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He's referring to William Halstead, whose cocaine habit let him work long hours without sleep, and who was one of the instrumental figures in developing the mod
by Frondo 5y ago
He's referring to William Halstead, whose cocaine habit let him work long hours without sleep, and who was one of the instrumental figures in developing the modern medical residency system (with its brutally long hours):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stewart_Halsted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stewart_Halsted
- newsclues 5y agoYeah, it took me slightly too long that he was a founder of but not John Hopkins, so it was hard to drop the wiki link, thanks. Great show called “the Knick” where I learned about this.