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Allan S. Brett

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Allan S. Brett
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania MD, 1976
Scientific career
FieldsInternal medicine
InstitutionsHarvard University,
Georgetown University,
Washington University in St. Louis

Allen S. Brett is the editor in chief of NEJM Journal Watch, a series of topic-specific newsletters written for physicians and other health professionals. He has been the editor in chief since 1994.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Brett studied at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he was awarded his M.D. in 1976.[1]

Career

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Brett is also a professor of medicine, director of the division of general internal medicine and the vice chair of the department of medicine,[1] and a physician at the University of South Carolina.

His academic interests include medical ethics, clinical decision-making, preventive medicine, critical review of the medical literature, and health care reform.[1][3]

He has served on the faculties at Washington University School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Allan S. Brett - School of Medicine Columbia | University of South Carolina". sc.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ "NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals". www.jwatch.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. ^ "Dr. Allan S. Brett - Internal Medicine - Columbia, SC". Castle Connolly. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  4. ^ "Allan S. Brett". ethics.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
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