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Dr. Sydney M. Friedman (1916 - 2015) |
Interview date: | Thursday, February 28 and Thursday June 13, 1985 | |
Interviewer: | Sharlene Stacey | |
Transcriber: | Patricia Startin | |
Funding: | The Woodward Foundation | |
Identifier: | Book 1 | |
Biography | Dr. Friedman arrived at UBC as Professor of Anatomy in 1950 where he stayed for his entire career. | |
Summary: | Tape 1:
His recruitment rom MdGill in 1949; early days of anatomy teaching in the medical school; the huts, early staff recruitment; Dean Patterson; Dean Weaver; starting up the medical library; Connie Friedman; visiting lecturers; Dean McCreary; the 'health team' concept; the Dept of Anatomy; cadavers. Tape 2: The medical students and the curriculum; biochemistry; clinical medicine vs. medical science; social life. | |
Transcript: | Read transcript |