About the Book

William Osler, who was a brilliant, innovative teacher and a scholar of the natural history of disease, revolutionized the art of practicing medicine at the bedside of his patients. He was idolized by two generations of medical students and practitioners for whom he came to personify the ideal doctor. But much more than a physician, Osler was a fiercely intelligent humanist.
In both his writings and his personal life--and through the prism of the tragedy of the Great War--he embodied the art of living. Indeed, this is a book not only about the evolution of modern medicine, the training of doctors, holism in medical thought, and the doctor-patient relationship, but also about humanism, Victorianism, the Great War, and much else. Meticulously researched and accessibly written, William Osler: A Life in Medicine brings to life both a fascinating man and the formative age of twentieth-century medicine.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 581 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0195329600

Publication Date: Sep. 1st, 2007

ISBN-13: 9780195329605

Dimensions: 6.03 x 8.98 x 1.63 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.98 lbs

• Categories: General Medical Biography & Autobiography Medical History