Edmund Pellegrino
1 quotes in 22 categories
Edmund Pellegrino was a physician, best known for Las virtudes en la práctica médica.
Quick Facts About Edmund Pellegrino
- Born
- June 22, 1920
- Died
- June 13, 2013
- Profession
- Physician
- Notable works
- Las virtudes en la práctica médica
About Edmund Pellegrino
Edmund Daniel Pellegrino was an American bioethicist and academic who served as the 11th president of The Catholic University of America (CUA) from 1978 to 1982. For 35 years, Pellegrino was a distinguished professor of medicine and medical ethics and the Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Pellegrino was an expert both in clinical bioethics, and in the field of medicine and the humanities, specifically, the teaching of humanities in medical school, which he helped pioneer). He was the second layman to hold the position of President of Catholic University.
Biography source: Wikipedia
