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Fritts, Harry Washington was born on October 4, 1921 in Rockwood, Tennessee, United States. Son of Harry Washington and Hyder (Smith) Fritts.
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On Leading a Clinical Department: A Guide for Physicians
( "There are universal truths about chairing a department...)
"There are universal truths about chairing a department of medicine, and in this remarkably insightful book, Fritts has covered most of them. Moreover, he obviously did a good deal of thinking about what a chair does and how he or she does it. Whether the subject is undergraduate (medical student) education, curriculum construction, house staff training, biomedical research, departmental governance, patient care, community and VA hospital affiliations, departmental relationships with outside organizations, intradepartmental communication, or one of many other topics, the author covers it in a straightforward and easy-to-understand fashion. He also provides some unique insights into the chair's problems and offers some interesting solutions."―Robert G. Petersdorf, M.D., from the foreword "Many physicians, at one time or another," writes Harry W. Fritts, Jr., M.D., "think they might like to lead a clinical department in a medical school. They know clinical chairs command respect and influence the lives of many people: students, interns, residents, faculty members, and practitioners. Yet few of these physicians have had an opportunity to learn about the day-to-day life of a clinical chair." In this practical and concise how-to guide for physicians, Fritts describes the most important responsibilities and concerns of clinical department chairs. Fritts begins by explaining how clinical departments are organized. He explores what it means to be a leader or manager, and how to deal with the many conflicting goals of clinical departments. He discusses projects and planning; committees and democracy; managing money; departmental quality and departmental reviews; and legal issues. Throughout, Fritts draws on the wisdom of ideas and thinkers ranging from Peter Drucker to René Descartes, from W. Edwards Deming's "total quality management" to Machiavelli's The Prince. This book will be of interest to medical department faculty, physicians, and medical students.
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Harry Washington Fritts
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Harry Washington Fritts, American Physician, educator. Diplomate: American Board Internal Medicine (member). Guggenheim fellow, 1959-1960. Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians; member American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Clinical and Climatological Society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Education
Student, Vanderbilt University, 1941; Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1943; Doctor of Medicine Boston University, 1951.
Career
Member research staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1947;
intern, then resident, University Hospital, Boston, 1951-1953;
visiting fellow, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, 1953-1956;
member of faculty, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, 1956-1973;
professor medicine, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, 1967-1973;
Dickinson W. Richards professor medicine, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, 1972-1973;
professor, department chairman medicine, School Medicine, State University New York at Stony Brook, 1973-1987;
Edmund D. Pellegrino professor medicine, School Medicine, State University New York at Stony Brook, 1986-1987. William Harris visiting professor National Medical School Taiwan, 1987-1988. Visiting physician Bellevue Hospital, 1957-1968, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1961-1973.
Visiting physician, consultant Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital., 1957-1968. Visiting professor U. London, 1982. Board directors, advisory council research New York Heart Association.
Member science council Parker Francis Foundation. Member physiology study section, member cardiovascular training committee United States Public Health Service. Member of council National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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On Leading a Clinical Department: A Guide for Physicians
( "There are universal truths about chairing a department...)
- On Leading a Clinical Department: A Guide for Physicians by Harry W. Fritts Jr. MD (1997-11-25)
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On Leading a Clinical Department: A Guide for Physicians
Membership
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Clinical and Climatological Society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
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Married Helen Dyer Goodwin, Aug.25, 1949. Children: John Goodwin, Benjamin Carroll, Patricia Louise.
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American