Duke University School of Medicine - Aesculapian Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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really was not necessary for electrolyte determinations, and that blood would run through less than an 18 guage needle. We could have used this information earlier. In general, pediatrics was a happy quarter, taught by happy people. We all agree that the dominant clinical service at Duke is internal medicine, at least from the point of view of the medical student. Here is where we learned most, were stimulated the most, and were stressed the most. We did not have to look far for the reason for this, for the biggest learner, stimulator, and stressor of all sat at the center of the internal medicine web. Indeed, nothing of importance ever transpires without Him being present, either in body or spirit. We have seen young clinical investigators writhe in guilt before Him, as if lack of medical knowledge in certain areas was their own personal fault. It was reminiscent of 1984. We were amazed at this man and his staff and his department, and we are proud of their very important role in our medical education. Certainly, in the house staff years ahead, we shall have an unmatched storehouse of anecdotes for midnight meal conversation when it comes to talking about former teachers. The department of surgery was less student oriented than medicine, and it was a welcome relief in many ways. lt was nice to be able to do one's lab work and depart, and know that the house staff would not worry about our mental deficiencies. Many of us were impressed with the definitiveness of surgery and the rapid, action-packed course of most surgical disease. Many of us have chosen this area of medicine for these and other reasons. Others of us felt that time spent tying knots was time lost for other, more refiective activities. To each his own. Senior surgery was a sort of hop scotch across the surgical specialties, and these had appeal for some. Particularly beckoning was the thought of knowing everything there is to know about a subject, and this has lured some of 1960's finest into the surgical specialties. As can be gathered from this account and from examining the senior pages of this yearbook, we are a class with many varied interests. Almost all divisions of medicine will receive benefits from the class of 1960. We are especially proud of our several general practitioners who stuck to their ambitions throughout four years of specialist oriented training. By Christmas time of the senior year, all our plans were solidified, with the exception that none of us knew where we were going to intern. Consequently, there was a steady rise in the class epinephrine level until the day of the National Intern Matching Program, or NIMP to those in the know. The memorable day was Monday, March 1.4. There was much talk that morning about in- terning in Creedmoor or not getting matched at all. As it finally turned out, the internships we ob- tained were, without exception, superb. After that day, the symptoms of apathia terminalis be- came severe, irreversible, and beyond therapy. We were on the pleasant down hill slope of Starling's curve, and we decompensated all the way down to graduation. ln conclusion, let us state three firm convictions of the class of 1960. First of all, we are certain that medicine is the greatest profession of all, for our object of study is the most fantastic of creatures, the human being. Others may study mankind, but society allows only the physician the opportunity to take the full and complete look. We are aware of our responsibility to look and look well, not to do so would be to fail our patients, our profession and ourselves. The second conviction is that there has never been a more amiable, pleasant group of people than the class of 1960. Our relationships have been characterized by mutual respect, cooperation, and an amaz- ing paucity of malice. We are basically 78 nice people, and it is perfectly obvious that we do not mind if we say so ourselves. Our final conviction is a straight-forward one, namely, that Duke University School of Medicine is a pretty damn good place to go to medical school. PAGE 24

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