Bipolar Disorder Found in the Lady with a Lamp
Florence Nightingale was the subject of this year’s historical Clinicopathological Conference, part of the Medical Alumni Association’s 128th Reunion in early May. Nightingale suffered from bipolar disorder, according to Katherine L. Wisner, MD, MS.
The Passion VS. the Paycheck:
Student Debt and the Impact on Specialty Choice
The AMA is concerned that rising loan debt is influencing career choices of graduates and contributing to the shortage of primary care physicians. Here at Maryland, the average projected debt for incoming students is $97 thousand. And while there is no statistical data to indicate career choices are being made on money considerations alone, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest that debt is a compelling influence.
Match Day
Graduates of the Class of 2003 learned the locations of their future training during the annual Match Day ceremony in Davidge Hall on Thursday, March 20. Primary care accounts for 55 percent of this year’s placements, down about seven percent from last year. Alumnus Profile:Frederick W. Plugge IV, ’57 Slicing Through the Military:
A Salute to the Brigadier General
A man of humble beginnings, surgeon Frederick W. Plugge IV, ’57, rose through the ranks of the U.S. Air Force to serve as commanding officer of a base in Germany which in 1981 received American hostages held in Tehran for more than a year. Now in retirement, Dr. Plugge is expressing gratitude to his family and medical school.
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