Hernán Alessandri
Hernan Alessandri | |
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Santiago, Chile |
Hernán Alessandri Rodríguez (May 21, 1900 – March 27, 1982), was a renowned
Early life
Alessandri was born in
Public life
When in 1927 his father was sent into exile, he used the opportunity to deepen his medical knowledge in France and Germany. At the University of Chile, he became successively Professor of Clinical Medicine (1932), of Medical Semiology (1937), and Full Professor and Chair of Medicine (1944). At the Hospital del Salvador in Santiago, he organized a Clinical Department exemplary for its discipline, academic environment and dedication to patients and students.
He was one of the prime movers for the reform of medical teaching in 1943, created the medical residency programs for the training of specialists in 1952, served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1958 to 1962, and was a founding member of the Chilean Academy of Medicine (1964).
He was the first Latin American to be named Honorary Member of the
His disciples and friends established in his honor a social and teaching foundation which they named after him.