U of S College of Medicine holds conference to discuss role, expectations

Posted November 16, 1999

SASKATOON - In an effort to provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss the role of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine, including future direction and expectations, the College is hosting a conference titled Expectations 1999. The conference will be held Friday and Saturday November 19 and 20 at Place Riel Theatre on the University of Saskatchewan campus.

Kicking off the conference are two keynote addresses starting Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. The Social Contract of Academic Health Centres by Eldon R. Smith, MD, a former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and The Fulfillment of Expectations: How Will We Know? by Lynn Curry, PhD and president of CurryCorp, a private healthcare-related consulting firm. Plenary sessions and focus groups will be conducted throughout the day on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

The Expectations 1999 conference aims to present opportunities for stakeholders to examine the role of the college of Medicine within its larger social context, to discuss future directions for the College, to express expectations of the College, and to determine how meeting those expectations might be assessed.

For further information or to arrange interviews, please contact:

Larise Skoretz
Conference Secretary
College of Medicine
966-6940

105 Administration Place
Saskatoon, SK, Canada