Bourne led the "Great Triumvirate" of Montreal anaesthetists - himself, Harold Griffith, and Digby Leigh, who dominated much of anaesthesia in the 1940s. Responding to wartime needs, they started training programs for the armed forces, which developed into an anaesthesia course after the war. The establishment in 1945 of the Department of Anesthesia at McGill, the first autonomous department of anaesthesia in Canada, was the culmination of Bourne's ambitions, dedication, and hard work. Thriving on technological advances and international recruitment, the department gained a reputation that...
Bourne led the "Great Triumvirate" of Montreal anaesthetists - himself, Harold Griffith, and Digby Leigh, who dominated much of anaesthesia in the 194...
