Past and present: Sir Ian Hill (1904–1982). A vignette

Abstract

Sir Ian Hill, who passed away in 1982, was a former President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. His was an illustrious career, including a brief stint as Dean of the medical school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The author, a current Fellow of the College describes a brief, yet life-changing encounter with Sir Ian as a student in Ethiopia.