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The master-word is Work
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“The master-word is Work”

William Osler

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The Master-Word in Medicine
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1903
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Osler makes sustained work the organizing principle of his address to medical students, emphasizing disciplined practice over brilliance without application.

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The Master-Word in Medicine, address delivered October 1, 1903 at the opening of the new buildings of the University of Toronto Medical Faculty; reviewed against the represented 1903 John Murphy pamphlet, Internet Archive identifier b28060805. ‘The master-word is Work’ is Osler’s organizing refrain and is followed by his appeal to write the word on the heart and forehead. This remains historical professional rhetoric rather than an endorsement of unsafe working hours or workaholism.

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