Mr. Chairman, on a number of occasions over the last several years, we have had numerous discussions with Dr. Noah Carpenter and he did work at the Inuvik general hospital for a short period of time. However, Dr. Noah Carpenter is a well-known surgeon specializing in a very critical area of health care. His services are very specialized and there are a lot of requests for his services. My understanding is that when you come to those qualifications you operate in a very intense, highly technical area of medicine. In that profession there is a lot of people who gain esteem and professional skills. His skills are be coveted in many parts of Canada, and most recently in the United States of America, because as you gain experience in your medical profession, you gain skill. Because of his medical knowledge and wanting to advance technically, he wants to move to higher skilled areas, but we do not have the support system here that he would require. I know that he always wants to learn more and be involved. He has reached a competency level now that would require him to go to the United States of America or some of the United Kingdom countries, where they perform more delicate, specific operations. So we did try, and my understanding is he is still sitting on the Science Institute Board and he does come home every so often. Maybe we can take his picture and give him more profile than he is getting. Thank you.
Nellie Cournoyea on Committee Motion 31-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 31
In the Legislative Assembly on November 27th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 31-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 31
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
November 26th, 1992
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
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