Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1551957000 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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that Martin is perfectly poised to critique. Readers are rewarded with an intimate perspective on academic politics and health care in Canada and the U.S. Martin traces his climb from a Mennonite farm in the village of Duchess, Alberta to Dean of Harvard Medical School in his memoir, Alfalfa to Ivy. Joseph B. And it is the human story of Martin?s journey from humble origins to worldly esteem that makes Alfalfa to Ivy a compelling narrative for non-specialists as well as academics and professionals.
Enrique Chaves said Alfalfa to Ivy to Laurels. Alfalfa to Ivy to LaurelsThis autobiography flows smoothly between early childhood in a Mennonite community and the competitive world of academia. Joseph B. Martin excelled as a neuroscientist unraveling the genetics of Huntington disease and later as director of Mass General and dean at Harvard for a decade. The personal qualifications for su. A medical giant mandy I enjoyed the beginning parts of this autobiography describing life in rural Alberta and the summation at the end, especially the part about what he had learned in a series of incredibly successful academic careers. The middle sections were rather tedious with accounts of meetings with various individuals and authorities who paved the way or t. Insightful Dr Joseph Martin weaves a tale that isspellbinding beginning with his European rootsand the family move to the USA then CanadaHis personal journey matches this migrationfrom North to South, and from AHC centers in the East and Westto Avenue Louis Pasteur in Boston, home of Harvard Medical School.
Martin grew up near the village of Duchess, Alberta. Joseph B. and Anne G. Previous to that, he served for ten years as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University before stepping down in 2007. He is currently the Edward R. Lefler Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. . He received his MD from the University of Alberta in 1962
As Dean at Harvard, Martin led the efforts to re-design the entire medical school curriculum." Brookline Patch, Full article at bit/vaJqvJ"Martin's deanship has been heralded for unifying a fragmented HMS, improving communication, encouraging collaboration, and diversifying departments, all while leading the School under three very different Harvard presidencies. Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean (alfalfatoivy), is a beautifully written, intricately researched memoir that details Dr. Along the way, readers are provided with in-depth information about his family history, health care, the education system and its politics, and the interesting stories that people tell about their life. The thrust of the memoir however focuses comprehensively on the author's career in medical education, research and administration" Henry M. Pederson