Dr. John Semple, BScAAM 7T6 (Photo: uoftplasticsurgery.ca/directory/faculty/john-semple)
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 12:15 p.m.
OCAD University names Art as Applied to Medicine grad, Dr. John Semple, an honourary degree recipient. One of four to receive the honour, OCADU will award the degrees on Friday, June 12 at their virtual convocation ceremony.
Semple, graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science in Art as Applied to Medicine from the University of Toronto. Both an artist, and a surgeon at Women’s College Hospital, he is internationally recognized for reconstructive surgery of the breast.
Founded in 1945, Art as Applied to Medicine began as a three-year diploma course. The three-year Bachelor of Science degree began in 1967. In 1990, the name Art as Applied to Medicine was changed to Biomedical Communications when the program became a Division in the Department of Surgery. The degree was elevated to the current 24-month Master of Science in Biomedical Communications (MScBMC) in 1993.
OCAD University is celebrating the honourary degree recipients "for their contribution to knowledge and culture in their creative fields, for their passionate belief in the importance of visual arts and design, and for their spirit of philanthropy in the cultural sector and beyond."
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