Dr. William B. Parsons

Dr. William Parsons (1909-87)
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his sons MacGregor and Bill, the Parsons family became the longestserving Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) surgeons in Canada, serving from 1906-75.
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In 1944 Dr. Parsons founded The Parsons Clinic along with his brother Dr. William B. Parsons, which continues to this day.
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In addition to a very busy clinical practice, Dr. Parsons was the CPR surgeon for Red Deer from 1944-71.

During World War II there were very few physicians to care for the population at home.Dr. Parsons served as the area's sole physician.He was chief of staff at the Red Deer General Hospital for decades and his leadership was highly regarded within the medical profession and throughout the community.

Dr. Parsons was a founding member of the Alcoholism Foundation of Alberta and served on the Board of Directors for many years, as well as founding member of the John Howard Society.

In his leadership roles, Dr. Parsons was a charter member of the College of Family Practice of Canada, one of the founders and president of MSI of Alberta Incorporated in 1949-50 and 1952-54, president of the Alberta Medical Association in 1950-51 and president of the Canadian Medical Association in 1960-61.He was presented with the Centennial Medal and in 1971 received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta.

Dr. William B. Parsons Dr. Bill Parsons followed in his brother's footsteps and graduated with his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1934.Throughout the 1930s, Dr. Parsons practised with his father and older brother in Red Deer.In World War II he served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, returning to Red Deer in 1946 to resume his practise at the Parsons Clinic.He also served as CPR physician from 1944 until 1975.In addition to his CPR duties and clinical practice, Dr. Parsons was Central Alberta's first radiologist, later qualifying for an FRCPC in radiology and serving as president of the Alberta Radiological Society.He was a charter member of the Pacific Northwest Radiological Society, a member of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and the Radiological Society of North America.

Apart from his skills as a physician, Dr. Parsons was an accomplished author, particularly in the field of medicine.He served on many community boards within Red Deer and Alberta: the Red Deer Library Board and the University of Alberta Senate.He received the Alberta Achievement Award for Excellence in Medicine in 1981.

Dr. William Parsons (1909-87)
...
his sons MacGregor and Bill, the Parsons family became the longestserving Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) surgeons in Canada, serving from 1906-75.
...
In 1944 Dr. Parsons founded The Parsons Clinic along with his brother Dr. William B. Parsons, which continues to this day.
...
In addition to a very busy clinical practice, Dr. Parsons was the CPR surgeon for Red Deer from 1944-71.

During World War II there were very few physicians to care for the population at home.Dr. Parsons served as the area's sole physician.He was chief of staff at the Red Deer General Hospital for decades and his leadership was highly regarded within the medical profession and throughout the community.

Dr. Parsons was a founding member of the Alcoholism Foundation of Alberta and served on the Board of Directors for many years, as well as founding member of the John Howard Society.

In his leadership roles, Dr. Parsons was a charter member of the College of Family Practice of Canada, one of the founders and president of MSI of Alberta Incorporated in 1949-50 and 1952-54, president of the Alberta Medical Association in 1950-51 and president of the Canadian Medical Association in 1960-61.He was presented with the Centennial Medal and in 1971 received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta.

Dr. William B. Parsons Dr. Bill Parsons followed in his brother's footsteps and graduated with his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1934.Throughout the 1930s, Dr. Parsons practised with his father and older brother in Red Deer.In World War II he served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, returning to Red Deer in 1946 to resume his practise at the Parsons Clinic.He also served as CPR physician from 1944 until 1975.In addition to his CPR duties and clinical practice, Dr. Parsons was Central Alberta's first radiologist, later qualifying for an FRCPC in radiology and serving as president of the Alberta Radiological Society.He was a charter member of the Pacific Northwest Radiological Society, a member of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and the Radiological Society of North America.

Apart from his skills as a physician, Dr. Parsons was an accomplished author, particularly in the field of medicine.He served on many community boards within Red Deer and Alberta: the Red Deer Library Board and the University of Alberta Senate.He received the Alberta Achievement Award for Excellence in Medicine in 1981.