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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-11-25, Page 14Page 14 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 25, 2009 td'sn"-- Dr. Alexander Maclntyre honoured with award in his name BY MAIJA HOGGE1T Alliston Herald Local Alliston physicians will be in thespotlight with a new award created by the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee. The award was created in honour of Dr. Alexander MacIntyre, who died in August. Dr. MacIntyre was a local doctor who worked with the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee (PRRC) of Alliston after he retired. "One of our newer doctors contacted a PRRC member and suggested some recognition for long serving physicians," .said Remi Welch, PRRC chair. "The award was being contemplated when Dr. MacIntyre passed away and we felt it fitting to hon- our him for his dedi- cation to medicine `and to the communi- ty" Maclntyre's wife, Josee, accepted the award in her hus- band s us -band's honour recently. Part of the inscription on the plaque reads, "Created in honour of a man who, with vitality, demonstrat- ed care, dedication and excellence. His advice and teaching were of immeasura- ble benefit." A plaque will hang at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston with the name of the annual recipient, who will also be given an individual plaque. Details of the first award will be The Elves at the Lucknow Sentinel invite you to help them fill their mitteRtree again this Christmas. Until Dec. 8, donations of new mittens, gloves, scarves and hats can be used to decorate the tree at the Sentinel office. All donations will be delivered to the Salvation Army, in Wingham. They will become part of the Christmas packages delivered to area children who are not as fortu- nate as others. For more information speak to any of the staff at the Sentinel - 519-528-2822. Let's Share the Spirit of Christmas! www.mcintee.ca announced in the spring. MacIntyre was born in Lucknow in 1930. 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Now $399,000. 081810 1716 BRUCE RD # 86 - 1.16 acre country home with 28x64 shed. 3 BR, comb oil/wood heating. $169,000 pleted his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and England. Before returning to Canada in the 1970s, MacIntyre also held resident and consultant posts in neurosurgery at Liverpool hospitals. When 'he returned to Canada, MacIntyre joined a practice in Alliston in 1970. Outside of his practice, he played hockey and base- ball, skated, rollerbladed and skied all into his late 70s. After retiring, MacIntyre actively participated in the PRRC and taught future physicians during the annual Rural Health Day held in Alliston for University of Toronto first year medical students. He also travelled to medical schools across Ontario on recruitment tours for the community. MacIntyre and his wife Josee raised two daughters in the community. Stevenson Memorial Hospital CEO Gary Ryan, and Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee chair Remi Welch pres- ent Josee MacIntyre with an award honouring her late husband Dr. Alex Maki. ntyre. Each year the award will be presented to a physician in the area. (Submitted photo) ew physici BY LI11 DSEY, KJGLIN Special to the Sentinel. There's. a new face at . the Wingham and District Hospital this week. But not only is . physician assistant Mark Johnston a new face; he holds an entirely new position introduced to help deal with physician shortages and heavy workloads in the emer- gency department. "I work for the doctor, and with the doctor. The job is really easy, because it's exactly what it says it is," Johnston said. He started his career as a medic in the Canadian Forces for 18 years. He said a physician assistant is the natural next step from a military medic. He began a two-year intensive training program in 2004, which included. 48 weeks of didactic training, and then 51 weeks of rotation of various hospitals. He graduated in2006, and has since worked in Edmonton, Alberta and also in Afghanistan asaPA. The physician assistant posi- tion has been around since the 1960s in the United States, but has only recently gained ground in Canada. Manitoba ' and the Canadian Forces widely use PAs. The PA will take care, of rou- tine procedures such as taking medical histories and interview- ing patients, he can perform physical examinations, provide preventative health care counsel- ing. Johnston will be reporting to the physician on duty, and other health care professionals. The PA program is a two-year demonstration to deal with ongoing personnel shortages in hospitals, and are being intro- duced at 19 different hospitals in Ontario this year. Johnston has recently relocat- ed to the area with his wife Linda and his three sons.