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DONALD M. PILLSBURY, MD; FRANCIS W. LYNCH, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1966;93(5):515-521.

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THIS discussion is a summary of data obtained from a questionnaire circulated to the chairmen of departments, divisions, or sections of dermatology of the schools of medicine in the USA and Canada. At the first organizational meeting of the Association of Professors of Dermatology held in December 1960, there was general agreement that significant gaps exist in our information on the academic status of dermatology, on the growth or lack of growth of departments of dermatology throughout North America; on the service which such departments are rendering in teaching, research, and care of patients; on the prospects for the future; and on the ability of such departments to attract outstanding young physicians. We believe it is incumbent on every branch of medicine to analyze its performance and contributions from time to time—dispassionately and objectively. Moreover, such information is essential as a basis for intelligent discussion with various medical groups, who . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
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From the Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
Read before the First Conference on Undergraduate Teaching in Dermatology of the Association of Professors of Dermatology, Chicago, April 10-12, 1964.

Reprint requests to Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104 (Dr. Pillsbury).

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