Can J Surg 2018;61(2):85-87 | PDF | Appendix
Maj-Gen Jean-Robert Bernier, MD; Lt-Col Vivian C. McAlister, MB
Summary
The rapid expansion of military medical service in the First World War, successfully completed under the direction of Surgeon General Guy Carleton Jones, remains an extraordinary achievement in Canada’s history. In 1916, a conflict of personalities threatened confidence in the service. Eventually Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden’s intervention restored the status quo, but the affair eclipsed Jones’s outstanding career.
Accepted Feb. 26, 2018
Affiliation: From the Royal Canadian Medical Service.
Competing interests: None declared.
Contributors: Both authors contributed substantially to the conception, writing and revision of this article and approved the final version for publication.
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.003818
Correspondence to: V. McAlister, C4-211 University Hospital, London ON N6A5A5, vmcalist@uwo.ca