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- Title
Famous discoveries by medical students.
- Authors
Stringer, Mark D.; Ahmadi, Omid
- Abstract
Heparin, insulin, the sinoatrial node and ether anaesthesia are just some of the major discoveries made by medical students, all of which have had a huge impact on the practice of surgery. This paper explores the breadth and depth of some of these talented individuals and their extraordinary contributions to medicine. While some continued to enjoy brilliant careers, others became embroiled in damaging disputes about priority or were overtaken by illness or personal problems. Regardless of their fate, their contributions are a potent reminder of what can be achieved by gifted and determined medical students undertaking a period of basic scientific or clinical research.
- Subjects
MEDICAL innovations; HEPARIN; INSULIN; ETHER (Anesthetic); ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL students; SINOATRIAL node
- Publication
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2009, Vol 79, Issue 12, p901
- ISSN
1445-1433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05142.x