Cordero GE

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This text pays homage to a teacher and friend, Manuel Barquín, who passed away on July 8 2008. Dr. Barquín stood out for the great enthusiasm and practical sense with which he promoted, organized and brought to fruition his grand works, including: the General Hospital, the “La Raza” Medical Center (IMSS), and the Autonomous Association of Academic Personnel (AAPAUNAM). Dr. Barquín wrote texts on his area of specialization, which was hospital administration, and a textbook on the history of medicine. Also worthy of mention is his article “Óptimo Médico” because it reveals his humanist spirit. Just weeks before his death, he attended an event organized by the Faculty of Medicine on the initiative of Dr. José Narro Robles that recognized his life’s work. During 86 years of intense living he battled against injustice, ignorance, perversity, and even the pathological aggression that affected his own body for so long; a situation we were of aware only through indirect indications, as he never complained of the ailment that afflicted him.