Since most everybody here is going into medicine, who are some solid role models that people can read about or look to for inspiration, etc? You know, people like Albert Schweitzer or Victor Frankl....
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pillion said:
How about Rosalind Franklin? I think she's far more important than say Watson/Crick.
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What about Dr. Farber of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute?
Here's a website: http://www.dfci.harvard.edu/abo/history/who/
Here's a website: http://www.dfci.harvard.edu/abo/history/who/
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How about Galen?
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Pinkertinkle said:
Was he the Roman?
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I like Ben Carson and Keith Black, from JHU and Cedars-Sinai, respectively.
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Yeah he was Marcus Aurelius's doc, and he was doing eye surgery back in the day.
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Dr. Ben Carson
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what about ur fellow peers. While there are outstanding drs that I admire, I've several friends finishin med schl and starting residency whose accomplishments never cease to amaze. Whats inspiring is that since tehse are people i know, it makes it more realistic for me to be able to even accomplish what they've done.
There's a friend of mine whose accolades and awards in med schl/volunteer work/research and now residency is something I highly respect and admire! 👍
There's a friend of mine whose accolades and awards in med schl/volunteer work/research and now residency is something I highly respect and admire! 👍
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Alice Hamilton, founder of occupational medicine. As someone who's worked in factory environments that could be very dangerous, I respect a woman who hiked up her skirts to climb machinery and fight for the health rights of the working class. She's one of my favorite historical, medical figures.
Alice Hamilton, founder of occupational medicine. As someone who's worked in factory environments that could be very dangerous, I respect a woman who hiked up her skirts to climb machinery and fight for the health rights of the working class. She's one of my favorite historical, medical figures.
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Dr. Applebaum pioneered emergency medicine In Israel.
He was murdered along with his daughter when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a caf'e in Jerusalem.
His daughter was supposed to marry the following day.
He was murdered along with his daughter when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a caf'e in Jerusalem.
His daughter was supposed to marry the following day.
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One of my rolemodels - Shusruta.....the father of Indian medicine (as in from the country India). Wrote down operating procedures for plastic surgery (including rhinoplasty), ophthalmology (ejection of cataracts), dental surgery and many others CENTURIES ago......earliest documented evidence being shown around 800 BC.
Representing for Indian premeds 🙂
Representing for Indian premeds 🙂
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Dr Carleton Gajdusek 😍
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bigbaubdi said:
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Inspiring docs: Ben Carson definitely... and Danielle Ofri from Bellevue Hospital. Can read there books "Gifted Hands" and "Singular Intimacies" (respectively)
Other than that... you should not limit yourself by searching inspirations from medical community only... A lot of very, very interesting people from all industries have become role models for generations of people... Andrew Carnegie, Lee Yacocca, Condolezza Rice to name a few... all have books written about them... great people to look up to and admire! 🙂
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Other than that... you should not limit yourself by searching inspirations from medical community only... A lot of very, very interesting people from all industries have become role models for generations of people... Andrew Carnegie, Lee Yacocca, Condolezza Rice to name a few... all have books written about them... great people to look up to and admire! 🙂
Advising you to follow up on them!
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footcramp said:
HAHAHA!! now here's a guy who'll read you a bedtime story.... (probably your last one)
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Alexander99 said:
Just curiosity, the ex-Edmonton Oiler defenceman?
Personally, sign me up for Dr. John Becker. Love his bedside manner.My hero Secd...Cox has to be way up there.
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I agree with Patch Adams and Ben Carson.
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oasis786 said:
I have to second this.. I'm actually surprised that more people didn't name him. I'm almost done with Mountains Beyond Mountains right now (AMAZING) and have read Paul Farmer's latest book, Pathologies of Power. After this, I'm definitely going to read his "AIDS and Accusation" and the "Uses of Haiti." The guy's a genius with an enormous heart. If I can be even half as good as Farmer, I'll be satisfied.
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