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Title

The quotable Osler / edited by Mark E. Silverman, T. Jock Murray, Charles S. Bryan.

Author

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

Publication

Philadelphia : American College of Physicians, c2008.

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Additional Authors

• Silverman, Mark E.
• Murray, T. J.
• Bryan, Charles S.
• American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine

Description

xxxvii, 313 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Sir William Osler (1849-1919) is often considered the pre-eminent physician of the 20th century. A humanist who emphasized compassion for the individual, a doctor whose bedside skills and manner were emulated by admirers and students, an educator whose concepts revolutionized clinical teaching, Osler is regarded by many as the ideal medical practitioner. His eloquent essays and speeches, laced with principles and precepts written in an aphoristic style, have influenced generations of physicians. Organized by topic and thoroughly indexed, this revised paperback edition of The Quotable Osler includes a chronology of Osler's life and achievements, plus 50 new quotations, 40 of which come from a previously unknown address Osler gave to medical students at the University of Pennsylvania. Osler's meaningful and valuable teachings are timeless. The Quotable Osler is the ideal resource for those seeking an apt quotation for an article or presentation, or for those wishing to sample his thought-provoking and uplifting messages. -- Back cover.

Subject

• Osler, William
• Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919
• Medicine > Aphorisms
• Medicine

Genre/Form

• Aphorisms and Proverbs
• Collected Work
• Sayings

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 291) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / Charles G. Roland -- Preface / Mark E. Silverman, T. Jock Murray, and Charles S. Bryan -- William Osler at 150: an overview of a life / Richard L. Golden -- 1: Personal qualities -- Ideals and character -- Equanimity and detachment -- Philosophy, goals, blessings -- Charitableness, speech, the press -- Time management and work ethic -- 2: The art and practice of medicine -- The art of medicine and counseling the patient -- The practice of medicine -- Financial and material interests of practice -- 3: The medical profession -- The medical profession -- Medical societies -- The doctor -- The specialists -- The nurse -- 4: Diagnosis -- Examination -- Diagnosis -- Note-taking -- 5: Disease, specific illnesses, lifestyle, drugs -- Disease -- Specific illnesses -- Lifestyle -- Drugs and pharmeceutical companies -- 6: Medical education -- The medical student -- Education -- Reading, books, libraries -- Examinations -- The university -- Teachers and teaching -- 7: Men and women, aging, history -- Men and women -- Aging and "the fixed period" -- History -- 8: Science and truth -- Science -- Truth -- 9: Faith, religion, melancholy, death -- Faith and religion -- Melancholy and death -- An Osler chronology / Mark E. Silverman -- Frequently cited sources -- Index.

ISBN

• 1934465003
• 9781934465004

OCLC

• 181078772
• SCSB-10433792

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library