title: The extraordinary undergraduate career of Oliver St John Gogarty: has the modern medical student anything to learn from him?
abstract: Oliver St John Gogarty (1878-1957) was a celebrated Irish doctor and poet. A 'Renaissance' figure, he was renowned as a surgeon, poet, memoirist, senator, athlete and wit. His years as a medical student, although not crowned by academic success, were remarkable for many other achievements. A study of Gogarty's University career provides a number of lessons in the art of being a medical student. Although it is more than a century since Gogarty qualified as a doctor, this paper suggests that these lessons are still relevant today.
authors.affiliation: S O'Mahony, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. Seamus.omahony@hse.ie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Mahony
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000266:history*; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*
keywords: Oliver St John Gogarty; medical education; medical humanities