title: A parlous state of storm and stress. The life and times of James B. Herrick.
abstract: James B. Herrick saw medicine becoming more dependent on science but was unwilling to let the human values of the family doctor vanish. His philosophy was summarized in the phrase, "The true physician must possess a dual personality, the scientific toward disease, the human and humane toward the patient."
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000266:history; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history; D002641:Chicago; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006808:Humanism / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000266:history; D010686:Philosophy, Medical