Beyond Flexner: The Hunt for Medicine\u27s Elusive Social Mission

21st annual Paul C. Brucker, MD lecture Fitzhugh S. M. Mullan is Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, a joint position in SPHHS and the SMHS. His primary appointment is in the Department of Health Policy. A pediatrician whose far-reaching career has included clinical, administrative and editorial responsibilities in both the public and the private sector, Dr. Mullan is also a cancer survivor and the Founding President of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Cognizant of the importance of communicating with both lay and professional audiences, Dr. Mullan is a contributing editor to Health Affairs and the editor of that journal\u27s Narrative Matters section; a prolific book reviewer; and author of a number of general-interest books, including Vital Signs: A Young Doctor\u27s Struggle with Cancer and Big Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care. Prior to joining the School\u27s faculty in 1996, Dr. Mullan directed the Bureau of Health Professions in the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, earning the rank of Assistant Surgeon General. Dr. Mullan is Director of the Department\u27s Hirsh Program in Medicine and Public Policy, which works to advance understanding of the influence of medicine and medical education on health care and public health. Presentation: 1 hou