In the Foothills of Medicine

Eckenfels, Emeritus Professor, Rush University Medical Center McKersie has produced a marvelous memoir, fusing his journey to become a physician and his encounter with humanity in inner city Chicago and, yes, Nepal! Along the way, he rejects society s failure to provide vital health services, offering an alternative vision of solidarity and caring. The result: a thrilling and imaginative narrative, giving voice to an emerging physician leader. -Dr. Quentin Young, Co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program, Former President of the American Public Health Association