What did Bannister consider his proudest achievement?
4-minute mile
Olympic medal
Academic medicine
Coaching career
Answer
Academic medicine was Bannister's proudest achievement. He believed that combining medical practice with research and teaching allowed him to make a significant contribution to the advancement of medicine and the training of future doctors. Bannister saw academic medicine as a way to not only treat patients but also to improve the understanding and treatment of diseases for generations to come.
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