Sir William Osler, M.D., C.M.

Authors

Jonathan Sarik, B.S., Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Charles J. Yeo, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Pinckney J. Maxwell, IV, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, CharlestonFollow

Document Type

Article

Presentation Date

4-1-2012

Comments

This article was published in The American Surgeon Volume 78, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 385-387.

The published version is available at PMID: 22472392. Copyright © Ingenta

Abstract

Sir William Osler impacted medical education and the practice of medicine like few other physicians. As a writer, he authored nearly 1500 publications and lent his name to numerous eponyms. As a teacher he educated vast numbers of students and through his legacy impacted countless more. Sir William Osler (Fig. 1) epitomized what a physician should be throughout his professional life.

Recommended Citation

Sarik, B.S., Jonathan; Yeo, MD, Charles J.; and Maxwell, IV, MD, Pinckney J., "Sir William Osler, M.D., C.M." (2012). Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles. Paper 37.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/gibbonsocietyprofiles/37