Museum honours doctor
By
DEBORAH McPHERSON
The pathology museum at the Christchurch School of Medicine has been named the Stewart Museum, in honour of a doctor who founded the museum’s collection. Dr Denis Stewart, worked in pathology services from 1939 until he retired in 1976. He founded the collec-
tion of pathological specimens that formed the museum and established an extensive slide collection. A plaque announcing the museum’s name was unveiled at a special function last evening, of which. Dr Stewart was guest of honour. The professor of pathology at the School of
Medicine, Professor Ross Boswell, said the collection was "equal to any in New Zealand, in spite of the fact that this is one of the youngest medical schools.” The museum was used by medical students, and students of nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. The Army and St John Ambulance also used it
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