For a recent episode of The Beacon’s podcast, “Now You Know,” well-known family physician Dr. Bruce Rankin, director of Accel Clinical Research, spoke with Beacon staff writer Noah Hertz to reminisce about his 36-year career in medicine, his role in vaccine research, and his recent retirement from practicing medicine.
Even people who aren’t familiar with Rankin have likely been affected by his work, thanks to his research and contributions to the development of vaccines for influenza, shingles and COVID-19.
Rankin on being a physician in a close-knit community like DeLand:
“I’ve been a part of so many families, and I feel like I have hundreds of families I know and I’ve been part of, and I’m going to miss them. All I can tell them is, hey, when I’m walking around town trying to get into Walmart, come by and say hi. … This has been a fabulous community to practice medicine in.”
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