Dr. Maureen Rogers, the first Australian pediatric dermatologist

Dr. Maureen Rogers, the first Australian pediatric dermatologist

Such a quote is apt for Maureen Rogers (nee McGhee), the first Australian pediatric dermatologist. Fame and accolades have never inspired her. For Maureen, commitment to the well-being of her patients, her students, and her family, and thus her commitment to service to all, has been her driving motivation. Maureen was born in Scotland in 1942, an only child to nonmedical parents. From ages 7 to...

Declining Discount Rates Maureen

In this paper we ask whether the US government should replace its current discounting practices with a declining discount rate schedule, as the UK and France have done, or should continue to discount the future at a constant exponential rate. To address the question, we briefly present the theoretical basis for a declining discount rate (DDR) schedule, but focus on how, in practice, a DDR could...

Dr. Michael Alexander receives the first Molnar, Pediatric PM&R Lifetime Achievement Award.

JPRM is pleased to recognize Dr. Michael Alexander as the inaugural winner of the Gabriella Molnar, MD Pediatric Lifetime Award from the Foundation of PM&R. Dr. Michael Alexander has dedicated his entire career to the pursuit improving this subspecialty of Pediatric PM&R. Dr. Alexander served as the Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE...

Syphilis and the dermatologist.

Maureen MacGlashan and

It’s always a great pleasure (partly because such a rare event) to welcome a new cumulative index to a periodical, especially an important national journal like this one on Welsh archaeology. It follows the pattern of its two predecessors under the same editorship; their difficult genesis was documented by Moore (2003).The run of indexed volumes now covers, impressively, the years 1846–1980. Bo...