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Whether the interest is shown through a new graduate course in medical history at the University of Toronto or membership in history-of-medicine clubs, physicians continue to show a keen curiosity about their profession's past. "Other countries have well-established medical-history museums and large permanent collections," explains one museum curator, "and Canada should not neglect her own medical past." Unfortunately, difficult economic times mean universities and hospitals often have a hard time giving priority to medical history.
无论是通过多伦多大学新开设的医学史研究生课程,还是通过加入医学史俱乐部来展现这种兴趣,医生们对其职业的过去仍表现出强烈的好奇心。一位博物馆馆长解释说:“其他国家有完善的医学史博物馆和大量的永久藏品,而加拿大不应忽视本国的医学历史。”不幸的是,经济困难时期意味着大学和医院往往很难将医学史列为优先事项。