Correction to: The discovery of insulin in Toronto: beginning a 100 year journey of research and clinical achievement (Diabetologia, (2021), 64, 5, (947-953), 10.1007/s00125-020-05371-6)

Abstract

The authors wish to correct the text that stated Frederick Banting was born in London, Ontario (Canada); in fact he was born in Alliston, Ontario. Also, the text referred to Banting’s unsuccessful application for a surgical internship, when in fact he applied for a surgical position at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. The corrected text reads as follows: Banting was born in Alliston, Ontario and completed his medical school training at the University of Toronto. He intended to become a surgeon; however, his application for a surgical position at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, was unsuccessful and he moved to London, Ontario, where he opened a general medicine practice.