fossilesquethe point of invention
DrBeerFaceThe same man also invented the modern training method for doctors, residency.
Did he develop it as a way to cover up his morphine and cocaine addictions? Possibly. Is working 100-120 hours a week easier on cocaine? Also possibly.
Necessity is the mother of invention: William Stewart Halsted’s addiction and its influence on the development of residency training in North America
William Stewart Halsted developed a novel residency training program at Johns Hopkins Hospital that, with some modifications, became the model for surgical and medical residency training in North America. While performing anesthesia research early in ...
ryannathansI swear to god the entire medical profession is designed to be conducted on cocaine, the hours and requirements make no fucking sense otherwise