Dr. Alexander Paterson

Professor

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Biography

Professor Paterson trained at Edinburgh Medical School and London (St Bartholomew's Hospital and Royal Marsden). He has served on the Board of Directors NSA BP and was the Chair of the NSABP 834 protocol and the co-chair of the SWOG/NSABP intergroup bone metastasis prevention trial. He chaired the Alberta Breast Cancer Programme from 2002 to 2010 and is currently the Chair of Health Canada Oncology Therapies Scientific Advisory Committee and the Breast Cancer Society Canada Advisory Committee (Alberta). Dr. Paterson is a clinical oncologist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre at the University of Calgary, where he has a full-time practice primarily focused on breast cancer patients. He teaches the Physical Examination Course to medical students and writes a column for Alberta Doctors Digest on general topics. His clinical research includes palliative care medicine and clinical trials in breast cancer prevention and treatment with a focus on bone metastases and malignant hypercalcemia.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.