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Annual A. A. (Tony) Travill Debates

(links will take you to images)

Held annually in fond memory of

A.A. ("Tony") Travill
MB BS MRCS LRCP MSc
1925-1996

Dr. Travill came to Canada in 1957 after serving as aircrew in the RAF (WWII) and reading Medicine at the London Hospital Medical School. He did a residency year in Montreal and practised in Orillia with Dr. Philip Rynard (Queen's '26) before coming to Queen's to study Anatomy under Dr. John Basmajian. After two years at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Travill returned to Queen's in the Department of Anatomy in 1964, becoming Professor and Head from 1969-1978. His research interests were in embryology, teratology and education. Dr. Travill was a strict parliamentarian and noted Faculty Historian (Medicine at Queen's; 1854-1920, the Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine, 1988: Just a Few: Queen's Medical Profiles, 1991). He served the community as a Trustee of the Separate School Board and in 1964 was a founding member of the John Austin Society, the still thriving local history of medicine club. In particular, Dr. Travill had a passion for debate on current social, political and educational issues, and for many years he delivered a rigorous and challenging lecture to incoming first year medical students during orientation week.

The Debates (for images click on links below)

Be it resolved that..........

2011 -- 12th

Because the pharmaceutical industry is leading medical discovery, it
should be a partner in medical education.

Dr. Henry Averns and Sarah Leonard (Meds 2013) (Yea)
vs
Dr. Michael Sylvester and Laura Narducci (Meds 2014) (Nay)

click above to see debators with Dean Reznick and Andrew Travill

2008 -- 11th

The Feminization of Medicine is a Hazard to the Public's Health

Dr Lindsay Davidson and Adam Szulewski (Meds 2010) (Yea)

Dr Peter ONeill and Emily Austin (Meds 2011) (Nay)

click above to see debators with Mrs Sheila Travill

2006 -- 10th

A devastating influenza pandemic is imminent.