October

Drs Lind, Louis, and Semmelweis laid the groundwork for evidence-based medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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In the May issue (BCMJ 2009; 51:154) we explored the broad electronic medical record (EMR) requirements of specialists, noting that it is typical that 95% of the functionality is the same between EMRs for all specialties. However, the primary benefits and emphasis of various aspects of the EMR shift depending on the specialties and subspecialties along continuums, as illustrated in the Figure.

British Columbia has lost one of its most remarkable and distinguished scholars, Dr William Carleton Gibson, who died in Victoria, BC, on 4 July 2009, just 3 months short of his 96th birthday. Born in Ottawa to scholarly parents, he and his family soon moved to BC, which, interspersed with multiple studies, travels, and teaching assignments in Canada and overseas, remained his base till the end. He earned his bachelor of arts degree at UBC in 1933, a master of science and MD degree from McGill, and a DPhil from Oxford University. Many other academic advancements and honors followed.

On 8 September 2009 at the beautiful Life Sciences Centre, UBC celebrated the release of the first issue of the UBC Medical Journal, the official student peer-reviewed publication of the Faculty of Medicine. Dean Gavin Stuart and Dr Timothy Rowe of the BCMJ gave guest speeches. In attendance were members of all four years and three distributed sites of UBC medical students, as well as faculty members and special guests from the BC medical community.