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Medicine is art, science, and method. Its subspecialities have been shaped by distinguished colleagues and friends who paved the way. This history can and should be fundamental for us.
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The pioneering work of our predecessors gives us knowledge, guidance, and perseverance.
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Illustrious examples of such pioneering clinical scientists we commemorate are Horst Bickel (Heidelberg), Ivar Asbjørn Følling (Oslo), Robert Guthrie (Buffalo), James M. Tanner (London), and Richard Koch (Los Angeles).