University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Leadership Shown By Research Using new research equipment such as computer simulation, the chewing machine and a nuclear magnetic imaging system, the College of Dentistry was a leader in new medical technologies. Professors in the college strived to prepare graduates to enter private dental practices or graduate programs of dental specialties and research activities as well as continuing education following graduation. A modular curriculum was developed based on multidisciplinary teaching by these departments. The curriculum was designed to give students flexibility and individuality in choosing their program. The program was competency based, stressing behavioral objectives rather than time as primary guidelines for advancement. The program length remained flexible, but students had to complete one-twelfth of the total curriculum each semester. The college had 13 constituent departments of specialization, each offering a doctoral degree program. In addition to coursework during the semester, dental student organizations sponsored free dental check-ups to students and faculty. — Brian Geiger I) Health Center Communications 1) Paul Boldt, a senior in dentistry observes his in periodontics M. Manoucher-Powr performing a check-up on a patient. 2) Dentistry students give free check-ups to students during the October, 1984 Organizational Fair on the Reitz Union lawn. 3) 187

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The College of Medicine was responsible for several major educational programs. Foremost was the four year program leading to a degree in medicine. After graduation the new physicians entered residency programs. The college had approximately 375 residency positions. The medical science department offered a doctoral degree program in the medical sciences with seven areas of specialization offered, ranging from Biochemistry to Neuroscience to Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The college had the responsibility for patient care, teaching and research at the Veterans Administration Hospital as well as at the Shands Teaching Hospital. it also maintained many joint programs with other colleges and departments including the Division of Biological Sciences and the College of In 1969, a formal affiliation was established with the Jacksonville Health Education Program to share educational and clinical resources and facilities. — Brian Geiger 1) Dr. Peter Indelicato. orthopedic surgeon, Estrellita Howard and Greg Worsowicz, both third-year medical students, discuss a knee injury suffered by Gator football pla yer Don Tinny. 2) The department of histology ' s shelves are filled with the stains, cultures and tissues from every operation performed at Shands. FISHER brand 1) Health Center Communications College Of Medicine Offers More Than Just An M.D W 186 College Of Medicine

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Liberal Arts More Than A Gateway The College of Liberal Arts Sciences was the gateway college for entering freshman and other students with fewer than 64 credits, providing for their academic advisement and their general education. It also provided advanced education leading toward degrees in a variety of fields in the arts and sciences. Leanne Kirk (3LS English) said she entered the College of Liberal Arts Sciences because of the flexibility of my Culturally and historically the programs of the college represent the core of all higher education — the humanities, the social sciences, the natural and biological sciences — all are studied in the college and all contribute to the richness of its programs. As Gabrielle O ' Meara (4LS Criminal Justice) said, The criminal justice department is very closely knit and like a family. The major aim of the college was to impart the ideas, concepts, motivations, and skills of a liberal education to its students to enable them to assume leadership positions in society. Intellectual inquiry, the intelligent evaluation of ideas, and an appreciation of the dominant thought patterns of the world were the tools the college insisted that is graduates possess. Upon these fundamentals they could build personally rewarding lives and careers. They would also be prepared to pursue a field to its frontier, through further study in the graduate and professional colleges. Mythuong Nguyen (4LS Microbiology) said that she intends to use my microbiology background in medical school, preferably John Hopkins, but not in research. Mythuong plans to work in a public state hospital after graduation. — Brian Geiger (I) The College of Liberal Arts Sciences offers majors in many fields, one of which is chemistry. (2) Often undergraduate students have classes such as CLT 2370 in Carlton Auditorium — the largest on campus. I) K. Stern 2) K. Stern 188 College Of Liberal Arts Sciences