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Sir William Osler  

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  • Born on July 12, 1849, in what is now Ontario, Canada, Sir William Osler revolutionized the instruction of medical students in the United States, and he served as the first physician-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. An expert in heart, lung, and blood diseases, he strongly influenced the direction of modern medicine. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Osler, Sir William (1849–1919)]

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