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“Medical education does not exist to provide students with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community.”

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Rudolf Virchow
Rudolf Virchow

German physician and one of the founders of cellular pathology, known as one of the greatest scientists in the history of medicine. He proposed the basic principles of cellular pathology, which had a profound impact on the development of modern medicine. more

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Book:System of Positive Polity: Social statics; or, The abstract theory of human order
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