. History of the University of Michigan . assachu-setts. GEORGE DOCK was born at Hopewell,Pennsylvania, April i, i860, son of Gilliard andLavinia Lloyd (Bombaugh) Dock. He is descendedfrom German ancestry. He was graduated fromthe Medical Department of the University of Penn-sylvania in 1884, with an appointment for one yearas Interne in St. INIarys Hospital, i88s to 1SS7 he pursued professional studies 290 UNIFERSITT OF MICHIGAN in Europe, and upon his return became an assistantin the Laboratory of Clinical Medicine at the Hos-pital of the University of Pennsylvania, under P
. History of the University of Michigan . assachu-setts. GEORGE DOCK was born at Hopewell,Pennsylvania, April i, i860, son of Gilliard andLavinia Lloyd (Bombaugh) Dock. He is descendedfrom German ancestry. He was graduated fromthe Medical Department of the University of Penn-sylvania in 1884, with an appointment for one yearas Interne in St. INIarys Hospital, i88s to 1SS7 he pursued professional studies 290 UNIFERSITT OF MICHIGAN in Europe, and upon his return became an assistantin the Laboratory of Clinical Medicine at the Hos-pital of the University of Pennsylvania, under Pro-fessors William Osier and John M. Musser, holdingat the same time the position of physician to themedical dispensaries of that institution and of Hospital. From 1S88 to 1S91 he was Pro-fessor of Pathology and Clinical Medicine in theGalveston Medical School. Since 1891 he has been,under slightly varying titles, Professor of the Theoryand Practice of Medicine and Chuical Medicine,and of Pathology, in the Department of Medicine. GEORGE DOCK and Surgery of the University of Michigan. Piewas chiefly instrumental in organizing laboratorymethods of teaching clinical branches here, be-ginning with an optional course in auscultationand percussion which was attended by the wlioleclass, in 1891-1892. The success of this led to theorganization of similar courses in other the beginning of his work here he rejectedthe duplication of lectures, a relic of the old days ofmedical teaching, according to which classes heardthe same lectures two successive years. In 1894his efforts brought about the abandonment of dupli-cation in all branches, with obvious benefit to thestudents. In 1898, after many efforts to get a placeand time, he began a diagnostic clinic in internal medicine, for the elementary study of disease phe-nomena. So far as space permitted, ward teach-ing has been conducted with distinct advantage;and from the beginning he has had students workingin the clin
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