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| Dr. H. Rocke Robertson (1912-1998) |
| Interview date: | Thursday, June 20, 1985 | 
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| Interviewer: | Sharlene Stacey | |
| Transcriber: | Patricia Startin | |
| Funding: | The Woodward Foundation | |
| Identifier: | Book 2 | |
| Biography | 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. | |
| Summary: | Tape 1:
Robertson's background; the medical school start-up from the surgical side; new buildings; clinical and pre-clinical communication; GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre; teaching wards; bedside teaching; admissions process; University/Hospitals relationship; Deans Weaver and McCreary; Children's Hospital; Dean Patterson; building problems; social activities. | |
| Transcript: | Read transcript |