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. 2005 May;87(3):W7–24. doi: 10.1308/147870805x28154

Hunter's legacy and surgical training and competence in the 21st century.

Charles S B Galasko 1
PMCID: PMC1963901  PMID: 16395820

Abstract

John Hunter's many contributions to surgery include the development of the scientific approach and possibly the first use of evidence-based medicine. This oration, concentrates on two other areas ? first, some of his contributions to orthopaedics and secondly past, present and future surgical training and competence.

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