A model of professionalism: Eugene Klatte, MD
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A model of professionalism: Eugene Klatte, MD Radya Osman 1 & Richard B. Gunderman 1 Received: 14 June 2020 / Revised: 14 June 2020 / Accepted: 13 August 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Students of pediatric radiology need to focus on many different learning objectives: the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the developing human; the roles of modalities such as radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI in patient care; and the pediatric radiologist’s collaborative relationship with multiple pediatric fields, such as general pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric surgery. Yet some of the most formative lessons in the life of every pediatric radiologist are derived not from the curricula of radiology residency and fellowship programs, but the work and lives of senior colleagues who serve as the field’s exemplars of excellence. One such role model in the life of many pediatric radiologists — as well as radiologists in many fields of specialization — is Eugene Klatte, MD, who served for 30 years as chair of radiology at Vanderbilt University and Indiana University. Born in Indiana, Klatte graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1952, completed his internship at the University of Michigan, his residency in radiology at the University of California San Francisco, and his fellowship as a Picker Scholar at Indiana University. He served as professor and chair of radiology at Vanderbilt from 1962 to 1971, professor and chair of radiology at Indiana University from 1971 to 1979, and then distinguished professor and chair at Indiana from 1979 to 1991. Klatte is also a founding member of both the Society for Pediatric Radiology and what is now the Society for Interventional Radiology. He received the gold medals of the Association of University Radiologists, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the Radiological Society of North America. He also served as the president of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments and served on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of * Richard B. Gunderman [email protected] 1
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 702 North Barnhill Drive, Room 1053, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Radiology. But these lines on a curriculum vitae tell only part of the story. The New York Times columnist David Brooks [1] distinguished between two types of virtues: resume virtues and eulogy virtues. Resume virtues consist of degrees earned, positions attained and awards garnered. Eulogy virtues, on the other hand, are the sorts of things people say about you at your funeral or memorial service. Brooks argued that eulogy virtues are the more important of the two, at least in the sense that they reveal a lot more about a person. Why wait for a funeral to celebrate what Brooks calls a person’s eulogy virtues? Discussing them in vivo provides timelier opportunities for others to learn from them. In addition, the discussion can provide the exemplar with a sense of satisfaction. In terms of four impo
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