Joseph W. Berg, Jr. (1920-1997)

Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. 1920–2007

The world has lost one of its great scientists and the University of California its most influential educator with the death of Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. on Monday, July 23, 2007. Dan’s career spanned 60 years of creative biochemical research, and he was actively planning his next experiments on the Friday before his sudden death. Those of us fortunate enough to have experienced Dan’s extraordina...

Thomas Joseph King Jr. (1921-2000)

King was born on 4 June 1921 in New York City, New York. When his mother died in childbirth, an aunt raised King in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. He studied at Fordham University [11] in Bronx, New York, where he earned his BS in 1943. Following graduation, King served as a US Army instructor in the Army Medical Technicians School [12] at the Lawson General Hospital [13] in Atlanta, Georgia. Whi...

Joseph g. Gavin, jr., joins board of directors.

2011 Joseph W . St Geme Jr Lecture : Five Things I ’ d Like to See Changed in American Pediatrics

OBJECTIVE: In response to limitations in access to subspecialty care, I present personal observations and suggestions related to education of future pediatricians regarding development of critical thinking skills, care of complex and chronically ill patients, development of empathy, and restoration of responsibility that may help ameliorate this serious problem. Toward this end, I also offer 1 ...

2011 Joseph W . St Geme Jr Lecture : Five Things I ’ d Like to See Changed in American Pediatrics , Five Lessons

OBJECTIVE: In response to limitations in access to subspecialty care, I present personal observations and suggestions related to education of future pediatricians regarding development of critical thinking skills, care of complex and chronically ill patients, development of empathy, and restoration of responsibility that may help ameliorate this serious problem. Toward this end, I also offer 1 ...