The Path to Public Office: Medicine versus Law

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 29 (2):316-325 (1985)
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Essay by Dr. Michael L. Riordan, the founder of Gilead Sciences, on the comparative utility of a medical versus legal education as preparation for public office.

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1986

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10.1353/pbm.1986.0021

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Michael L. Riordan
Johns Hopkins University (PhD)

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