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McGill Medicine, Volume 1The First Half Century, 1829-1885 |
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An engaging account of a pivotal chapter in Canadian medical history.
Joseph Hanaway and Richard Cruess describe the origins and development of Canada's first medical school and the extraordinary staff whose progressive ideas made it one of the best medical teaching and research centres in North America.
Founded by four Scottish physicians, the McGill School of Medicine opened in 1829. Teaching style in the school followed the so-called Edinburgh tradition, which for decades emphasized anatomy and clinical observation and ignored progressive educational theory and scientific advances. Out of this conservative environment, however, emerged four remarkable young professors who would lead the reform that marked a new era in medicine at McGill. William Osler, Francis Shephard, Thomas Roddick, and George Ross introduced laboratory training to teach students the scientific method in a hands-on environment and to encourage them to develop a more sophisticated approach to clinical medicine and surgery.
McGill Medicine: Volume 1 records not only the history of Canada's premier medical school but also the evolution of scientific medical education in Lower Canada.
Founded by four Scottish physicians, the McGill School of Medicine opened in 1829. Teaching style in the school followed the so-called Edinburgh tradition, which for decades emphasized anatomy and clinical observation and ignored progressive educational theory and scientific advances. Out of this conservative environment, however, emerged four remarkable young professors who would lead the reform that marked a new era in medicine at McGill. William Osler, Francis Shephard, Thomas Roddick, and George Ross introduced laboratory training to teach students the scientific method in a hands-on environment and to encourage them to develop a more sophisticated approach to clinical medicine and surgery.
McGill Medicine: Volume 1 records not only the history of Canada's premier medical school but also the evolution of scientific medical education in Lower Canada.
Details
288 Pages
ISBN 9780773513242
March 1996
Formats: Cloth, eBook
Richard Cruess is dean of medicine, McGill University.
Joseph Hanaway is clinical assistant professor of neurology, Washington University, and visiting professor of neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine.
Joseph Hanaway is clinical assistant professor of neurology, Washington University, and visiting professor of neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine.
