log y , ▁psych iat ry , ▁der mat ology , ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases , ▁obst et rics , ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁discipl ines . ▁During ▁his ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁student , ▁he ▁helped ▁home - del iver ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁b ab ies . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁MA ▁degree ▁and ▁B M ▁B Ch ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁qualified ▁for ▁his ▁intern ship ▁that ▁December , ▁which ▁would ▁begin ▁at ▁M idd les ex ▁Hospital ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁" My ▁el dest ▁brother , ▁Marcus , ▁had ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁M idd les ex ," ▁he ▁said , ▁" and ▁now ▁I ▁was ▁following ▁his ▁foot steps ." ▁ ▁Before ▁beginning ▁his ▁intern ship , ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁first ▁wanted ▁some ▁actual ▁hospital ▁experience ▁to ▁gain ▁more ▁confidence ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁St ▁Alb ans , ▁where ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁emer gency ▁sur geon ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁then ▁did ▁his ▁six - month ▁intern ship ▁at ▁M idd les ex ▁Hospital ' s ▁medical ▁unit , ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁its ▁ne uro log ical ▁unit . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁intern ship ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁uncertain ▁about ▁his ▁future . ▁ ▁S acks ▁left ▁Britain ▁and ▁fle w ▁to ▁Montreal , ▁Canada ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁his ▁ 2 7 th ▁birth day . ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Ne