Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin | Chords of Disquiet

Chords of Disquiet

Spring 2008

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Features
> This Side of Paradise
> Small Craft Advisory
> The Obstacle Source
> Sidebar: Change of
Address
> Inside Out

Departments
> President’s Report
> Sparks of Inspiration:
    Donald Berwick
> Pulse
    > All the Right Notes
    > Lesson Plans
> Bookmark: 8 Weeks to
    Optimum Health
> Benchmarks
    > Adjusted to Fit
    > Weapon for Mass
        Construction
    > Not Even Death Is Certain
    > Research Digest
> In Memoriam
    > M. Judah Folkman
    > Oglesby Paul
    > Benedict F. Massell
> Endnotes

Chords of Disquiet
Volume 81, Number 2

Chords of Disquiet
Did psychiatric illness help or hinder the creativity of some of history’s
most celebrated composers?
by Richard Kogan

Features

This Side of Paradise
Rampant violence in his barrio leads a boy to risk his life to immigrate
to the United States—and inspires him to become a healer.
by Harold FernÁndez

Small Craft Advisory
Medicine needs to steer a course that balances inspiration and science
to achieve a health care system that works for all.
by Daniel D. Federman

The Obstacle Source
The most critical roadblock to delivering care in the developing world
is not money, but an implementation bottleneck.
by Jim Yong Kim

    Sidebar: Change of Address
     Harvard Medical School is playing a new role to help ensure the
     sustainability of international health projects.

Inside Out
Early investigations of x-ray by two Harvard-educated physicians
revealed the technology’s benefits—and dangers.
by John W. Gittinger, Jr.