"His plans for the school were so fascinating that they swept me away. I couldn't resist," Federman says. "He was a brilliant and inspiring dean."
Today, Federman specializes in endocrinology and genetics and sees patients regularly for consultation.
He has also served as regent, president and master of the American College of Physicians, in addition to being a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
A Teacher at Heart
"In my heart, I am a doctor, teacher, administrator," he says, enumerating his identities in the order of their importance to him.
His principal goals, he says, are "making things clear to students and younger physicians" and "continuing medical education."
By all standards, Federman has been successful in these endeavors.
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