Marjorie Davis
{{short description|Canadian surgeon}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Marjorie Ileen Davis
| birth_date = February 13, 1912
| birth_place = Franktown, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{dda|2002|5|18|1912|2|13}}
| education = University of Toronto (M.D. 1935)
| occupation = Physician, Surgeon
| employer = Women’s College Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Bellevue Hospital (New York City)
}}
Marjorie Ileen Davis (February 13, 1912 – May 18, 2002) was a Canadian physician and surgeon.{{cite journal |title=WCH Medical Staff Application Form |journal=Archives of Women's College Hospital |volume=C18}}{{cite journal |title=Archival Description: Dr. Marjorie Davis Fond |journal=Archives of Women's College Hospital}} Davis became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1947 and was the Chief of Surgery at Toronto’s Women's College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.
Early life and education
Davis was born on February 13, 1912, in Franktown, Ontario. In 1935, she graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.{{Cite web|title=CPSO - Doctor Details|url=https://doctors.cpso.on.ca/DoctorDetails/Davis-Marjorie-Ileen/0015223-20007|access-date=2021-12-28|website=doctors.cpso.on.ca}} She then began an internship at St Michael’s Hospital and the following year she joined Women’s College Hospital (WCH) as a Junior Interne.{{cite journal |title=Biographical Sketch: Dr. Marjorie Davis |journal=Archives of Women's College Hospital}} From 1937 to 1939, Davis travelled to New York City to complete an assistant residency in surgery at Bellevue Hospital.{{cite journal |title=Archival Description- Professional Certifications: Dr. Marjorie Davis Fond |journal=Archives of Women's College Hospital}} When she returned to Toronto, she became a surgical resident at Women's College Hospital until 1940. In 1942, she became the first woman to teach at the University of Toronto’s infamous Gallie program,{{Cite book|last1=Smyth|first1=Elizabeth Marian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nItAAAAAMAAJ&q=marjorie+davis|title=Challenging Professions: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Women's Professional Work|last2=Bourne|first2=Paula|last3=Prentice|first3=Alison|last4=Acker|first4=Sandra|date=1999|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-0-8020-4319-1|pages=225|language=en}} a program inspired by William Edward Gallie that was a post-graduate training course in surgery and is still active today as the Gallie Course in General Surgery. In 1943, she completed her residency at Toronto General Hospital, thereby becoming the second woman to complete the residency program in surgery.{{Cite book|last=Connor|first=J. T. H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQCNBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dr.+Marjorie+Davis%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT447|title=Doing Good: The Life of Toronto's General Hospital|date=2000-12-15|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-1-4426-5802-8|language=en}} In 1945, Davis received her certification in surgery and in 1947 she became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada. Davis, along with Jessie Gray, Jean Davey, and Geraldine Maloney were in the first group of women to name named as fellows.{{Cite book|last=Shorter|first=Edward|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TXa1AAAAQBAJ&dq=royal+college+of+surgeons+fellow+marjorie+davis&pg=PA566|title=Partnership for Excellence: Medicine at the University of Toronto and Academic Hospitals|date=2013-01-01|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-1-4426-4595-0|pages=566|language=en}}
Career
Davis joined the staff of Women’s College Hospital in 1945.{{cite news |last1=Volume 7– Number 7 |title=House Call Newsletter: Published for the Staff of Women's College Hospital |publisher=Women's College Hospital |date=Fall 1976}} Prior to that, she worked for two years at Toronto General Hospital as a clinical teacher. After a period as the assistant head of surgery,{{Cite web|last=SANGSTER|first=DOROTHY|title=The spinster who lectures wives on love and childbirth {{!}} Maclean's {{!}} NOVEMBER 23 1957|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1957/11/23/the-spinster-who-lectures-wives-on-love-and-childbirth|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Maclean's {{!}} The Complete Archive|language=en-US}} she was Chief of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.
Retirement and legacy
She retired as Chief of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital on June 30, 1976.
Davis died on Saturday May 18, 2002.{{Cite web|title=Marjorie I. DAVIS Obituary (2002) The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/marjorie-davis-obituary?pid=189764920|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Legacy.com}}
Recognitions and memberships
References
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External links
- [https://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/about-wch/wch-history/the-miss-margaret-robins-archives The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital]
- [https://www.archeion.ca/womens-college-hospital-department-of-surgery-fonds Department of Surgery Fonds at the Archives of Women’s College Hospital]
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