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bmj;393/jun05_4/e107534/VS1F1vs1Born in Oldham, John was then educated at Birkenhead School before reading medicine at the University of Liverpool. His early postgraduate training included house appointments at Sefton General Hospital, where exposure to cardiology shaped a lifelong professional interest. Before committing fully to general medicine, John broadened his clinical experience as a senior house officer.
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Nicholas MacCarthy
bmj;393/jun05_10/e600160/VS1F1vs1Nick (or Dr Mac) was one of four children born to Eoghan “Paddy” and Eileen MacCarthy. He was an ambitious and dedicated student, sitting his O levels a year early and thus being encouraged to a career in medicine by the staff at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath. Nick went on to study medicine at the University of Liverpool Medical School, qualifying in 1977.