practice (GP) residency. There was no such official program, but John Milne and William Wilson had told me I could devise my own program. Sam Doyle, a 1950 graduate of DMS, was initially going to join me, but he was seduced by John Murtagh into ear-nose-throat (ENT) medicine. John tried to recruit me, too, so that was the first instance when I might have stayed in Hanover. But I was determined to be a GP. I divided my year in quarters and assigned myself to relevant faculty in ENT, orthopaedics, medicine, and anesthesia. Obstetrics was an add-on; I went to Providence Lying-In Hospital for that.

I must have seemed like a fifth wheel to the Hitchcock clinicians, but they were all very gracious and I really had good training. I was asked to stay on by both the neurosurgeons and the orthopaedists, but I persisted with my plan to be a GP. After I'd gotten my practice started, Rodger Weismann, a vascular surgeon, asked if I'd be interested in starting a family practice department. It was a tempting offer, but I was too happy where I was and again declined.

I enjoyed my career immensely—first as a GP in Exeter, N.H.; then in emergency medicine in Wilmington, N.C.; and for the last few years at an urgent care center. I finally quit at age 69. In retrospect, the way I structured my residency year was prophetic. Or maybe my career developed the way it did because of my training. Who knows? In any case, I loved it all.

Jerome T. Nolan, M.D.
Housestaff '52-54
Wilmington, N.C.

Important articulation
I recently read a wonderful article in Dartmouth Medicine concerning the lifework of Dr. John Radebaugh.

It is encouraging to read how one person had such an impact in many underserved areas of our country and beyond. Dr. Radebaugh is obviously committed to patient care—care of the entire patient, including physical, social, and emotional needs and more. It was truly refreshing to read this article.

Inasmuch as Dr. Radebaugh clearly has an important story to tell, I wonder if there is a way that his life story can be told in detail. Does Dartmouth have a way of connecting him with an agent or publisher?

A few years ago, DMS honored Dr. Radebaugh by naming its student community service award in his honor, so clearly the institution sees his work as significant. Moreover, I feel certain that Dartmouth recognizes the impact made on the world at large by Dr. Radebaugh's willingness to testify about the needs of migrant workers and others. If someone at Dartmouth can take the time to pursue his story in detail, it would be a great service.

Medicine was, in the past, about caring for people regardless of their means. In the fastpaced, technological society of the last 25 or so years, it is important to know that there are still individuals who have committed their lives to serving those who might not otherwise receive care or be heard. Dr. Radebaugh's story causes one to reflect on that fact and on the direction of medicine today. It is a story that needs to be heard.

Sarah D. Krug
Royal Oak, Mich.

There is no office at Dartmouth with an official mission such as Krug describes, but Dartmouth Medicine has been pleased to offer Radebaugh some advice on publishers—and pleased (though not surprised) by the response to his article.

Distilled spirits
Thank you for distilling and publishing "House Calls with John" in your Spring issue. Its author, John Radebaugh, is my brother. He has been trying for some time

to find a publisher for a booklength version of his life story, and the article's appearance has raised his spirits. At the same time, it presented a compelling overview of my brother's struggles, dedication, and accomplishments. What an inspiration to students and other healthcare professionals as a role model of commitment to the underserved. (Following his example, I was a public-health nurse.)

Thank you again for sharing his story—and for mentioning the important role played by his wife, Dottie.

June Radebaugh Hall
Lexington, Mass.

Rueful recognition
I was delighted, on many levels, to read Marjorie Dunlap's essay —"Whither genetics?"—in the Spring 2005 issue.

First, I enjoyed it because my husband was Marjorie's guidance counselor at Thetford Academy. I immediately showed the piece to him so he could share a measure of pride in what she's done since high school.

Second, I appreciated her graceful writing style and gentle humor—the piece was exceedingly insightful and well-written for someone still just a first-year college student.

And third, as one of her parents' DMS faculty colleagues, I can—ruefully— identify with the stresses she has