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“If we had nothing but pecuniary rewards and worldly honours to look to, our profession would not be one to be desired. But in its practice you will find it to be attended with peculiar privileges, second to none in intense interest and pure pleasures. It is our proud office to tend the fleshly tabernacle of the immortal spirit, and our path, rightly followed, will be guided by unfettered truth and love unfeigned. In the pursuit of this noble and holy calling I wish you all God-speed.”

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Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister, born on April 5, 1827, and died on February 10, 1912, was a renowned British surgeon. He is considered the 'father of modern surgery' for his pioneering work in the application of bacteriology in medicine, particularly in the field of surgery, significantly reducing surgical infection rates. more

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