RT Journal
A1 McGovern JP, Davison WC
T1 OSler and children
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1969
FD December 22
VO 210
IS 12
SP 2241
OP 2244
DO 10.1001/jama.1969.03160380055013
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160380055013
AB " Dr. Osler frequently advised us to make friends of children, for, said he, 'That is the way to keep your own minds young.' "So recalls one of his staff members from Johns Hopkins days, in a personal reminiscence1 that contains a revealing glimpse of Sir William Osler's unique gifts with children. If one were to define the qualities important in a pediatrician, the knack of keeping one's mind young would surely rank high on the list, along with such other essentials as love of children, the ability to inspire their trust and affection, and an understanding of children broad and deep enough to permit communication with them on their level.All of these abilities and talents resided in one man, William Osler. Almost everything written about Osler contains some reference to his lifelong love of children and his amazing empathy with them. That children reciprocated is also evident— in the