Robert Schrier '57 Pens Life's Lessons Learned: A Memoir
September 28, 2014
Robert W. Schrier, M.D., professor emeritus at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and 1957 graduate of DePauw University, has published Life's Lessons Learned: A Memoir.
Dr. Schrier, who is renowned for his scientific and educational publications and books, writes, "The DePauw experience was life changing for me and I shall always be indebted to this great university. In contrast to high school, I learned to study diligently outside the classroom and to cope with new academic challenges."
He continues, "In life, one has to learn to multitask and I learned that in spades at DePauw." Schrier cites Leon Pacala, a professor of philosophy and religion,Hans Grueninger, professor of German, and former president Russell J. Humbert, among others.
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Dr. Schrier is the former chair of the department of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, a post he held for 26 years. He also led the division of renal diseases and hypertension for 20 years. In 1989 he was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been president of the Association of American Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, and International Society of Nephrology. Schrier is a Master of the American College of Physicians and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He has authored over 1000 scientific papers and edited numerous books. Schrier's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 35 years.