Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean

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Joseph B. 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. Readers are rewarded with an intimate perspective on academic politics and health care in Canada and the U.S. that Martin is perfectly poised to critique. 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 ...
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Joseph B. 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. Readers are rewarded with an intimate perspective on academic politics and health care in Canada and the U.S. that Martin is perfectly poised to critique. 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.
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Martin (neurobiology, Harvard Medical Sch.) gives readers a look into his remarkable life: from growing up in a farming community in rural Alberta, Canada, to becoming a medical doctor, to serving as the dean of Harvard Medical School. Martin details his early history, acceptance into medical school, education, residency, and career as a doctor and researcher, as well as his family life. He describes the issues, complexities, and internal politics of working in a major academic health center. The author concludes with advice to younger colleagues who may wish to pursue a career in academic medical leadership. Pictures throughout of family, friends, colleagues, and places enhance the text. VERDICT This well-written and absorbing memoir is recommended for physicians, medical students, and those interested in medical biographies, medical history, genetics, or Huntington's disease research.—Dana Ladd, Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Libs., Richmond
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781551957005
  • Publisher: University of Alberta Press
  • Publication date: 8/31/2011
  • Pages: 392
  • Sales rank: 809,071
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.30 (d)

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Joseph B. Martin is the Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University.

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Table of Contents

ForeWord David Hubel ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Abbrevations xix

1 The Journey from Bern to Duchess 1

2 Emerging as a Family in the New Land 25

3 Transitions 65

4 Montreal 92

5 Boston: The MGH Years 121

SixA Science Saga: The Search for the Huntington's Disease Gene 155

7 From Bethesda to San Francisco 187

8 Return to Harvard Medical School 231

9 Working with Larry Summers 269

10 Harvard Medical School, 1997-2007 325

11 Issues Facing Academic Medical Health Centers Today 291

12 Maxims, Proverbs and Aphorisms: A Humble Guide to Successful (Enjoyable] Leadership 371

EpilogueReturn to Duchess 387

Postscript Dr. Ed Bertz 399

Notes 409

Photo Credits 425

Index 427

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