Although he practiced general medicine briefly as a ship 's surgeon ( in order to pay for his sea travel ) , he later specialized in psychiatry .
Bucke enrolled in McGill University 's medical school in Montreal , where he delivered a distinguished thesis in 1862 .
Although Bucke practiced general medicine briefly as a ship 's surgeon ( in order to pay for Bucke 's sea travel ) , Bucke later specialized in psychiatry .
Bucke enrolled in McGill University 's medical school in Montreal , where he delivered a distinguished thesis in 1862 .