Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Richard Gunderman is Chancellor's Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies at Indiana University.
He received his AB Summa Cum Laude from Wabash College, MD and PhD (Committee on Social Thought) with Honors from the University of Chicago, and MPH from Indiana University.
He is an ten-time recipient of the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award, and received the 2012 Robert Glaser Award, the highest teaching award of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
He is the author of over 600 scholarly articles and has published ten books. More importantly, his students are widely published and have gone on to win many awards and achieve professional distinction.
From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?
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The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)
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