Paging Dr. McIntyre

Bill McIntyre (’06) says in many ways Mount Allison chose him. His parents met at Mount A and he grew up knowing he would attend the University after high school. It just made sense. When it came time to apply, he was awarded a Bell Scholarship — one of the University’s most prestigious awards.

During his four years at Mount A he was involved with the Students’ Administrative Council, the Bioscience Student Society, and the varsity football team. He was also awarded a summer undergraduate research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). And was recognized with the University’s Gil Latter Award in his final year as the male graduate who made the greatest overall contribution to university life.

And to complete the Mount Allison story for the McIntyres, his graduation fell on the same weekend as his parent’s 30-year reunion at the University.

Following Mount A, he was accepted into the School of Medicine at Queen’s University. And now, five years later, he is officially Dr. McIntyre and is working towards a career in cardiology, which requires six years of study.

After his first three years of residency, he plans to apply to a cardiology residency, potentially at the Ottawa Heart Institute, and then there are three sub-specialties to choose from. His interest is in the area of electrophysiology, which includes pacemakers, and could see him training anywhere in the world.

“Cardio is the goal and pacemakers is the dream, but we’ll have to wait and see what the future holds.”

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