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- Title
Pathology in the 1930s and 1940s: A Poetic Critique by "the PEI–Dalhóusie–Mayo Clinic Connection": Drs. Malcolm B. Dóckerty and Lewis B. Woolner.
- Authors
Wright, James R.
- Abstract
Malcolm B. Dockerty and Lewis B. Woolner were Prince Edward Islanders who were raised on potato farms during the Great Depression. From humble beginnings, they worked their way through Daihousie Medical School; both became world-renowned surgical pathologists, spending their entire careers at the Mayo Clinic. Both were raised loving poetry. One also wrote his own verse throughout his life and used his poetry as his memoir. Dockerty and Woolner, based upon their experiences in medical school compared with those while in practice at the Mayo Clinic, were highly critical of the state of pathology at Dalhousie in the 1930s and 1940s. Comparing pathology practice at Dalhousie and the Mayo Clinic during that time perhaps seems unfair. However, times have changed, and all pathology laboratories are now expected to meet uniform, high standards. It is useful to reflect upon how far we have come toward closing the quality gap with the very best laboratories in the world.
- Subjects
DOCKERTY, Malcolm B.; WOOLNER, Lewis B.; PATHOLOGISTS; MEDICAL schools; MAYO Clinic; SURGICAL pathology
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Pathology, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
1918-915X
- Publication type
Article