Sous-fonds 2 - Dr. Douglas Dale McCarthy sous-fonds

Douglas Dale McCarthy was born on March 6, 1931 while his father, Douglas Findlay, was working in Kapuskasing, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine with an M.D. in 1955. Like his father, Dale was a member of the fraternity, Alpha Omega and Kappa Sigma. Following his graduation he was a pioneering member of the Ontario March of Dimes (OMD) Northern Medical Clinics Program. He was involved in the OMD for over 30 years traveling through Ontario’s North visiting such areas as Kirkland Lake District Hospital to Notre Dame Hospital in Hearst. He was also member of the University’s Department of Medicine from which he retired in 1999.His obituary, appearing on the Ontario March of Dimes web site on April 30, 2007, records his other activities among which were his participation on a variety of boards and committees including Hart House, and the Gay Counseling Centre of Toronto. He also was an advisor to the Workers’ Compensation Board Tribunal as well as a founding member of the AIDS Committee Toronto.