Rubenstein, Edward
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Edward Rubenstein, who specializes in clinical medicine and is known for his contributions to medical education and interdisciplinary research, recalls his childhood, education, research endeavors, and his multifaceted career that included collaborations with medical professionals, scientists, artists and many others. Rubenstein grew up, went to school, and completed three years of medical residency in Cincinnati. He discusses how the city, his childhood friends, and his family influenced his personality and interests, as well as his decision to become a doctor. Rubenstein’s inquisitive nature shines through in the recounting of his youth and sets the backdrop for his future contributions. Rubenstein describes the settings in which he gained his clinical experience and the variety of projects he engaged in prior to his arrival at Stanford. He discusses his time stationed at March Air Force Base and how he developed the first medical service program for the base hospital. This experience laid the foundation for Rubenstein’s similar success in designing future medical service programs. Rubenstein recounts how he established his practice on the Peninsula by working as a night advisor for two local hospitals, creating a patient base, and becoming involved with patient rounds. Rubenstein talks about his experience at the San Mateo County General Hospital where he developed a medical service program, engaged deeply in the practice of teaching house staff, and wrote the first-ever textbook for intensive care medicine. After the Stanford University School of Medicine moved from San Francisco to Palo Alto in the 1950s, Rubenstein describes how the San Mateo hospital provided the training ground for Stanford residents and interns while he served as the head of the medical service for Stanford at the county hospital. Rubenstein discusses the collaborative potential made possible by the School of Medicine’s location on campus. He describes a variety of interdisciplinary research projects he established, including work on blood temperature and clotting, fetal hemoglobin, synchrotron radiation, cerebral spinal fluid, chiral molecules, and amino acid-related diseases. He also recalls other projects including the publication of Scientific American MEDICINE; a postgraduate consortium for Northern California practitioners that involved lectures, training courses, and learning sponsorships; and his documentary project on “human uniqueness” as represented by Henry Moore, Yehudi Menuhin, Linus Pauling and other people who were highly accomplished in their fields.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Date created | March 24, 2016 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Rubenstein, Edward | |
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| Contributing author | Gifford, Jonathan | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Edward Rubenstein |
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| Subject | Stanford Historical Society |
| Subject | oral histories |
| Subject | interviews |
| Subject | higher education |
| Subject | professors |
| Subject | universities and colleges > faculty |
| Subject | universities and colleges > administration |
| Subject | universities and colleges > research |
Bibliographic information
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/zc710mc7822 |
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- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred Citation
Rubenstein, Edward. (2016).
Oral History. Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932).
Department of Special Collections & University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/zc710mc7822.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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