SPECIAL ARTICLE
1952; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1542/peds.10.1.82
ISSN1098-4275
Autores Tópico(s)Child and Adolescent Health
ResumoDr. Grover F. Powers, New Haven, Conn.: Mr. President, Dr. Park, Members and Guests of the American Pediatric Society: "What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?" This regal question from Ancient Scripture is answered for this day and in this goodly company by the presentation on behalf of the Society of the first John Howland Medal and Award to Edwards A. Park! Upon no other person could this admirable tribute of honor and respect be so fittingly bestowed. These two great leaders of pediatrics became colleagues when both were working in the New York Foundling Hospital. When Howland (1912) assumed his duties as head of the Department of Pediatrics in the Johns Hopkins University and as Pediatrician-in-Chief of the Harriet Lane Home for Invalid Children, Park joined Kenneth Blackfan there and the original Hopkins pediatric triumvirate was formed: Park, chief of out-patient service; Blackfan, chief resident on the in-patient service; and Howland, chief of chiefs! In 1921, Park moved to New Haven and became chairman of the newly organized full-time Department of Pediatrics in the Yale University School of Medicine. After six fruitful years, he returned to Baltimore as successor to those pediatric luminaries, Clemens von Pirquet and John Howland. From this post he has retired to gracious, wise and distinguished elder statesmanship—and to his microscope and slides! I count it one of the major blessings of my own life that I have had the friendship of this first Howland laureate since I interned in the Harriet Lane Home in 1913.
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