"Key Questions for Educators" (William Hare and John P. Portelli (Eds.))

New Aspects of John and William Hunter

tinued to use the most familiar term, 'Torula histolytica,' although realizing that this name may be inappropriate." This seems sensible to the reviewer. Let us hope the literature will 'be spared the adversity of "Debaryomycosis." With a readable style the authors present extensive information, original observations, and sound comment. The monograph is a valuable contribution to knowledge of t...

Durward William John Cruickshank (1924-2007).

Historical insights: John William Ballantyne 1861-1923.

s from and reviews of the current literature. In Volume 2 there are articles by Ballantyne on pre-auricular appendages, enencephaly and the Biddenden Maildens, as well as a case report of cerebral haemorrhage in a fetus by one Dr William Osler from Baltimore. Although enthusiastically received initially, the journal ceased publication because the required number of 50 subscribers was not reached.

Cross-cultural communication in medicine: questions for educators.

Most research into medical communication has had a western setting. It has been undertaken by western researchers and been influential in shaping communication skills curricula. However we know much less about what communication is effective under other circumstances. This article highlights gaps in our knowledge from research in this field, and poses attendant questions for debate by medical e...

John P. Peters and Nephrology.

John Punnett Peters, M.D., (18871955) can be said to have established the solid foundations ofmodem nephrology in an understanding of the chemistry of the body. The rebellious son of an Episcopal minister and noted Egyptologist, he was sent to a military preparatory school (Manlius) as a boy and then to Yale, where he majored in classics and won his varsity letter in diving. To earn money for h...