03312nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-78860-4 DE-He213 20251030114937.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250201s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031788604 978-3-031-78860-4 10.1007/978-3-031-78860-4 doi RC927-927.5 MJM bicssc MED083000 bisacsh MJM thema Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90626 Passion for Excellence [electronic resource] : My Lifelong Journey into Medicine and Public Service / by Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos. 2nd ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVIII, 199 p. 32 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Springer Biographies, 2365-0621 1. Coming of Age -- 2. Student Years -- 3. Young Physician -- 4. In the Army -- 5. Public Health Service. This 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. . Rheumatology. 72809 Autoimmunity. 90627 Sociology Biographical methods. 74252 Rheumatology. 72809 Autoimmunity. 90627 Biographical Research. 74253 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031788598 Printed edition: 9783031788611 Printed edition: 9783031788628 Springer Biographies, 2365-0621 73688 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78860-4 ZDB-2-SME ZDB-2-SXM 66611 66611