Yale J Biol Med. 1980 May-Jun;53(3):219-24.
The Yale journal of biology and medicine
T P Duffy
PMID: 6996344 PMCID: PMC2595879
The basis of Sir William Osler's fame is elusive to almost all and the appropriateness of such recognition is questioned by many. His many contributions as a practitioner, teacher, writer, and scientist in medicine do not adequately explain his prominence 60 years following his death. It was his participation in the covenant of medicine and the special components of that relationship that may account for his hold on his followers today.
