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Noble Goals, Dedicated Doctors : The Story of Dalhousie Medical School / T. Jock Murray.

By: Murray, T. J [author.].
Publisher: Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Limited, ©2017Description: 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781771085298.Subject(s): Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. Faculty of Medicine -- History | Medical colleges -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History | Schools, Medical -- history | Nova ScotiaGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "A richly detailed history of an important Nova Scotia institution celebrating 150 years Dalhousie Medical School celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2018. This is the story of the noble goals of a handful of dedicated doctors who came together at a physician's office to plan a medical school. They outlined a curriculum, assigned teaching roles, successfully applied to be a medical faculty of Dalhousie College, and began teaching the first class of twelve students. It was not an easy journey, one complicated over the years by war, politics, and natural disaster. In this richly detailed book, Dr. Jock Murray, a former dean of the medical school, looks at the struggles and errors, as well as the triumphs of the school. Filled with over 75 historic photos and dozens of informative sidebars, though aimed primarily at former students and faculty, Noble Goals, Dedicated Doctors is an accessible narrative that will appeal to anyone interested in the storied institution's vast history."--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A richly detailed history of an important Nova Scotia institution celebrating 150 years Dalhousie Medical School celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2018. This is the story of the noble goals of a handful of dedicated doctors who came together at a physician's office to plan a medical school. They outlined a curriculum, assigned teaching roles, successfully applied to be a medical faculty of Dalhousie College, and began teaching the first class of twelve students. It was not an easy journey, one complicated over the years by war, politics, and natural disaster. In this richly detailed book, Dr. Jock Murray, a former dean of the medical school, looks at the struggles and errors, as well as the triumphs of the school. Filled with over 75 historic photos and dozens of informative sidebars, though aimed primarily at former students and faculty, Noble Goals, Dedicated Doctors is an accessible narrative that will appeal to anyone interested in the storied institution's vast history."--

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