ABSTRACT
In 1966, David Morrell published The Art of General Practice, a seminal work in the development of teaching general practice, and arguably one of his most important contributions to academic medicine and general practice. When Morrell moved to Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in 1967, he developed the first department of general practice to exist there, bringing with him the aforementioned model of academic clinical practice. Later, in 1974, Morrell was appointed as a Wolfson professor of general practice at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, after being awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1972. He worked with Martin Rolan, a general practitioner in Cambridge who had recently worked with a team to develop the Cambridge Community Based Clinical Course. Over his career, Morrell made many further noteworthy contributions to academic general practice. Morrell received numerous accreditations in recognition for his advancement of academic general practice later in his career.
