The Practice of Medicine in Montreal

Abstract

Upon formal acceptance as a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons the medical man must acquire a clientele and establish a relationship of interdependence with a group of his colleagues. His services will be sought depending upon the reputation he acquires with a public and with the colleagues on whom he is dependent. His activities in the institutions that form the community’s medical system—doctors’ offices, hospitals, medical schools, and professional associations—will develop his reputation. These roles will give him his place and function in the medical system.