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POST-GRADUATE medical fellowships have been awarded for 1946-47 by the National Research Council of Canada for the first time. Three junior awards (1,200 dollars a year) and five intermediate awards (1,800 dollars a year) have been announced: provision has also been made for senior awards (2,400 dollars a year). Junior fellowships are open to graduates in medicine who have already completed one year of post-graduate study ; intermediate fellowships to applicants who have had experience in research work in a medical science for at least one year following graduation ; senior fellowships are for applicants who have given evidence of capacity to conduct independent research in medical science. The awards for 1946-47 are as follows: Junior Fellowships: Dr. M. Hendelman (McGill), at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal (obstetrics and gynæcology) ; Dr. Levitan (McGill), at McGill University (physiology) ; Dr. D. L. Wilson (Queen's), at the University of Toronto (biochemistry). Intermediate Fellowships: Dr. P. Dontigny (Laval and Montreal), at the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Montreal (endocrinology) ; Dr. A. Gold (McGill), at McGill University (endocrinology) ; Dr. J. Leger (Montreal), at the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Montreal (endocrinology and allergy) ; Dr. K. R. Mackenzie (McGill), at the University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal (experimental medicine) ; Dr. G. C. McMillan (McGill), at the Pathological Institute, McGill University (pathology).
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National Research Council of Canada: Medical Fellowships. Nature 157, 869 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157869a0
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