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Word: clausus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...very vague and idealized notion of what the physician's role was going to be." He went on to Penn's medical school, where he graduated first in his class. "I had a lot of trouble getting in because those were the days when there was a numerus clausus on Jews," he recalls now. "It left a strong impression on me which I don't intend to forget and hope I never forget, because that's why I feel I owe it to blacks and Puerto Ricans and Chicanos to support them." He specialized in learning disabilities and psychotic disorders...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg, | Title: For the Lives of Children | 1/21/1974 | See Source »

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