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This, the third lecture was delivered by M. I. Drury, M.D., F.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.O.G., D.Sc. (Q.U.B. Hon.) at the College on May 3rd1 1984 on the occasion of the 25th meeting of the Corrigan Club. Dr. John G. Kirker, P.R.C.P.I. and Dr. T. T. Fulton, Chairman of the Corrigan Club, presided.

I wish to acknowledge the help of the following: Ms. Patricia Elliott, Librarian, Medical Library, University College, Dublin.

Mr. Robert Mills, Librarian, Royal College of Physicans in Ireland, Dublin.

Dr. Frank Newell, The University of Chicago, Chicago, U.S.A.

Librarian, Medical Library, University of Chicago, U.S.A.

Dr. George P. Kozak, Joslin Diabetes Centre, Boston, U.S.A.

Mr. Robin Price, Deputy Librarian, The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London.

Mr. Peter Whitty, Field Sales Manager, Hoechst Ireland Ltd., Dublin. Librarian, Hoechst Ltd., AG, Germany. Mr. Dogu Gürakan, Counsellor, Turkish Embassy, Dublin.

Mrs. McCarthy, Librarian, Marsh’s Library, Dublin. Dr. Clifford Gastineau, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, U.S.A.

Miss Ferguson, Librarian, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Dr. David Hadden, Metabolic Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Director, Karl-Marz-Universitat Leipzig, German Democratic Republic.

Mr. Kevin O’Farrell, Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Dublin.

Dr. Michael Brennan, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, U.SS.A.

Professor Richard Timoney, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin.

Mr. George Scully, Photographer, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin.

Mr. Paul Mooney, Manager, Nordisk-Wellcome Ire. Ltd., Dublin.

The Dominic Corrigan Memorial Lectureship is awarded jointly by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Corrigan Club.

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Drury, M.I. Corrigan memorial lecture. I.J.M.S. 154, 1–13 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02937031

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