Howard A Rusk was a prominent physician and founder of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
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15 Facts About Howard Rusk
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Howard Rusk is considered to be the founder of rehabilitation medicine.
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Howard Rusk was the first recipient of the Pacem in Terris award of the Pope John Paul II Center of Prayer and Study for Peace.
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Dr Howard Rusk graduated from the University of Missouri in 1923 and received his medical degree at Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1925.
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From 1926 to 1942, Dr Howard Rusk practiced internal medicine in St Louis, becoming a teacher at Washington University School of Medicine, staff physician at Barnes-Jewish, and chairman of the Intern Committee at St Luke's, where he had trained as an intern.
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Howard Rusk initially served as chief of medical services at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
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Howard Rusk soon developed a convalescent program for those who had recovered from their illness but were not yet ready to resume their military training.
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In 1943, Dr Howard Rusk participated on rehabilitation subcommittee of the Baruch Committee on Physical Medicine.
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Howard Rusk soon went on to establish the first Air Force rehabilitation center, in Pawling, New York which was to treat airmen returning from battle with physical and psychological disabilities.
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In 1945, Howard Rusk was part of the American entourage to attend the Potsdam conference.
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Nonetheless, in December 1945 Howard Rusk moved to New York City, accepting an offer from New York University to establish a department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine.
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Howard Rusk accepted an offer, extended by Arthur Hays Sulzberger, to work for the New York Times as a weekly medical columnist.
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In 1947, Dr Howard Rusk joined with Dr George Deaver, another pioneer of rehabilitation medicine, to establish a rehabilitation center at Bellevue Hospital, the first of its kind for civilians.
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In 1951, Howard Rusk founded the Institute of Medical Rehabilitation at New York University, at which he served for 33 years.
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