title: The passing of 'the Prof'.
abstract: The archetypal professor of the 20th century is a dying breed, and now 'the Prof' truly occupies emeritus status. This article seeks to remember the Profs with fondness and consider some of the processes that led to their extinction.
authors.affiliation: Gordon Parker, MBBS, MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP, University of New South Wales; Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia. Email: g.parker@unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*