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Eric Saint
Eric Galton Saint (28 November 1918 – 21 February 1989) MD was an English Australian physician and professor of medicine.Layman, Lenore (2012Saint, Eric Galton (1918-1988) ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 18. Retrieved 6 April 2019. Despite having a lengthy and distinguished career, Saint is arguably best known for attempting to forewarn authorities of the Wittenoom Industrial Disaster. Barry, Paul (May 1988Blue Death ''Four Corners'', ABC Television. Retrieved 6 April 2019.Barrass, Tony (20 August 2018When dust ends in death: How asbestos devastated Wittenoom ''The Sunday Times''. Retrieved 6 April 2019. With a continuously rising death toll now believed to be in excess of 2000 people, the Wittenoom Industrial Disaster is widely considered to be Australia's largest industrial tragedy. Peacock, Matt (1 May 2012Anger over asbestos mine's deadly legacy '' AM''. Retrieved 6 April 2019. Education Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Saint attended Royal Grammar School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctorate Of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin ''Medicinae Doctor'') is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. This generally arose because many in 18th-century medical professions trained in Scotland, which used the M.D. degree nomenclature. In England, however, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery was used and eventually in the 19th century became the standard in Scotland too. Thus, in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other countries, the M.D. is a research doctorate, honorary doctorate or applied clinical degree restricted to those who already hold a professional degree (Bachelor's/Master's/Doctoral) in medicine. In those countries, the equivalent professional degree to the North American, and some others use of M.D., is still typically titled Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.). History The first medical degrees were awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
