Rein, Alexander

As a post-WWII refugee in the British Zone of Germany at the age 17, and still two years away from a complete high school education, I dreamed of a career in engineering. This seemed unrealistic at the time. Medical education seemed remotely but more attainable in the long haul. After settling in the USA, I finally graduated from one of the five medical schools in Philadelphia, PA., finished internship and three more years of residency training.

I spent 34 undistinguished but rewarding years in medical practice and VA employment, retiring in 1996 to a "second career" in the pursuit of my