William Osler: saint in a “White man’s dominion”
Nav Persaud, Heather M. Butts, Philip K. Berger
Abstract
Although William Osler (1849–1919) continues to be held up as an example physicians should follow, medical students at his alma mater of McGill University have passed a motion in favour of dropping Osler eponyms.[1][1],[2][2] We examine Osler’s treatment of racialized people, and we contrast his
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