The Several Ages of Medical Man

oh ? men are Gumptious and selfish, and old men are bad-tempered and ?tructiye?not all of them, at either age, but enough of them for us to be ^ lte familiar with the types. What happens in between? And how, in a ea?ieSS'0n medicine, can we make the best use of the good qualities of ?n stage of life, and minimise (the effects of the bad qualities? Or, if we nn?t alter the situation, how can we adapt to it or make allowances? Serious entry into the practical profession of medicine occurs round about e age of 25, and it is from that age that we must begin to trace a man's li^n8es. (I speak of men only, leaving an analysis of a woman's professional aj? someone else). To a large extent, of course, the years before 25 have Will d.ecided what sort of a man each will be throughout life, and what