{"product_id":"breaking-ground-my-life-in-medicine-paperback","title":"Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis W. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Chanoff\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBreaking Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. recounts his extraordinary life including his childhood in Jim Crow south Georgia and continuing through his trailblazing endeavors training to become a physician in an almost entirely white environment in the Northeast. He was the founding dean and president of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and served as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in President George H. W. Bush's administration. Throughout his extraordinary life Sullivan has passionately championed improved access to health care for all Americans and greater diversity among the nation's health professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSullivan's life--from Morehouse to the White House and his ongoing work with medical students in South Africa--is the embodiment of the hopes and progress that the civil rights movement fought to achieve. His story should inspire future generations--of all backgrounds--to aspire to great things.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Breaking Ground, Sullivan recounts his extraordinary life, beginning with his childhood in Jim Crow south Georgia and continuing through his trailblazing endeavors training to become a physician in an almost entirely white environment in the Northeast, founding and then leading the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and serving as secretary of Health and Human Services in President George H. W. Bush s administration. Throughout his career, Sullivan has championed passionately both improved health care and increased access to medical professions for the poor and people of color. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sullivan details his experiences in Washington dealing with the burgeoning AIDS crisis, PETA activists, and antismoking campaigns, along with his efforts to establish comprehensive health care reform decades before the Affordable Care Act. Along the way, his interactions with a cast of politicos, including Thurgood Marshall, Jack Kemp, Clarence Thomas, Jesse Helms, and the Bushes, capture vividly a particular moment in recent history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sullivan s life from Morehouse to the White House and his ongoing work with medical students in South Africa is the embodiment of the hopes and progress that the civil rights movement fought to achieve. His story should inspire future generations of all backgrounds to aspire to great things.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I have always known that Lou Sullivan was an outstanding head of HHS and a valued member of my White House team. I am convinced we are a healthier nation still today because of some of the issues Lou brought to the table with so much passion and determination; I paid attention. But I don t think I really appreciated the man Louis Sullivan is until I read Breaking Ground. He is a true American hero, and Barbara and I are proud we have played a small part in his life s journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e President George H. W. Bush \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Lou Sullivan has always believed that addressing the health requirements of the country s neediest its minorities and poor will bring the greatest benefit to society as a whole. That was the theme of his tenure as secretary, and that has been the impact of the medical school he founded. In this book he writes with clarity, passion, and humor about the life he has led and the issues that dominate our current health care debates.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e from the foreword by Ambassador Andrew Young \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Lou Sullivan s life story offers a compelling chronicle of how vision and perseverance can overcome daunting obstacles. Sullivan is a genuine American hero, and his life stands as a testament to how devotion to the service of others can breech any barrier and ascend any height.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jordan J. Cohen, MD, MACP, President Emeritus, Association of American Medical Colleges \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"In this dramatic and revealing memoir that takes us from the segregated backwoods of Georgia to the founding of the nation's premier African American medical school and the cabinet of President George H. W. Bush, Lou Sullivan shows how commitment, courage, a sense of humor, and a passion for health promotion and disease prevention can make life better for all Americans.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Joseph A. Califano Jr., top White House assistant for domestic affairs under President Lyndon Johnson and secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in the Carter administration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Louis Sullivan proved that when leadership is rooted in compassion and exercised with courage, it can be a powerful source of change. This book provides insight into his personal roots, his professional drive, and his historic decisions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The University of Georgia Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Athens, Georgia 30602\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e www.ugapress.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ISBN 978-0-8203-4663-2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis W. Sullivan (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DR. LOUIS SULLIVAN is the founding dean and first president of Morehouse School of Medicine (now president emeritus). He was secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the George H. W. Bush administration. He is chair of the board of the National Health Museum in Atlanta and the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health Professionals. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Morehouse Mystique: Becoming a Doctor at the Nation's Newest African American Medical School\u003c\/i\u003e (with Marybeth Gasman). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Chanoff (With) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e DAVID CHANOFF has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. His sixteen books include collaborations with former surgeon general Joycelyn Elders, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral William Crowe Jr., and Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468551733501,"sku":"9780820349381","price":37.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/V3BXdStSaDk1cTRBRy82bVg2aCs4UT09.webp?v=1777290434","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/breaking-ground-my-life-in-medicine-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}