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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Arthur S. McFee, MD;
J. Bradley Aust, MD
Arch Surg. 2005;140:526-528.
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The opportunity to develop a new department of surgery in a brand new medical school occurs rarely. Five general surgeons, 1 neurosurgeon, and 1 cardiothoracic surgeon from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis), with 1 additional general surgeon from the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn), were afforded this enviable chance in the late 1960s. They were joined by 1 orthopaedic surgeon from the Air Force. With the exception of the cardiothoracic surgeon, the group remained essentially intact until the final retirement of the last member in 2001.
Traditional wisdom might dictate that it is easier to form an entity or a tradition than to maintain it. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, or the South Texas Medical School, as it was originally known, is an example that somewhat refutes this adage. The establishment of the institution required a long and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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