Osler's McGill: Medical education from 1870 to 1885

Abstract

In 1870 William Osler (1849–1919) switched from medical studies at the University of Toronto and finished his final two years at McGill University, graduating in 1872. After two years of study abroad, he returned to McGill's medical faculty where he taught for 10 years. This paper surveys the less well-known student environment of the time. It looks at faculty members and reforms to the curriculum at McGill that contributed to Osler's development as a doctor taking into account his own subsequent contributions as a member of faculty.