المؤلفون: Pandya SK; Department of Neurosurgery, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Dr GV Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai, India.

المصدر: Journal of medical biography [J Med Biogr] 2019 Feb; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 46-54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 06.

نوع المنشور: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portrait

بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Sage Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9308895 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1758-1087 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09677720 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Biogr Subsets: MEDLINE

مواضيع طبية MeSH: Education, Medical/*history , Physicians/*history , Schools, Medical/*history, History, 19th Century ; India ; Scotland

Personal Name as Subject: McLennan J

مستخلص: In 1826, Dr John McLennan was asked by Governor Mounstuart Elphinstone of Bombay to set up the first school to teach modern medicine to Indian citizens. He was expected to create textbooks on a variety of subjects in local languages and teach medicine to poorly educated students in their native tongues. Despite his valiant efforts, the school was deemed a failure and was abolished by the Government in 1832. Sir Robert Grant, appointed Governor of Bombay in 1835, analysed records pertaining to this medical school and concluded that the school failed since Dr McLennan was not provided the assistance he needed and as his suggestions for access to a hospital to teach medicine were not heeded. Dr McLennan provided able support to Dr Charles Morehead on his appointment as Principal and Professor of Medicine at the newly created Grant Medical College in Bombay in 1845. Dr Morehead dedicated his classic 'Clinical researches on diseases in India' to Dr McLennan. Dr McLennan headed the Board of Examiners created to assess the competence of the first batch of medical students emerging from this College. The system of evaluation set up by him remains admirable. Dr McLennan retired from service as Physician-General, full of honours.