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Hugh H. Hussey, MD

JAMA. 1975;234(2):186-187.

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In his presidential address before the 23rd scientific meeting of the International Cardiovascular Society in Boston last June, Allan D. Callow, MD, was mindful of the Quaker adage that one should not speak unless he can improve on silence. In his discourse, to be published in Archives of Surgery,¹ he first paid tribute to the foreign scientists who have contributed substantially to advancement in his field of interest. Second, he gave a brief history of the Society he represents, enumerated its weaknesses, and offered suggestions for its improvement and for that of the North American Chapter. For the latter, he announced the objectives and responsibilities to be concerned "with the improvement of training programs in cardiovascular surgery and the pursuit of excellence in patient care." He implied that the training programs may be found wanting. He took into account the fact that, after long experience in the area of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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