Dr. Josephson is one of the most respected academic neurologists in the nation. In addition to serving as chair of UCSF's Department of Neurology, he is a founder of the neuro-hospitalist movement in the United States, an accomplished clinical researcher, the recipient of several teaching awards, and chair of UCSF's Ethics Committee. Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of UCSF's Department of Medicine, interviews him about academic medicine, the evolving science of clinical neurology, and how he combines his disparate interests into a meaningful career. (#32872)