Doctors Afield

"Our intent was to provide a book that would let the everyday practitioner understand that he or she had stories to tell, roads to walk, pictures to paint, tunes to play—and that there is life outside, even after, medicine."—from the preface This book examines the lives of twenty-seven physicians—twenty-one men and six women—who have combined the aim to heal with other pursuits such as art, writing, music, or politics. Their fascinating testimonies illustrate the personal gratification and inspiration that can be gained from integrating medicine with another passionately engaging activity. The book includes a wide array of individuals and interests, from the toymaker A. C. Gilbert and the writer Gertrude Stein to a wine grower, an astronaut, a coin collector, a cabaret singer, and a minister. Most of the stories are told by the principals themselves; the lives of the four deceased subjects are related by others. Although a few physicians tell of giving up medical practice for a new field of endeavor, most attest that the partnership between medicine and another interest has invigorated them and given them new energy to care for and relate to patients. **Howard M. Spiro, M.D.**, professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, and **Mary G. McCrea Curnen, M.D., D.P.H.**, clinical professor of epidemiology and pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine, are director and associate director, respectively, of the Program for Humanities in Medicine. **Deborah St. James** is manager of editorial services, pharmaceutical division, Bayer Corporation. Contents 7 Foreword 9 Preface 11 Acknowledgments 15 Part I. The Visual Arts 18 Sir Roy Calne: Why I Paint 18 Ernest Craige: Making the Scene 24 Andrea M. Baldeck: Life through the Lens 30 Mark H. Swartz: Letting Colors Dance 43 Barbara Young: In the Mind's Eye 49 Wayne O. South wick: From Bone to Stone 58 Part 2. Music 70 James J. Cerda: In the Key of Sea 70 Alice Levine: The Singing Endocrinologist 77 Eli Newberger: Medicine of the Tuba 83 F. Norman Vickers: Jazzdoc 91 Elaine L. Bearer: Self-Confidence under Siege 96 Part 3. Literature 104 Rafael Campo: A Prescription for Poetry 104 Michael A. LaCombe: Getting Famous 114 Carlo Levi: An Antifascist Physician, by Harvey Mandell 122 Gertrude Stein: Gertrude Stein and the Ctenophore, by Gerald Weissmann 140 Part 4. Astronautics 154 William Thornton: The Sky's No Limit 154 Part 5. The Spiritual Life 168 Ray A. Hammond and Gloria E. White-Hammond: A Ministry of Healing, with Sheila Lennon 168 Alan C. Mermann: Looking for the Red Line 181 John L. Young: Priest in the Prison 190 Part 6. Government and University 198 David M. Albala: Backpacking to the Capital 198 Andrew W. Nichols: A Doctor in the House 204 Nils Oker-Blom: Carving a Niche, in Cells and Bronze, by Teodora Oker-Blom 213 Part 7. Collecting 220 Harold L. Osher: Afield with Old Maps 220 Ira L. Rezak: Mingling Medicine and Medals 229 Part 8. Fun and Games 240 George W. Naumburg, Jr.: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way... 240 A. C. Gilbert: Tycoon of Toys, by Jonathan A. Thomas 247 Contributors 255