Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Family Background and Traditions 3
6. Coming of Age, McGill University, and Marriage 20
7. Study Abroad 37
8. War and Battlefield Surgery 57
9. Postwar: Vancouver and Expanding Horizons 82
10. Montreal General Hospital 105
11. Transition from Surgeon to Principal 129
12. Upheaval in Quebec 153
13. Finances and Double Standards 175
14. Students, Faculty, and Governance: Shepherding Radical Change 191
15. Resignation from McGill 225
16. Retirement Years 246
17. Principals and Chancellors of McGill University 261
18. Chronology 263
19. Awards and Distinctions 266
20. Notes 269
21. Index 301