The Name of a Champion

On Being a Doctor19 May 2009The Name of a ChampionAdam D. Falchook, MDAdam D. Falchook, MDFrom University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-10-200905190-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.—Samuel Johnson, English author, critic, and lexicographer (1709–1784)In my second year of medical school, I entered a neuroscience lecture one September day as the New York Yankees were heading into the World Series. A list of numbers on the chalkboard was arranged in 4 columns that we began to copy down without knowing why, as is often the ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Adam D. Falchook, MDAffiliations: From University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610.Corresponding Author: Adam D. Falchook, MD, University of Florida, Medical Plaza Clinic, PO Box 100236, Gainesville, FL 32610; e-mail, adam15@ufl.edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 19 May 2009Volume 150, Issue 10Page: 734KeywordsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisCoronary heart diseaseHospitalizationsMotor neuronsMusclesNeurologyPulmonary functionResidencyScientistsStable coronary artery disease ePublished: 19 May 2009 Issue Published: 19 May 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...