▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁a ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁medical ▁reform ▁movement . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁important ▁for ▁re assert ing ▁the ▁central ▁importance ▁of ▁experimental ▁science ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁transformation ▁of ▁American ▁medicine . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁committee ▁appoint ments ▁at ▁the ▁Marsh field ▁C lin ic , ▁he ▁was ▁vice - ch ief ▁of ▁staff ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ’ s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Marsh field ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁A CC ' s ▁Wisconsin ▁chapter ▁( 1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Government ▁Rel ations ▁Committee . ▁ ▁As ▁head ▁of ▁card i ology ▁at ▁Marsh field ▁C lin ic , ▁F ye ▁established ▁a ▁task force ▁on ▁work force ▁and ▁co - cha ired ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁Beth es da ▁Conference : ▁Card i ology ’ s ▁Work force ▁Cris is : ▁A ▁Prag m atic ▁Appro ach . ▁He ▁endeav oured , ▁with ▁resistance , ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁card i olog ists ▁and ▁produce ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁work force ▁in ▁card i ology . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁month ly ▁editor ial s ▁titled ▁“ W omen ▁Card i olog ists : ▁Why ▁so ▁few ?” ▁discussed ▁the ▁mascul ine ▁image ▁of ▁card i ology ▁and ▁the ▁problems ▁with ▁work - life ▁balance . ▁