July

This is a condensed version of an article that appeared  in the March 1981 issue of the BCMJ.

In the past 11/2 years, this five-physician practice has set about to rid itself of the paperload, improve patient flow and reduce overhead—but most importantly— to increase the pleasures of medical practice… 
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1925–2007

Jone Chang died in Vancouver following a brief struggle with stomach cancer in August 2007. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, June, and their five children; Ross, Heather, Bruce, Rosemary, and Andrea; and 11 grandchildren.

1916–2008

Peter Jaron’s life was directed toward medicine at an early age when his father tragically died on the operating table during a routine gall bladder operation at the Mayo Clinic. 

Upon graduation with his medical degree from the University of Manitoba, Dr Jaron chose to do a surgical residency at the Colonel Belcher Hospital in  Calgary. After a few months he received a letter from the Department of Defence peremptorily ordering him to report for military service. He was appointed to the rank of lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps.

Well, as I write this it’s a little more than a week until I become your new president. As I expect many of my predecessors experienced in these early days, I look forward to the challenges ahead, but at the same time am somewhat awed. 
This will be the first full year of the implementation of the Physician Master Agreement.