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Dr. William Osler, a founding doctor at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, was instrumental in training medical students. A reprint of this 1901 poem "Rounds with Dr. Osler" describes the student experience of being quizzed by the doctor during rounds. National #Poetry Month.
A page from an old magazine, with a poem: "ROUNDS WITH DR. OSLER By Dr. Thos. R. Boggs, J.H. 1901 I Haste! Haste! ye clerks, make break-fast brief; And follow close your lord and chief; With paper blank and pen in fist Let not a single note be missed When William Osler, K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., Makes his rounds. II No matter how much work may be Awaiting you beneath "Ward G." When on the bridge he's heard to sing, Drop all and wait upon the king- For William Osler, K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., Is making rounds. II See how the double doors sling back­- And in he comes with all his pack From North and South from West and East They flock like vultures to a feast­ When William Osler, K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., Is making rounds." A continuation of the poem: "IV All sorts of folk are in his pack From city swell to country back­- Swine like they crowd each empty space- Crowd clerks and internes out of place When William Osler K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., Is making rounds. V Now when he's seen your case per-chance, And done his little song and dance, A cunning trap he lays for you, And holds four fingers up to view, Does William Osler K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., In making rounds. VI Says, "Mr. Blank," "Tell us what points About the swelling of the joints Have been impressed upon your brain Since you have followed in our train?" Says William Osler K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., While making rounds. VII You glibly give the list of points­ He made upon these self-same joints When last he talked upon the case. You stop and smile into the face Of William Osler K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., Who's making rounds. VIII Poor lad! Pride antedates a fall; For when you're sure you've named them all From out his sleeve he draws two more Which you have never heard before, Will William Osler K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., While making rounds. IX Cheer up sad hearts you're not alone, See, ere his morning's work is done, Unless some marvel come to pass, He'll prove each clerk in turn an ass, Will William Osler K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.C.P., While making rounds."
April 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM