English speaking patients. She looks forward to working with him even more closely in the coming years. Federman is admired as a staunch advocate for students. Nancy Oriol, associate dean of student affairs, lauds his selfless dedication to HMS and to improving the experience of the School for its students. As a mentor he has inspired, challenged, and modeled the best of academic medicine.
Students offer similar praise.
Students describe how he has influenced them to explore the ethics of a patient's care or the importance of a social history. Vita Federman's major research interest is disorders of sexual development. His 1967 book, Abnormal Sexual Development , has been credited as the first clear formulation of these disorders, bringing order to a hitherto disorganized field of study. He was the cofounder and editor of Scientific American Medicine, a unique loose-leaf continuing education program and textbook. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and has served as regent, president, and master of the American College of Physicians.