Dr. Paul Thistle

Local photographer and Zimbabwe-based doctor team up for Windsor photo exhibition, “We want our doctor back.” Image courtesy of photojournalist Douglas MacLellan.Local photographer and Zimbabwe-based doctor team up for Windsor photo exhibition, “We want our doctor back.” Image courtesy of photojournalist Douglas MacLellan.

Photo exhibit illustrates Zimbabwe’s healthcare gap

When Paul Thistle, former chief medical officer of the Howard Hospital in rural Zimbabwe, was transferred on short notice, his patients made a simple yet powerful statement, “We want our doctor back.”

Photojournalist Douglas MacLellan and Dr. Thistle, holder of a 2008 UWindsor honorary doctor of laws degree, bring this call to the Windsor Star News Café, 300 Ouellette Ave., from June 15 to 20 with a photo exhibition of the same name.

Accounting students celebrate bronze-medal showing

A team of students from the Odette School of Business has finished third in a cross-province competition of accounting “soft skills” – teamwork, negotiation, communication, and time management – sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario at its Toronto headquarters January 7.