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in 1977, which he ran until 1983. The next year, he was rehired by
Jefferson to teach orthopedic-radiological sessions for radiology residents, commuting to Philadelphia twice a month and teaching for eight day courses. He retired for the second and final time in January 1989.
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in 1975, and the Dean's Medal of Honor in 1988. Jefferson's class of 1962 commissioned a portrait which hangs in the school, and he is the namesake of an auditorium. Another portrait was commissioned by the
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He spent his retirement writing several novels, including some medical mysteries, which went unpublished at the time of his death. He did not show his novels to Brian, saying he would "steal my ideas and make them into movies."
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