The Cambridge Medical School: A Biographical History (Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge) - Softcover

Rolleston, Humphrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108003435 ISBN 13: 9781108003438

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In the original statutes of the University of Cambridge, the Faculties of Physic, Theology and Law had the same formal status. The development of the teaching of medicine at Cambridge over the next 700 years was, however, neither rapid nor smooth. The first recorded medical degrees were awarded in the 1460s; a Professorship of Physic was finally endowed in 1540 by Henry VIII. Sadly, early holders of this Regius Chair generally gave priority to the pursuit of their own interests over the burden of educating medical students. It was the 1817 appointment of Dr John Haviland that ushered in the modern era of medical education and research at Cambridge. This history, first published in 1932, describes the stages in this process, focusing on the individuals who were key to its success and who laid the foundations for the respected clinical school and leading medical research laboratories of Cambridge today.

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Book Description:

This meticulously researched history lucidly describes the course of development of the teaching of medicine at the University of Cambridge – a process that was neither rapid nor smooth. It focuses on individuals who have been key to its success. The volume features fascinating accounts of the evolution of important departments.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1108003435
• ISBN 13: 9781108003438
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296