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In Recognition of a Dual Career: Pediatrician and AcademicianNelson WE. J Pediatr 1964;64:154-6

Fifty years ago, the pediatrics community lost too soon one of its giants. Milton Rapoport “Rapp” (1906-1963) was aphysician at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, an accomplished clinician, loved by his patients, a respected

researcher, colleague, teacher, and skilled artist. In an informal interview almost 25 years after his death, Dr C. EverettKoop remembers:“Rapp was a very remarkable man [.]. When I say he was bright, he won the Spencer Morris prize [.] which used to be given to anystudent who volunteered to stand up before a panel of the faculty and answer any question they threw. [.] He was almost worshiped bythe residents. He would come in from his afternoon and early evening rounds pick up a late meal in the hospital’s dining room, and hewould sit there sometimes from seven o’clock until midnight talking to anybody who came in. He would argue with them, he would teach,he would cajole, he would threaten, but through it all he taught an remarkable amount of pediatric medicine through anecdotes.”1

Much has changed in the past 50 years—from the way we practice pediatrics, to our research tools and teachingmethods. Our responsibilities are permanently shifting from clinical care to advocacy and leadership, to generatingclinical revenue, obtaining National Institutes of Health funding, teaching residents and students, to being extraordi-nary and ever-present parents to our own children. What has not changed is our desire, to do it all well, just likeDr Rapoport. We prioritize between our clinical, research, and teaching responsibilities and strive to reach a balance.For many of us, a well-rounded physician is defined by some involvement in all these 3 areas, and despite the fundingsources or feasibility, this definition is deeply rooted in our hearts and minds, and we pass it forward to the next gen-erations of medical students and pediatricians. Despite changing attitudes and resources in the clinic and researcharena, the vision of pediatrician-scientist-teacher is still alive and powerful.

Diana E. Stanescu, MDDivision of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Department of PediatricsThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniahttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.002

Reference

1. National Library of Medicine, The C. Everett Koop Papers, “Informal Remarks by US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop,” May 1988. Available at:

http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/.

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