Manz s death has sparked an outpouring of grief and condolences on social media.
He worked at the Indiana University School of Medicine Southwest Indiana Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes and Ascension St. Vincent Evansville, according to a Facebook post from the university.
Manz served eight years in the Marines, according to the university. He was actively involved in the 126th Medical Group Air National Guard.
“It was an honor to work with Dr. Manz, who was trusted and admired by his fellow residents,” Dr. Robert Ficalora, program director of the Southwest Indiana Internal Medicine Residency, said in the post. “He was an amazing force of life. From flying the injured out of Afghanistan, service in the Air National Guard, or caring for his patients, he was about service above self.”
By Sean Carter, MD (CMR)
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Dr. Glenn Cobbs is Professor Emeritus at UAB who obtained his medical degree from Harvard University in 1963. He then trained at UAB Hospital and Cornell prior to becoming an academic physician at UAB. He had the opportunity to train under Dr. Tinsley Harrison, the namesake of our letter series and the Internal Medicine Residency Program. I was able to sit down with Dr. Cobbs and reflect on his experience with Dr. Harrison.
Q: What are your first memories of Dr. Harrison?
A: Dr. Harrison moved to Birmingham in 1950 to work at UAB and had joined a country club where my father was a member. I first met him in social situations when I was 16 years old; he gave me some advice about pursuing a career in medicine. After I went to college for two years, I had the opportunity to round with Dr. Harrison in Jefferson Towers and was amazed by how sick the patients were. I did not continue premed after that and after college, I joined t
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