Davidson’s principles and practice of medicine: the last chapter

Abstract

Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine is a seminal medical textbook based on the notes of esteemed doctor and medical educator Sir Stanley Davidson. Now in its 23rd edition, it is owned by more than 2 million medical students and healthcare professionals across the world. First published in 1952, the book continues to offer advice and instruction to new scholars of medical science nearly 70 years after the lectures that inspired it were delivered. Every medic who has learned from it has their own story to tell of how it has inspired them. Dr Zaaem ul Haq from Pakistan explains what the book means to him.