The history of internal medicine at Baylor University Medical Center, part 1.

VOLUME 17, NUMBER 18 9 From the Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. †Deceased. *Primary authorship is as follows: In part 1, Drs. Fordtran and Merrick wrote about events prior to 1957. Dr. Kitchens wrote about Dr. Tompsett’s tenure as chief, and Dr. Armstrong wrote about Dr. Fordtran’s tenure as chief. In part 2 (to be published in an upcoming issue), Dr. Armstrong wrote about Dr. Emmett’s tenure as chief; Dr. Fordtran wrote about the relationship between Baylor and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; and Drs. Armstrong and Emmett wrote about research, medical ethics, and the department’s subdivisions. Corresponding author for part 1: John S. Fordtran, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246.