A doctor's table talk / by James Gregory Mumford.

  • James Gregory Mumford
Date:
1912
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Credit: A doctor's table talk / by James Gregory Mumford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    late, with others of his kind, on a summer evening, mysteriously exchanging views of neighborhood interest. Rarely, I, too, have been admitted to these solemnities. Dr. Myers has called me in consultation; I have sat in the midst of his patients; I have dropped feeble words of advice, and have gained their mild good will. My friend tells me that, for himself, he is satisfied; that he has found his place. Happy man; thrice blessed of the gods; Deo favente, indeed. To most of us that question of where to settle is a mighty problem. For many years my student friends, about to leave the hospital, and seek an establishment, have consulted me regarding their plans, and each man’s problem contains new and difficult features. The bald question, “Where shall I locate.^” which the young doctor confidently asks, regardless of the English language, admits of no simple answer. In his problem there are several items of which I want to know. Nowadays these young men are not products of a single mill. Some of them are trained as surgeons; others as intern- ists. Some wish to specialize more narrowly; some few would fain be general practitioners. Some long for a country life; others for city practice;
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