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Dr. Oscar Costa-Mandry, "The Father of Medical Technology in Puerto Rico"; his lifetime achievements in the tropics are revealed in the context of his influential role in the School of Tropical Medicine and his clear visionary perspective for the creation of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. With his unique and diverse contributions for more than 40 years in the fields of clinical laboratory medicine, public health and medical education, and as an insightful historian, he dramatically influenced and reshaped the Puerto Rican medical and social landscape for future generations to come.
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