The 19th BSHM Poynter Lecture was given on 1st October 2020
“The great Republic of Medicine knows and has known no national boundaries” – William Osler, the great medical internationalist
The lecturer was Dr John W Ward
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The recording of the Osler Legacy lectures and panel discussion will be posted on the Osler Club of London website
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