Scholars and Explorers - Trafalgar School for Girls

Alice Klinkhoff-Thompson 1968Attended Trafalgar: 1963-1968Education: BA Honours (Political Science), MDCM: McGill UniversityRheumatologistAnyone who has suffered fromrheumatoid arthritis willunderstand the importanceof Alice’s work. A rheumatologistpractising in Vancouver, she is in highdemand as an expert in this field. Shehas held the post of Medical Directorfor the Arthritis Society of BritishColumbia and Yukon and is currentlythe Medical Director of the MaryPark Arthritis Program in Vancouver.She practises at both St. Paul’sHospital and Vancouver GeneralHospital. Her work includes findingnew treatment strategies using oldand new medicines. She is a ClinicalAssociate Professor in the Departmentof Medicine at the University ofBritish Columbia. For her outstandingwork in helping to improve the livesof people suffering from arthritis,she was recently awarded the 2012Vancouver Coastal Health AuthorityPeople First Award. She takes pridein her long-term professional andfund-raising relationship with theH e a lt h and MedicineArthritis Society in British Columbia.Young women can learn from Alice’sadvice: “Be determined, but donot compromise your principles toreach your goals.” For her long-time“awarded the 2012 Vancouver Coastal HealthAuthority People First Award”dedication to helping others live withchronic rheumatoid arthritis and herongoing research in this field, Alicehas been named one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Margaret McGregor Price 1968Attended Trafalgar: 1958-1968Education: BA, MD, CCFP, MHSc: University of British ColumbiaFamily Physician/Clinical Researcher/Clinical Associate ProfessorMargaret is a familyphysician at the Mid MainCommunity Health Centrein Vancouver. She is also a ClinicalAssociate Professor in the Departmentof Family Medicine at the Universityof British Columbia in Vancouverand a Research Associate with the“Margaret received a specialclinical investigator award fromthe Vancouver Foundation -unique in Canada”UBC Centre for Health Services andPolicy Research and the VancouverCoastal Health Research Institute’sCentre for Clinical Epidemiology andEvaluation. As a doctor, Margaretbelieves it is important to do clinicalresearch, since her experience asa family physician is an incredibleasset to clinical research that wouldotherwise go untapped. In 2003,Margaret received a special clinicalinvestigator grant, the Community-Based Clinician-Investigator (CBCI)Program, unique in Canada, thatallows her to dedicate up to halfher time for three years with aspecial focus to target vulnerablepopulations. She has used the CBCIprogram to research health policyand how it affects people in nursinghomes across British Columbia. Forher outstanding career as a familyphysician and clinical researcher,Margaret has been named one of our125 Women of Trafalgar.Source: The College of Family Physicians ofCanada, Centre for Clinical Epidemiologyand EvaluationPhilippa (Pippa) Hall 1969Attended Trafalgar: 1962-1969Education: BEd, McGill University; BSc, University of Saskatchewan; MD (Great Distinction), University of Saskatchewan;Master’s in Higher Education, University of TorontoMedical Professor, Doctor (Palliative Care)Pippa considers herselffortunate to have found acareer that combines hercreative side with her love for the artsand humanities within the fascinatingworld of science. One of the mostsought-after professors in PalliativeCare Medicine at the Universityof Ottawa, she has received 19awards to date for her distinguishedcontributions to medical education.Not only is Pippa an award-winningmedical professor, she is also aconsultant in Palliative Medicine atthe Ottawa General, an active staffmember at Bruyère Continuing Careand the Medical Director at theHospice at May Court in Ottawa. Herproudest moment came when shereceived the Alan Blizzard Award,a national award presented by theSociety for Teaching & Learningin Higher Education that publiclyrecognized her team’s innovation,creativity and inspiring approach tolearning. Their module on suffering,“Total Pain – Neil’s Story,” is still usedto educate health-care providers onthe need to address this complexissue through effective teamwork.She advises young graduates to“Know yourself – find meaning andexpress it in your life. Pay attention toevery moment as each one, even if itseems bad, is a gift. Stay connected“one of the most sought-after professors in Palliative Care Medicineat the University of Ottawa”to yourself, to those around you, tonature and to the universe.” For herinnovative, creative and inspiringapproach to medical education in thefield of palliative care, Pippa has beenchosen as one of our 125 Women ofTrafalgar.28 | 125 Women of Trafalgar