Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons - P and S Yearbook (New York, NY)

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J4 Sud-inferng gfued Well, a few years back I was just outa college And I had to decide what do with my knowledge So I looked in the want ads a little bit To see WHO VVANTED an English lit Major .... Nobody. Well, I panicked, I fainted, I got real ill, Saw a doctor, and when I got his bill I fainted again .... Then I looked at the bill again And that's when I decided that ever since I was a little boy I always wanted to be a doctor. So I arrived at med school and I must confess I was really inspired by the opening address. I was told a doctor doesn't care about fees But dedicates his life to stampin' out disease. I was told to stamp out germs, I was told to stamp out worms, Then I was told to stamp out Medicare. Well, school was reat for a second there Struttin' around lie Doc Kildare. But then I went to the book store And to my surprise I saw the books I had to memorize- Pathology books, urology books Two or three hundred psychology books Not to mention anatomy .... They had'em in Latin I got the English translation though .... Thought it might lose something rom the original . Books cost me a thousand dollars, not even countin' the U-Haul-It .... Sold my bed to help pay for 'em, didn't need it no more. So I learned all about the human system, So many facts I could never list ,em. I learned pneumonia makes you shiver And the heart pumps blood . . . or is it the liver? ? Well, you can see that my biggest lesson was in head anatomy. Yeah, I learned a lotta things can go in one ear and right out the other. But I stuck it out, I even passed my boards And two years later I was on the wards. There I was taught to examine the heart But the first patient I got Really gave me a start. She's about 22, Liz Taylor's looks, And a body they left out of my anatomy books COMPLETELY .... But I controlled myself And very discretely examined her heart, Cleverly concealing my embarrassment. Put my stethoscope over her heart, Shut my eyes And listened intently .... Then she taps me on the head and says I might hear more if I put the stethoscope in my ears. In surgery they taught me how To scrub and sew and scrape and bow And even how to mend that little crack Where your classmate stabbed you in the back. But Medicine was the Hallowed Hall Where I learned the most important fact of all- That is simply that S.O.B. does not necessarily mean Shortness of Breath. VVell, that's the gist of the med school story- Lotsa work, not much glory But when you graduate you're finally free To live the life of luxury . . . as an intern. But if it's money that you wanna earn all you have to do is specialize about 18 years .... I,ve made my choice .... Iim gonna be a child psychiatrist .... Then if any kid comes in sayin' he wants to be a doctor, I'll tell him he's NUTS! Douglas Greer

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Patten, Bernard M. Pauley, Stephen M. Penn, Richard D. Perera, David R. Poletti, Charles E. Popio, Kenneth A. Raybin, Peggy S. Richardson, Harry B. Rohrs, Charles C. Rowe, Thomas S. Rudolph, Ross Sah, Benn C. Sai, George Saland, David K. Salenger, Gary Schuster, David S. Scott, H. Denman Sears, Henry F. Selvey, Henry A. Seymann, Roger B. Shackman, Daniel R. Shields, Walker E., Ir. Simsarian, james P. Snider, Donald L. Spotnitz, Henry M. Stewart, George H. Taylor, H. Denny Tholfsen, Judith M. Tucker, David T. Vannus, Harold E. Walker, Thomton S. Waters, George H. Weinstein, Allen I. Wheeler, Maynard B. White, Robert P. The New York Hvspifal William, Lawrence A. Bronx Municipal Hospital Center New Y0l'k, New York New York, New York Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital Withington, Richard L. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Torrence, California Hanover, New Hampshire Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital Wolff, John M. Bellevue Hospital Center Chicago, IlliI10iS Columbia University lst Medlcal Presbyterian Hospital Division New York, New York New York, New York Massachusetts General Hospital Zucker, jonathan E. Mount Sinai Hospital Boston, Massachusetts New York, New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York Bronx Municipal Hospital Center New York, New York Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York Bellevue Hospital Center New York University 3rd Gr 4th Medical Division New York, New York Emory University Hospital Atlanta, Georgia Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital Torrence, California Bellevue Hospital Center Cornell University 2nd Surgical Division New York, New York St. Luke's Hospital New York, New York University of California Hospitals San Francisco, Califomia Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center New York, New York Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville, Virginia St. Luke's Hospital New York, New York Mount Sinai Hospital New York, New York Mount Sinai Hospital New York, New York Bellevue Hospital Center New York University 3rd 6: 4th Medical Division New York, New York New England Center Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Roosevelt Hospital New York, New York Bellevue Hospital Center Columbia University lst Surgical Division New York, New York King County Hospital Seattle, Washington University Hospital Lexington, Kentucky Mount Sinai Hospital New York, New York Rhode Island Hospital Providence, Rhode Island Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center New York, New York San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco, Califomia New England Hospital Center Boston, Massachusetts St. Luke's Hospital New York, New York Bellevue Hospital Center Columbia University lst Medical Division New York, New York FU Medicine : 46 Surgery : 28 Pediatrics : 10 Obstetrics : 7 Psychiatry : 7 TURE SPECIALTIES Total I 109 Ophthalmology 2 5 Orthopedics : 3 Anesthesiology : 1 Urology : 1 Undecided : 1

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31.1, I9 6? S CM The P 61 S Club was founded as the YMCA of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in December of 1894. Activities at that time were restricted to dues-paying members only and membership was limit- ed. By 1910 the group had occupied a club- house on West 57th Street and boasted ap- proximately 125 paying members, with resi- dence provisions for 17 provided in the club- house. The organization by that time had adopted the more stylish P 61 S Clubu as its official title. In addition to such early functions as fellowship, bible study, and discussion groups, the club provided a strict- ly mundane grooming service whose pur- pose was to assist new students to find lodg- ings and to rank the neighborhood ac- comodations according to quality. In 1928 the College of Physicians and Surgeons moved uptown and the Board of Advisors took possession of 41100 Haven Avenue for the Club. Lodgings were there- upon provided for some 77 members and an eating club was also on the premises. Participation was still restricted to dues- paying members. In 1931, however, with the opening of ultramodern Bard Hall, the old system was abandoned. Membership in the P 61 S Club was opened to the student body at large, all students became members auto- matically and were entitled to participate in all club privileges and functions. Financial support was provided by the YMCA in ad- dition to contributions by the faculty, alumni, parents, and friends. Special areas on the 11th floor of the new dormitory were al- located for Club offices and a lounge. EDWIN M. BARTON In recent years, particularly under the able guidance of Director Edwin Barton, the scope of club activities has expanded mark- edly. There are more than 21 areas of stu- dent-directed activity sponsored at present. The program is designed to provide relax- ing cultural and social activities as well as to promote development of those qualities of personality and initiative essential to the modern physician. In 1965 the Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Surgeons gener- ously offered to assume full responsibility for financial support of P 61 S Club activities. This gesture has freed the already overtax- ed Club office of the encumbrance of con- ducting a separate fund drive and has pro- vided the Club with financial security per- mitting new breadth of planning. The P 61 S Arts Festival, new in 1966, is the most recent example of the continuing growth of Club functions. With continued attention to the growing diversity of student- interests, the proposed construction of a new dormitory building adjacent to Bard Hall, and welcome expan- sion of medical school facilities, the P 61 S Club faces new challenges. As we approach graduation, we who have enjoyed its bene- fits can wish the Club continued success in providing for the needs of the Columbia medical student and hope the Club will persist in its unique position in American graduate education. Henry M. Spotnitz