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After attending [[Coleraine Academical Institution]] for several years, Adams [[matriculation|matriculated]] at [[The Queen's University of Belfast]] at the age of 17. There he was seen as a "plodder" and "lone wolf" by his lecturers<ref name="[[#Cullen|Cullen]], pp. 19–23"/> and, partly because of an illness (probably [[tuberculosis]]), he missed a year of studies. He graduated in 1921, having failed to qualify for honours.<ref name="[[#Cullen|Cullen]], pp. 19–23"/> In 1921, surgeon [[Arthur Rendle Short]] offered Adams a position as assistant [[Foundation house officer|houseman]] at [[Bristol Royal Infirmary]]. He spent a year there but did not prove a success.<ref>[[#Cullen|Cullen]], p. 23, p. 608</ref> On Short's advice, Adams applied for a job as a [[general practitioner]] in a Christian practice in [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]].<ref>[[#Cullen|Cullen]], p. 24</ref> |
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After attending [[Coleraine Academical Institution]] for several years, Adams [[matriculation|matriculated]] at [[The Queen's University of Belfast]] at the age of 17. There he was seen as a "plodder" and "lone wolf" by his lecturers<ref name="[[#Cullen|Cullen]], pp. 19–23"/> and, partly because of an illness (probably [[tuberculosis]]), he missed a year of studies. He graduated in 1921, having failed to qualify for honours.<ref name="[[#Cullen|Cullen]], pp. 19–23"/> In 1921, surgeon [[Arthur Rendle Short]] offered Adams a position as assistant [[Foundation house officer|houseman]] at [[Bristol Royal Infirmary]]. He spent a year there but did not prove a success.<ref>[[#Cullen|Cullen]], p. 23, p. 608</ref> On Short's advice, Adams applied for a job as a [[general practitioner]] in a Christian practice in [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]].<ref>[[#Cullen|Cullen]], p. 24</ref> |