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Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr.
Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr.
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During his career he made exceptional contributions to clinical research, teaching, and patient care. His scientific contributions were largely in the field of infectious disease, most notably early studies on the clinical application and mechanism of action of antimicrobials, i.e.
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Nobel laureate noted for his work on pernicious anemia; Soma Weiss, teacher "extraor(linaire" and carcliovascular investigator; Maxwell Finland and Chester Keefer, both of whom were clistinguished infectious disease investigators. In addition there was a group of young physicianscientists who were to become leaclers in academic medicine.
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In 1940 Dr. Keefer moved to the Evans Memorial Laboratory to establish a department of medicine at Boston University.
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at elucidating the cause of acute respiratory diseases and to clevelop methods for their control. Rammers special assignment was streptococcal disease but he was also involved with studies on primary atypical pneumonia (now known to be due to mycoplasma infection)
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The Ft. Warren laboratory was highly productive scientifically but also served as a training ground for an unusually talented group of young physicians, among whom were Lewis Wannamaker, Richard Krause, Chanctler Stetson, Harold Houser, and Floyd Denny, all of whom went on to distinguished careers.
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Largely through his efforts the City Hospital became the fine academic institution that it is tociay. Rammel continued his interest in streptococcal disease and among other activities developed, with his associates, a mail-in system for the rapid diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis that allowed the physician to clelay treatment until there was evidence that it was inclicated, thus forestalling much unnecessary treatment.
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unique teaching unit in which ambulatory patients received exceptionally fine care. Another example of Rammel's ability to combine a scientific approach with his great concern for teaching and patient care was the "Firm" system of organizing meclical care.
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He was a major force in the construction of the innovative curriculum at Western Reserve. His particular interests were better ways of integrating basic science with clinical teaching and the application of epiclemiologic principles.
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The topics discussed would deal with science, education, or intellectual subjects, ant! to a limited extent the usual academic gossip.
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An experimental attempt to transmit primary atypical pneumonia to human volunteers.
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Prophylaxis of acute rheumatic fever by treatment of the preceding streptococcal infection with various amounts of depot penicillin.
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The failure of penicillin to alter acute rheumatic valvulitis.
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