Lifetime influence of one year with Gerry Smith

Physiology & Behavior
Dilip V Jeste

Abstract

I spent just one year working with Gerry Smith; it was during the research elective portion of my last year of psychiatry residency. That single year's experience has had a lasting influence on my career choices, not just in terms of content of work, but also in the approach to the professional life as a whole. Whereas the work I do today may bear little direct resemblance to what I did in the Bourne Laboratory more than 25 years ago, Gerry had a major influence on the what and the how of my professional career. Gerry was more than a mentor; he was a friend, philosopher, and guide. He promoted a value system that included a passion for learning and collegiality. He always stressed that empirical data trumped expert opinions, and that it was necessary to challenge long-held scientific dogmas from time to time. Through personal example, he showed the importance of giving back to one's trainees what one had received from the mentors. He also showed how even animal research could be an enjoyable social activity. Last but not least, Gerry's way of treating the laboratory staff, including faculty and trainees, as a family, was one of a kind. Most mentors are useful for teaching content of research; Gerry is one of those few who serve...Continue Reading

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May 1, 1979·Archives of General Psychiatry·D V JesteR J Wyatt
Oct 1, 1979·Archives of General Psychiatry·D V JesteR J Wyatt
Nov 1, 1989·Archives of General Psychiatry·D V Jeste, J B Lohr
Nov 1, 1985·Comprehensive Psychiatry·D V JesteR J Wyatt
Jul 1, 1984·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·W J FreedD V Jeste
Mar 1, 1980·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·D V Jeste, G P Smith
Sep 1, 1995·Archives of General Psychiatry·D V JesteL A McAdams
Jan 27, 1999·The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry·D V JesteJ Lacro
May 20, 2003·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·D V JesteB W Palmer
Jun 20, 2003·Biological Psychiatry·Christian R Dolder, Dilip V Jeste

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