Aequanimitas: With Other Addresses to Medical Students, Nurses and Practitioners of Medicine

by William Osler

A timeless collection of essays from famed physician and statesman, the late William Osler, MD Capturing the essence of the healing art, the book makes the perfect gift item or serves as a welcome pause that refreshes.

Excerpt:
Cultivate, then, gentlemen, such a judicious measure of obtuseness as will enable you to meet the exigencies of practice with firmness and courage, without, at the same time, hardening the human heart by which we live.

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Nonfiction, Essays

414 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1932

About the author

Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Reviews

[Hadrian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Great and Powerful Osler says a good deal, in a flowery rhetorical style. Some insights relevant to today.

[Eric Huang · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. A collection of the Father of Modern Medicine's talks. This is one of those books where I want to say something like "It's not you...it's me". The style and vocabulary for his lectures were hard to follow- partly because he was from a different era. Some lectures were more interesting than others- but I found it interesting that even over a hundred and twenty years ago medical students and physicians were being counseled to be aware of the tendency to be overworked and burnout.

[D. Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good. Excessive praise for the medical profession. Some good advice on reading and studying.

[Peter Sandwall · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of essays, recommended to all medical professionals and lifelong learners.