A “Last Lecture” programme for medical schools and teaching hospitals

  • Emmanuel Philip Laabes
  • Jabulile Sibeko STI/HIV Cluster, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Witts University, Johannesburg
  • Robert Hayes Glew Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Keywords: retirement lecture, last lecture, valedictory, perception lecture

Abstract

In 2007 a truly remarkable lecture was delivered at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh by Randy Pausch, a 46-year-old Professor of Computer Science with terminal pancreatic cancer.

Author Biographies

Jabulile Sibeko, STI/HIV Cluster, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Witts University, Johannesburg
B Sc, Researcher STI/HIV Cluster, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Witts University, Johannesburg
Robert Hayes Glew, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
PhD, Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Published
2010-09-03
Issue
Vol 52, No 4 - July/Aug 2010
Section
Correspondence
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