Voices from family medicine: Thomas Leaman. Interview by William B. Ventres and John J. Frey

Thomas Leaman's relationship with the community of Hershey, Pa., extends over a period of 42 years. He began his commitment to that small central Pennsylvania community as one of its doctors; later he served as the first chair of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey. He chaired the department from 1967 to 1987 and has been professor emeritus since that time. Dr. Leaman was president of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine in 1982 and has continued to have an active role in many aspects of the Society, including the Long Range Planning and Medical Records Committees. He also served as a founding member of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine. This article is edited from interviews that occurred in May 1991 and July 1992.