A Geriatrician Has Devoted Her Life to Easing Pain and Suffering
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In 1982, Dr. Robert Butler, a force on behalf of older adults within and beyond hospital walls, founded the Department of Geriatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine—the first geriatrics department at a United States medical school. And in 1983, Dr. Diane Meier joined the new department. That was her first job after completing a residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in geriatric medicine. But the new specialty faced skepticism and even outright hostility on the part of her colleagues.
A Geriatrician Has Devoted Her Life to Easing Pain and Suffering
A Geriatrician Has Devoted Her Life to Easing…
A Geriatrician Has Devoted Her Life to Easing Pain and Suffering
In 1982, Dr. Robert Butler, a force on behalf of older adults within and beyond hospital walls, founded the Department of Geriatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine—the first geriatrics department at a United States medical school. And in 1983, Dr. Diane Meier joined the new department. That was her first job after completing a residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in geriatric medicine. But the new specialty faced skepticism and even outright hostility on the part of her colleagues.