astronomy

Marjorie Davis

Marjorie Davis is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Marjorie Davis rather than just read about it. In short: Marjorie Ileen Davis (February 13, 1912 – May 18, 2002) was a Canadian physician and surgeon. Davis became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1947 and was the Chief of Surgery at Toronto’s Women's College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.

Key takeaways

Marjorie Davis belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Marjorie Davis to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Marjorie Davis from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Marjorie Ileen Davis (February 13, 1912 – May 18, 2002) was a Canadian physician and surgeon. Davis became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 1947 and was the Chief of Surgery at Toronto’s Women's College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.

Early life and education Davis was born on February 13, 1912, in Franktown, Ontario. In 1935, she graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine. She then began an internship at St Michael’s Hospital and the following year she joined Women’s College Hospital (WCH) as a Junior Interne. From 1937 to 1939, Davis travelled to New York City to complete an assistant residency in surgery at Bellevue Hospital. When she returned to Toronto, she became a surgical resident at Women's College Hospital until 1940. In 1942, she became the first woman to teach at the University of Toronto’s infamous Gallie program, a program inspired by William Edward Gallie that was a post-graduate training course in surgery and is still active today as the Gallie Course in General Surgery. In 1943, she completed her residency at Toronto General Hospital, thereby becoming the second woman to complete the residency program in surgery. In 1945, Davis received her certification in surgery and in 1947 she became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Canada. Davis, along with Jessie Gray, Jean Davey, and Geraldine Maloney were in the first group of women to name named as fellows.

Career Davis joined the staff of Women’s College Hospital in 1945. Prior to that, she worked for two years at Toronto General Hospital as a clinical teacher. After a period as the assistant head of surgery, she was Chief of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital from 1965 to 1976.

Retirement and legacy She retired as Chief of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital on June 30, 1976. Davis died on Saturday May 18, 2002.

Recognitions and memberships When she received her fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1947, she became the second woman in Canada to receive a fellowship in general surgery. During her time at Women’s College Hospital, she became a member of the hospital’s Medical Advisory Committee.

References

External links The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital Archived 2021-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Department of Surgery Fonds at the Archives of Women’s College Hospital

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marjorie Davis

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Marjorie Davis claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Marjorie Davis before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Marjorie Davis ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Marjorie Davis

In research: Marjorie Davis appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Marjorie Davis in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Marjorie Davis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1912 births, 2002 deaths, Canadian surgeons, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marjorie Davis outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Marjorie Davis in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Marjorie Davis means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Marjorie Davis matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Marjorie Davis?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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