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Harvey H. Sigman Lecture in Surgical Education

Harvey H. Sigman, C.D., B.A., M.D., C.M., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.,Ìý

Emeritus Professor of Surgery, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Dr. Sigman graduated from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Faculty of Medicine in 1957. He trained in GeneralSurgery in the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDiploma Course, which included a registrarship at the Postgraduate Medical School,Hammersmith Hospital, London, England. He served as Dr. L.D.Maclean's first chief resident inÌý1962 at the Royal Victoria Hospital. He began his surgical career at the Jewish General Hospital where he became Chief of the Division of General Surgery (1989-2008).

Education has always been his priority and over the years he has served as Director of Surgical Education at the Jewish General Hospital,(1969- 2002), where he integrated the training of surgical students into the unvi ersity program. He was Assistant Dean,Medical Education and Student Affairs, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø,(1993 - 1997);Chair of the Curriculum Committee of the Association for SurgicalEducation,(1995 - 1997);Co-Chair of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Institutional Review Board,(2000 - ). Dr. Sigman introduced laparoscopic surgery to the Division of General Surgery at the Jewish General Hospital inÌý1990,where he played an important role in creating a coordinated university program to develop teaching and research in this new field. He became a sexual harassment officer at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in 1998,and was Coordinator of the Sexual Harassment Office (2001-2006). He received the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Department of Surgery Residents' Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1992. He was named to the Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence in its inaugural year (1998). He is a recipient of the Governer General Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal.

This Lecture, recognizing Dr. Sigman's life-long commitment to education,was established to enhance the Surgical Education Program at the Sir Mortimer B. Davis- Jewish General Hospital and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Harvey H. Sigman Visiting Professors

2005 - Dr. Richard Reznick 2016 - Dr. Daniel B. Jones
2006 - Dr. Debra A. DaRosa 2017 - Dr. Karen D. Horvath
2007 - Dr. Gary L. Dunnington 2018 - None
2008 - Dr. Ajit K. Sachdeva 2019 - Dr. K. Anders Ericsson
2009 - Dr. Deborah Danoff 2020 - None
2010 - Dr. Richard H. Bell Jr. 2021 - Dr. Jo Buyske
2011 - Dr. Brian D. Hodges 2022 - Dr. Adnan Alseidi
2012 - Dr. Glenn Regehr 2023 - Dr. Jacob A. Greenberg
2013 - Dr. John D. Mellinger 2024 - Dr. Ruchi Thanawala
2014 - Dr. Kenneth A. Harris Ìý
2015 - Dr. Carol-Anne Moulton Ìý

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