Susan Warner | Jun 1, 2003 | 10 min read
Erica P. Johnson The marble Harvard Medical School quadrangle sits up on a slight plateau, like an ancient temple, rising above Boston's busy Longwood section. Inside, glass windows soar above well-worn staircases. Persian carpets cover the floors. Slim, antique lockers line the halls of the lower floors. The quad is like an island of antiquity, surrounded by bustling medical complexes specializing in futuristic high-tech medicine. Here in the temple, there is little bustle. Decisions evolve s