Description
This is a special interview you should definitely not miss. First a disclaimer - Vivian has been a friend since we were medical school classmates more than 40 years ago!! For the first half hour Vivian describes his early career in Ireland and Canada as a GP before retiring to Ireland after a family tragedy. Stumbling into some surgery training jobs he spent a year in transplantation and his career path was launched Back to Canada where he finished his training and became a fixture in London, Ontario and several provinces beyond building transplantation services from London to Nova Scotia etc. He developed a strong interest in the so-called catastrophe abdomen and created a training fellowship. When he was 51, he listed to a lecture about surgery in the Canadian armed forces and deployment in Afghanistan. Before long, he was teaching himself neurosurgery and orthopedics and an entirely new approach to surgery in challenging environments. This journey is the second half hour!! Recently he has retired from clinical practice and has joined the Department of History and continues to study and research and nurture others in their careers. Just relax, listen and realize there are many ways to succeed in life!!
Keywords
- surgery
Disciplines
Publication Date
September 17, 2023
Comments
Surgeons Lives - Stuff that Matters
Here is the channel that looks behind the public and professional face of Surgeons' Lives. We all know about the career achievements and the leadership skills - but isn't there another side to the story? In other words, Stuff that Matters!! On this channel you will find interviews with surgeons from both sides of the Atlantic and as far afield as Australia. we also talk to surgeons from a range of specialties and practice profiled. They are fascinating discussions about cars, boats, guitars, hunting, sailing, cycling and of course life journeys crossing continents and the globe. My name is John Monson and I am a colorectal surgeon who has been involved in cancer research, disruptive technologies, medical politics, education, training, research, publishing and leadership for over 30 years. Maybe you will find some stuff coming soon to be interesting? Tell me what you want to see or hear about - and who I should be interviewing!! Maybe its you??
Citation Information
Surgeons' Lives - Stuff that Matters. "The Vivian McAlister interview" (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vivianmcalister/319/