Joseph B Martin

Reflections on Science, Religion and Society

A Medical Perspective

Buch

Throughout his long and distinguished career in medicine and neuroscience, Dr. Joseph B. Martin has had the honor of delivering speeches to graduating students, professional societies, and academic conferences. As both a lifelong Anabaptist and prominent member of the scientific community, his talks often focus on how to balance the spiritual and logical sides of our being to become healthier and more productive members of society. Collected here are several of Dr. Martin's speeches from over more than fifty years as an academic and doctor. They reflect his evolving views on science and spirituality, and explore how that confluence is at the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-5255-0489-1
EAN: 9781525504891
Produktnummer: 23747085
Verlag: Friesenpress
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 210 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.8 cm 625 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken mit Schutzumschlag
Gewicht: 625

Über den Autor

Joseph B. Martin, MD, PhD, is the Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Born in Alberta, Canada, he studied at the University of Alberta, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Rochester. He worked at McGill University and was then appointed chief of the neurology service at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has served as the dean of the School of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), chancellor of UCSF, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University, and remained on the faculty of Harvard Medical School until his retirement in July 2016. Dr. Martin is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an honorary member and past president of the American Neurological Association. The author of more than three hundred scientific publications and several books, Dr. Martin's most recent book, Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a Harvard Medical School Dean, was published by the University of Alberta Press in 2011.