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JULIUS W. BELL, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1971;94(5):387-388.

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The death of Samuel Fomon, PhD, MD, on May 14, 1971, leaves mankind the poorer and the medical profession profoundly bereaved. Born Jan 11, 1889, in Chicago, he labored until virtually his last breath with the selflessness and skill that enabled him to contribute so substantially to medical science and medical pedagogy.

Graduated in medicine from the University of Illinois in 1906, he joined the faculty of that institution after interning at Cook County Hospital. At the time his specialty was anatomy, but he conceived the idea of refresher courses for medical school graduates to prepare them for the National and State Board examinations. Giving these courses, which covered all branches of medicine, led to authorship of his memorable Medicine and Allied Sciences, published in five volumes in 1920.

During World War I, Dr. Fomon served as a major in the US Army Medical Reserve Corps, where his broad medical . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital

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