Brock Fahrni fonds. 1951-1979.

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Brock Fahrni fonds. 1951-1979.

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The fonds consists of the following series: correspondence (1966-1978); publications (1960-1977); subject files, including the Faculty of Medicine (1977-1979), British Columbia Medical Centre (1974-1975), Shaughnessy Hospital (1954-1979),Department of Veteran's Affairs (1951-1959); research materials (1956-1977); and miscellaneous newspaper clippings.

13 cm of textual records.

University of British Columbia Library

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University of British Columbia Library

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Canada. Department of Veterans' Affairs

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Fahrni, B.M. (Brock M.), 1913-1982.

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Brock Fahrni came to the University of British Columbia in 1952 as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Medicine. He became the founding Director of UBC's School of Rehabilitation Medicine in 1961 and served in this capacity until his retirement in 1978. He was renowned for his radical approach to geriatrics and spent much of his life challenging traditional myths about the aging process. His contributions to the field began in the 1940s when he began working with aging war veterans and ad...

University of British Columbia. Faculty of Medicine

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Shaughnessy Hospital.

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British Columbia Medical Centre

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