- A-518
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- [1953?]
View looking southwest of Medical College. Trail through trees leading to building in foreground; trees in front of building.
View looking southwest of Medical College. Trail through trees leading to building in foreground; trees in front of building.
View looking west of Medical College. Road and trees in foreground; winter scene.
View looking northwest of Medical College; road and trees in foreground.
Medical Building - Cornerstone Ceremony
Laying the cornerstone of the Medical College. Attendees (l to r): J.S. Thomson, University President; Judge H.Y. Macdonald, chairman, Board of Governors; Angus MacPherson, mayor of Saskatoon; F.H. Portnall, assistant architect, Regina; Dr. W.S. Lindsay, Dean of Medicine; Hon. T.C. Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan; and Mr. Justice Donald MacLean, University Chancellor.
Bio/Historical Note: A medical college was part of President Walter Murray’s design for the new University of Saskatchewan, and was consistent with his view that the university should serve the needs of the province. In 1926 a School of Medical Sciences was established, which provided the first two years of medical training. Between 1928 and 1954, 605 students completed the course and then went elsewhere in Canada for the clinical years. In 1944, a survey of the health needs of the province (Sigerist Report) recommended that the School be expanded to a “complete Grade A Medical School” and that a University Hospital of 500 beds be constructed for scientific teaching, clinical instruction, and research. A medical building was completed in 1950, a four-year degree-granting College was inaugurated in 1953, and University Hospital opened in 1955. The College admits sixty medical students per year, supervises the training of 200 residents, and provides basic science training to 330 students in Arts/Science. The aim of the program is to produce a “basic” or undifferentiated doctor capable, with further training, of becoming a family practitioner, specialist or research scientist. Between 1953 and 2003, the College of Medicine has graduated 2,134 MDs, of whom 30.5% were women.
Medical Building - Construction
Aerial view of the Medical College under construction; St. Andrew's College and Observatory in background.
Bio/Historical Note: A medical college was part of President Walter Murray’s design for the new University of Saskatchewan, and was consistent with his view that the university should serve the needs of the province. In 1926 a School of Medical Sciences was established, which provided the first two years of medical training. Between 1928 and 1954, 605 students completed the course and then went elsewhere in Canada for the clinical years. In 1944, a survey of the health needs of the province (Sigerist Report) recommended that the School be expanded to a “complete Grade A Medical School” and that a University Hospital of 500 beds be constructed for scientific teaching, clinical instruction, and research. A medical building was completed in 1950, a four-year degree-granting College was inaugurated in 1953, and University Hospital opened in 1955. The College admits sixty medical students per year, supervises the training of 200 residents, and provides basic science training to 330 students in Arts/Science. The aim of the program is to produce a “basic” or undifferentiated doctor capable, with further training, of becoming a family practitioner, specialist or research scientist. Between 1953 and 2003, the College of Medicine has graduated 2,134 MDs, of whom 30.5% were women.
Interior of Health Sciences lecture hall
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Interior of Health Sciences lecture hall
Health Sciences Building - Exterior
Looking south at Health Sciences Building A Wing in foreground; B Wing in background; winter scene.
Health Sciences Building - Exterior
Looking north at the Health Sciences Building B Wing.
Health Sciences Building - Exterior
Elevated view looking south of Health Sciences A Wing at left; B Wing Addition at right.
Bio/Historical Note: The oldest wing of the Health Sciences Building, the A Wing, dating to 1949, was originally the Medical College Building. The Health Sciences A Wing has heritage value as the cornerstone of the medical precinct at the university and was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert. The A Wing was renovated and reopened in 2019. The B Wing was completed by 1971.
Health Sciences Building - Cornerstone Ceremony
Cornerstone being laid for the Health Sciences building by T.C. Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan.
Bio/Historical Note: The oldest wing of the Health Sciences Building, the A Wing, dating to 1949, was originally the Medical College Building. The A Wing has heritage value as the cornerstone of the medical precinct at the university and was designed by architects Webster and Gilbert. The A Wing was renovated and reopened in 2019.
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View of Health Sciences building
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Health Sciences Building-Wiggins Road entrance.
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Fall scenic of studnet walking by Health Sciences Building-Wiggins Road entrance.
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Fall scenic of Health Sciences Building-Wiggins Road entrance.
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Fall scenic of Health Sciences Building-Wiggins Road entrance.