Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses. Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone you can become expert.
William OslerRead
To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The importance of balancing theoretical knowledge with practical experience in medicine.
William Osler emphasizes the necessity of both studying academic literature and engaging with real patients in the field of medicine. He likens the process of learning solely from books to trying to navigate the sea without ever setting sail, highlighting that both knowledge and experience are crucial for a complete education in healthcare.
Themes
EducationMedicinePracticeKnowledgeExperience
In practice
Example use cases
During a medical seminar, to stress the importance of hands-on training, a speaker might say this quote.
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