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Oral History Interviews

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
Biographical Information:	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.
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