William T. Blessum, M.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology and acting Director, Biometrics Laboratory, University of California at Irvine, California, College of Medicine. Dr. Blessum's training in Physiology, Medicine, and Pathology and his role as founder and director of a medical school computing center have resulted in a unique perspective of both the formal and practical requirements for effective computer usage in Medicine. Source: *Computer Glossary for Medical and Health Sciences* (1973).