sˈaɪm, haʊˈɛvɚ, hæd ɐ pɹˈɑːbəbəl ɹˈoʊl ɪn dɪswˈeɪdɪŋ ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv sˈɜːdʒənz fɹʌm ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛktɪŋ ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv sˈɜːdʒɚɹi wɛn lˈɪzɑːɹzᵻz tˈɛnjɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪs fˈɪnɪʃt.
Syme, however, had a probable role in dissuading the College of Surgeons from re-electing a professor of surgery when Lizars's tenure of the office finished.