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New post-mortem complex in the Pathology building of the Faculty inaugurated in 1988
erected on the lawn to the south of the old Animal Hospital (also known as the Clinical Block Laboratory) to provide office and laboratory space for the ever-expanding staff. Three post- mortem halls were made available to the Department by the Institute; these comprised the old Anatomy
Inside a post-mortem hall in the new Pathology building of the Faculty
by the then Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof D.M. Joubert, on 27 October 1988, and the social function held after this ceremony took place in one of the new post-mortem halls, thus imitating the one held in
and Comparative Anatomy dissection halls, and an unused surgery examination hall for large animals in the old Animal Hospital building.
In the early 1980s the University per- mitted one of the Pathology staff (Tustin) to visit several veterinary faculties of universities in the USA, Canada, UK and Europe to obtain new ideas and concepts for the planning of the new Pathology
“In the early 1980s the University permitted one of the Pathology staff (Tustin) to visit several veterinary faculties of universities in the USA, Canada, UK and Europe to obtain new ideas and concepts for the planning of the new Pathology building on the campus of the Faculty.”
1917 when the second post-mortem hall of the Institute was officially taken into use!
On 18 March 2001 the number of de- partments of the Faculty were reduced from seven to five. The Department of Pathology was placed in the newly-formed Department of Paraclinical Sciences com- prising the sections of Pathology, Pharma- cology and Toxicology, and Veterinary Public Health.
Since its inception the lecturing and supportive staff of Pathology grew steadily in numbers over the years. M.C. Williams is the longest serving member (33 years). Tustin retired as head of the Department in 1989, his place being taken by Kriek who served in that capacity until he became
150 building on the campus of the Faculty. On
his return the information and ideas he had
gleaned were shared with all members. It
was decided that two separate buildings
should be constructed, one being an office
and laboratory block, and the other a
post-mortem complex. The main priorities
for the latter were good lighting (utilizing
as possible), drainage and ventilation, as
space to accommodate the large classes of students. It was, however, decided not to install ‘sophisticated’ equipment, such as electrically adjustable post-mortem tables, as we wished, as far as possible, to emulate the conditions that students, once qualified, would meet ‘in the field’.
The new Pathology buildings were officially inaugurated
as much daylight well as adequate
Dean of the Faculty in 1999. Prozesky followed Kriek and is the current head, his lecturing staff being M.C. Williams, N.M. Duncan, J.H. Williams and S.J. Clift. There is one vacant post. J.A. Neser is an extra-ordinary lecturer, J.A. Lawrence an extra-ordinary professor and L. Odendaal a clinical assistant in the department. The present permanent technical staff comprises M.M.E. Smit; J.H.W. Breedt; P.J. Mokonoto and R.M. Pashwane.
PART 3
History of Individual Disciplines
1908-2008
Years