02976nam a22004575i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001600153072001600169072002300185072001500208100008900223245014000312250001800452264006900470300004600539336002600585337002600611338003600637347002400673490003700697505011000734520128700844650001802131650001802149650003702167650001802204650001802222650002702240710003402267773002602301776003602327776003602363776003602399830003702435856004602472978-3-031-78860-4DE-He21320251030114937.0cr nn 008mamaa250201s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830317886047 a10.1007/978-3-031-78860-42doi 4aRC927-927.5 7aMJM2bicssc 7aMED0830002bisacsh 7aMJM2thema1 aMoutsopoulos, Haralampos M.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aPassion for Excellenceh[electronic resource] :bMy Lifelong Journey into Medicine and Public Service /cby Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos.  a2nd ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXVIII, 199 p. 32 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aSpringer Biographies,x2365-06210 a1. Coming of Age -- 2. Student Years -- 3. Young Physician -- 4. In the Army -- 5. Public Health Service.  aThis book chronicles the life and career of Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos, an internationally renowned professor of medicine and prolific researcher on Sjögren’s syndrome and autoimmune rheumatic diseases. In language that is simple and direct, he takes us on a fascinating journey from his first scientific awakenings at a hospital in his native town of Ioannina, Greece, through his university years in Athens and training in the US, to his eventual return to his homeland. A major theme throughout the book, and especially in this second edition, is his impassioned struggle for excellence, meritocracy, and transparency in universities and in the National Health System in Greece. This battle is relentless, especially during critical periods such as the pandemic era, when human life was seriously threatened by the coronavirus and novel therapeutic approaches and bold administrative solutions were urgently required. Peppered with both amusing and unsettling incidents from this lifelong crusade to raise professional standards and against misconduct, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in learning about or entering the medical profession, as well as for those whose goal is to lead an adventurous, passionate life free from fear, prejudice and mediocrity. . 0aRheumatology. 0aAutoimmunity. 0aSociologyxBiographical methods.14aRheumatology.24aAutoimmunity.24aBiographical Research.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303178859808iPrinted edition:z978303178861108iPrinted edition:z9783031788628 0aSpringer Biographies,x2365-062140uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78860-4