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Primary Care/Primarily Caring (IV)
If it is little known in medical circles that World War II “made” American psychiatry, it is even less well known that the war made psychiatry an integral part of general medicine in the postwar...
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An Irony of War
“There are two groups of people in warfare – those organized to inflict and those organized to repair wounds – and there is little doubt but that in all wars, and in this one in particular, the former...
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A Musical Offering
“There is no doubt in my mind that the study of music aids in the study of medicine. The study of one appears to potentiate the other.” ~ F. William Sunderman, M.D.,...
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My Father’s Empathy
My late father, William Stepansky, was the most empathic caregiver I have ever known. Until recently, however, I never thought of him that way. Indeed, I never had the sense that he “practiced”...
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The Paradox of Generalist Specialists
General practitioners of medicine (GPs), the medical heroes of World War II, returned home only to find their medical standing at their local hospitals in jeopardy. Specialization made great inroads...
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