July

Dr Dahl is a clinical associate professor in endocrinology at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital. He served as president of the BCMA from 2000 to 2001. 

What profession might you have pursued, if not for medicine?
Bird-watching field guide tour leader. 

I write this a few short days after the BC Medical Association’s Annual General Meeting held in Vancouver. It is there that I addressed attendees, outlining my goals for the year I will spend as president. This is something I think is important to share with all the doctors of BC, because you are the subject of my goals.

By now you have all received the referendum package on the physician Master Agreement that I am hoping you will ratify. As you are no doubt aware, reaching this agreement has taken years and a lot of hard work from many people. 

Peter was born in New Zealand in 1932 and attended medical school at the University of Otago where, during a fellowship, he explored the role of chemical carcinogens in tumor development. He trained as a pathologist and worked at the University of Otago. He subsequently spent a year at the Ruchill Institute of Virology and then returned to Otago to work in virology. 

Dr Larry Fenton 
1934–2012

My lab partner and friend Larry Fenton died on 12 May 2012 from complications of Huntington disease.

In the April issue of the BCMJ (2012;54[3]:149-149) we printed the obituary of Vancouver general surgeon Dr Ronald Hancock, but ran his photo over the obituary of pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr Phillip Ashmore. Everyone who knew these two fine surgeons was aware of the error and had a chuckle—we hope—at our expense. For the record, here are photos of both well-loved surgeons. Our sincere apologies.—Ed