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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:S30-S54
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Our contributions: scholarship revisited

^a Department of Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Scott, 4265 Marina City Dr, #901, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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Presented at the Women in Thoracic Surgery Symposium, Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan 31, 2000.

Traditional medical oaths and codes portray the ideal physician as devoted to the welfare of patients and to the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Although promoting excellence and compassion in the care of patients remains our highest priority, it is the pursuit of knowledge through study and research that has continuously renewed, strengthened, and advanced our field. Scholarly activities are critical to improving our patients’ outcomes, to our individual development, and to the further advancement of our profession.

Ernest L. Boyer, when president of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, examined the . . . [Full Text of this Article]