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This tribute was written to the memory of Dr. Robert J. Winter:
Robert Winter, M.D.
Robert J. Winter was born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in St. Charles, Illinois. He graduated from Amherst College in 1967 and from Northwestern University Medical School in 1971. Following pediatric residency training at Hartford Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, Dr. Winter completed a pediatric endocrinology at John Hopkins Hospital. He returned to Northwestern in 1975 as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital, rapidly establishing a reputation as an outstanding teacher. The recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award at Children's in 1976, Dr. Winter later received the medical school-wide teacher of the year award four times.
In 1982, Dr. Winter became Associate Director of Pediatric Education at Children's Memorial; he then served as Director from 1985 through 1994, overseeing both residency and medical student education in pediatrics. He was involved in Northwestern's curriculum reform efforts from their initiation in 1986; in 1990 he became chairman of the Executive Curriculum Committee, and he saw to the creation of Northwestern's revised curriculum, implemented in 1993. In 1994, he became Associate Dean for Medical Education and Jacob R. Suker Professor of Medical Education.
The CGEA was an important component of Dr. Winter's professional activities for many years. He became a member of the CGEA and of its Executive Committee in 1989, and continued as a member of the Executive Committee until his health forced him to resign in 1997. In 1990, he founded the Clinical SIG, and continued as its chair until 1993. He was Vice Chair of the CGEA in 1991-92, Chair Elect in 1992-93, and Past Chair in 1994-95.
Bob was also a member of numerous other professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Federation for Clinical Research, the Endocrine Society, the Institute of Medicine of Chicago, and the Society for Pediatric Research. His research publications span a wide range of topics in pediatric endocrinology, including various aspects of Type I diabetes, and growth hormone deficiency.
Complications with his own battle of Type I diabetes mellitus forced his retirement as Associate Dean in May 1997. He died at home on December 10, 1997, survived by his wife Willa and son Andrew, who accepted the CGEA Laureate Award on behalf of the Winter's family.
