Dr. Henry Winans was a Dallas physician who initially was associated with medical education at Baylor University when it was located in Dallas. When Southwestern Medical College was founded in 1943, Dr. Winans took the post of a Professor and Chairman of Medicine. He later resigned as Chairman but continued as a professor. In 1952, he became a Professor Emeritus. During World War II, Dr. Winans organized the 56th Army Evacuation Hospital -- the Baylor unit -- and served with it as a Medical Corps colonel in Africa and Italy. In 1966, a visiting professorship named in honor of Dr. Winans was established at Southwestern Medical School. The visiting professor is a distinguished clinical scholar who is invited for the period of a week to conduct rounds with the students and house staff, and exchange ideas with the faculty, so as to enrich the academic quality of the educational program at UT Southwestern.
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