Beyond Words

Dr. William Dyson was educated at Moravian College, the University of Kansas, and McMater University and is currently a professor and practicing physician at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. He has a strong background in basic science and was a well-published researcher in cell growth and differentiation prior to leaving the laboratory for clinical medicine. In the past decade he has fused his science background with clinical medicine while teaching for the School of Nursing at the university. The problem of AIDS has become a key topic in his courses over the years. Dr. Dyson has had to consider the basic science and develop the resulting clinical realities of this problem for purposes of effectively teaching his students. Dr. Dyson was appointed coordinator for policy on AIDS at the university, a policy that requires the institution of effective preventive programs for the university community.

Dr. Dyson practices medicine at the University Health Services and has more than a decade of experience in serving the medical needs of sexually active young people. Many of these young people are now parents themselves and it is out of his compassion for all his past and future young patients that he dedicates his contributions in this book. It is his sincere hope that all will find a way to successfully face the formidable challenge of AIDS.