April
2, 2012
YJHM
As
much as I am honored I am equally humbled to have the opportunity to write a
few words in praise of this great man.
Howard
once told me that he loved to read Ralph Waldo Emerson. Like Emerson he was an
idealist and like Emerson he spoke his mind. His personable nature, his wide
range of knowledge in philosophy and literature and of course in medicine
instructed and entertained as he articulated clearly with passion and
sincerity. Most of all, I enjoyed the essays where he went against the grain in
his desire to provoke a response in the reader.
Howard
will always be remembered for his unswerving dedication to reminding doctors of
the importance of preserving the human factor in medicine—an issue that medical
educators are beginning to understand.
I
will miss Howard very much.
He
frequently would send me a short email after reading one of my pieces in Connecticut Medicine medical
journal. The more I railed against the
forces that diminished the human factor in medicine the more he encouraged
me. Coming from someone who I had
admired greatly for years, his encouragement meant a lot to me, and I often
told him so.
I
will miss Howard very much.
Edward
J. Volpintesta MD
Cheers
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