Edwin Leap writes, "I have always loved history, but a lifetime in medicine makes me consider it in more personal ways. When I drive through the Appalachians and see a chimney standing alone by a creek, I wonder how long ago the house fell in or burned, who the last person was to call that place home, if he is still alive, and if there is anyone who knows that his great-grandparents raised a family there by the creek. I think the same about medicine."
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