Osler's McGill: medical education from 1870 to 1885

摘要

Summary: In 1870 William Osler (1849–1919) switched from medical studies at thenUniversity of Toronto and finished his final two years at McGill University, graduating inn1872. After two years of study abroad, he returned to McGill’s medical faculty where hentaught for 10 years. This paper surveys the less well-known student environment of thentime. It looks at faculty members and reforms to the curriculum at McGill thatncontributed to Osler’s development as a doctor taking into account his own subsequentncontributions as a member of faculty.