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Charleston, SC 29425
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November 2007
Letter From Our Chair
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L. Lyndon Key, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Pediatrics |
Dear faculty, Children's Hospital staff and other friends,
What Do You Value?
It appears that we value our time, our money, and service to our fellow man. Physicians should feel the need to help their patients and those who do not have the resources to obtain adequate medical care. While there are many free clinics in the United States, many still go without adequate care, without adequate nutrition and shelter, and without hope.
In addition to wanting to serve patients directly, it is also important to develop improved treatments for disease and injury. In this way, the physician scientist provides for future cures and improved public health. Among a dwindling number of individuals who have the creative drive to discover, the MD/PHD programs have provided an element of scholarly pursuit that will help to spearhead future discoveries and new cures.
We are also seeing a changing demographic with women assuming a greater and greater role in pediatrics and medicine. In the US, about 75-80 percent of the physicians going into pediatrics are women. This leads to the need to provide the services that allow well-trained doctors and care personnel to work. In our program, we have been looking for ways to improve the ability for young female and male physicians to be able to be at work without having to worry about their children's care or their pocketbook. We now offer a program that pays for up to 26 weeks of daycare that can pay for or supplement child care (if you wish to engage a in home caretaker).
The world keeps turning. The discoveries continue to improve lives. The service-oriented physicians help others without regard to time or money. Values are not about time, money, and possessions, but they are all about helping your fellow woman or man.
Sincerely,
L. Lyndon Key, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
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