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Corporate body (Dalhousie University)
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Psychiatry.
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1949-
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The Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University is part of the Faculty of Medicine. The department was established in 1949 by Robert Orville Jones, who served as head of the department for 26 years. In earlier Academic Calendars, Psychiatry is listed as a subdivision of courses offered at the Faculty of Medicine, starting in 1911, at which point it is referred to as "Mental Diseases."
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Medicine (1868-)
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Dates of relationship
1949-
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The Department of Psychiatry was established as part of the Faculty of Medicine in 1949.
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Weil, Robert
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associative
Dates of relationship
1950-1975
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Robert Weil taught in the Department of Psychiatry from 1950 until 1975, retiring as an Associate Professor.
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Jones, Robert Orville (1914-1984)
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associative
Dates of relationship
1949-1975
Description of relationship
Jones established the Department of Psychiatry in 1949 and was its head for 26 years.
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