Word: eschewing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Hugh Cabot believes that teaching doctors should devote all their time to pedagogy, should eschew outside practice. The sentiment that a medical professor should be content to exchange a life of teaching with a moderate income for a career of practice with larger emoluments has grown, in the past few years, notably at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Yale, Chicago, and Columbia. But when introduced a the University of Michigan, the notion was not well received. Faculty friction resulted. The Board of Regents met, pondered the situation, decided to demote Dr. Cabot. He still retains his Surgery Professorship at Michigan where...