Publications

teaching and evaluation of basic surgical techniques: the university of british columbia experience.	surgical technical education has traditionally followed an apprenticeship format. the need for innovative undergraduate programs using dry and wet labs prior to clinical exposure continues to be an area of debate. specific programs have been described to improve surgical skills; however, an accepted platform for training and evaluation of surgical skills programs has not been recognized. therefore, introduction of specific programs to teach undergraduate medical students surgical skills is essen ...	1999	10630398
sylvatic trichinosis in british columbia: potential threat to human health from an independent cycle.	the results of a 3-year study of trichinosis in british columbia wild-life, based on the testing of more than 9,000 tissue specimens from a large variety of animal species, indicated that trichinosis is widespread among wild mammals in the southern and central parts of british columbia. this continuing survey has established that the disease is carried by at least 15 species of terrestrial mammals including 3 species of rodents. the finding of trichinella spiralis in ground squirrels and nonsyna ...	1978	635095