board, "Inflammation" |
| 1985-1990 |
Member, Editorial Board, "Clinical and Investigative Medicine" |
| 1986-1987 |
Editor, "International Abstracts in Rheumatology" |
| 1988-1995 |
Founding Editor “MUN MED” bimonthly news magazine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 1995-2005 |
Editor, “Forum” quarterly newsletter, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
| 2006-2007 |
Senior Editor, Canadian Medical Association Journal (CM |
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