Abstract

GONZALEZ VELEZ, MIGUEL. Sir William Osler. From the beginning of the university hospitals, to the satisfaction for modern medicine. CES Med. [online]. 2012, vol.26, n.1, pp.121-129. ISSN 0120-8705.

William Osler is one of the most influent and important physicians in the history of medicine. His influence covers many fields, as clinical practice, education, literature, research, even philosophy. Many of his teachings are still used in many medical schools over the world, as they are still practiced in actual medicine. Biologist, pathologist, internist, teacher, clinical observer, author, bibliophile, historian, and a lover of his profession, Sir William Osler revolved the teaching of medicine in the United States, and created the first university hospital more than 100 years ago. The greatness of his thoughts, his reverence for the students and patients, converts him in a person worth remembering. Besides the few effective treatments of time, Osler believed that physicians could find satisfaction in their practice, and that they could cure patients, and helps them have a better quality of life, by being open minded, creative and scientific artists, more than exchangers of services

Keywords : William Osler; History of modern medicine; Johns Hopkins; Medical humanism.

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