▁the ▁history ▁of ▁medicine . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁don ated ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁books ▁he ▁had ▁collected ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁May o ▁C lin ic . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁W . ▁Bruce ▁F ye ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁M ead ville , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁bank er ▁and ▁his ▁child hood ▁h obb ies ▁revol ved ▁around ▁collect ing ▁and ▁included ▁st amps , ▁co ins , ▁and ▁baseball ▁cards . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁old ▁books , ▁later ▁described ▁" as ▁an ▁advanced ▁case ▁of ▁bibli oman ia ", ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁t enth ▁grade , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁doctor . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁medical ▁degrees , ▁B A ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁MD ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁from ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁four ▁national ▁honour ▁soci eties : ▁D elta ▁Ph i ▁Al pha , ▁Al pha ▁E psilon ▁D elta , ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁and ▁Al pha ▁Om ega ▁Al pha . ▁▁ ▁F ye ▁completed ▁his ▁internal ▁medicine ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁Hospital - C orn ell ▁Medical ▁Center ▁[ now ▁the ▁New ▁York - Pres by ter ian