title: Australian surgeons and society.
abstract: Surgery and society are living entities, forever changing and evolving. The quality of the men who served them will never change. In this brief sketch I have traced a lineage of men - men of good heart - men who have mastered their craft - men who have applied it in accordance with the ancient tradition of helping those in need - men who matched their times and the leaders of Australian society.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000266:history