Vindication—At
Last: A Look at the History of Beta-Blocker Therapy and Professor Y.C.
Lee
In 1998 an international study of heart failure patients proved that
adding a beta-blocker to the standard treatment increases survival by
35 percent. The news meant sweet vindication for Maryland professor
emeritus Y.C. Lee, who two decades earlier bucked conventional wisdom
and began studying the use of beta-blockers as a legitimate treatment
for heart failure.
Alumnus Profile:M. Keith Rawlings, ’83
NMA’s Physician of the Year
Early in his medical education, M. Keith Rawlings, ’83, was determined
to pursue a specialty that avoided death. As it turns out, his work
with HIV/AIDS patients has taken him to more funerals than the majority
of his colleagues. In 2002, the National Medical Association recognized
his tireless dedication by naming him Physician of the Year.
The Medical Alumni Association Honor Roll
Each year in the winter issue of the Bulletin, the Medical Alumni
Association recognizes thousands of alumni, faculty and friends who
supported the annual fund during the past fiscal year. In this issue,
we pay tribute to those whose gifts were received between July 1, 2001
and June 30, 2002.
Historical Clinicopathological Conference
Historical figures, whose deaths have not been satisfactorily explained
are patients for our annual conference, co-sponsored by the VA Health
Care System and medical school.
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