Loma Linda University - Priorities Yearbook (Loma Linda, CA)

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Supported by a loyal faculty, the early presidents of CME, Dr. George K. Abbott and his successor, Dr. PV. A. Rnble, shouldered heavy burdens. During this formative stage of CME history, the faculty, con- stituency, and board of trustees were appointed, the curriculum outlined, and the hospital started. In 1914, Dr. Newton Evans became president, and for sixteen years led out in the rapid development of the school. After 1927, he served as dean and vice- president of the Los Angeles Division, as head of the departments of pathology and bacteriology, and as director of laboratories at the Los Angeles County General Hospital. His 'wisdom and aggressiveness have been keenly missed since his death in 1945. A small dispensary on First Street initiated the med- ical fworle in Los Angeles. By 1915, plans for a hospital in the city were under fway. The Ellen G. White Memorial Hospital has grown to be a tfwo hundred- bed hospital. The Ufhite Memorial Clinic, the out- patient department of the Los Angeles Division, ac- The old Buttle commodates more than five hundred patients a day. Dr. Percy T. Magan's invaluable- services in busi- ness, school administration, and public relations 'were extended to afwider yield 'when he succeeded Dr. Evans in 1928, IV ith the close of his administration in 1942, Dr. VV alter E. Macpherson, Professor of Physi- ology at Loma Linda, and Dean of the City Division, took his place among the presidents of CME. The value of a school is essentially determined by the men 'who shape its policies and the men 'who carry them out. Ufhether they are instructors or administra- tors or both, their influence is a continuous force, con- tributing to the success or ,failure of the institution. The College of Medical Evangelists has been richly blessed by the service of men outstanding in intellec- tual and spiritual endofwments, and in the complex field of medical science. U7 e cannot begin to list the names of those hundreds of doctors, teachers, and administrators to 'whose loyalty, time, and personal effort 'we ofwe the onfward march of CME. Creek Sunitarium us it was before the fire of February, 1902

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lHl PlilSllli VS IVllSS.lllii he success of an institution is most accu- rately measured by how well it attains its objectives. Seventh-day Adventists have always considered the cure and prevention of disease as having a direct relationship to the gospel of the Great Physician and Redeemer. It is because of this belief that the church operates the College of Medical Evangelists, some seventy sanitariums and hospitals, and eighty-four dispensaries and treatment rooms in various parts of the world. One of the functions of the College of Medical Evangelists is to furnish well-trained doctors, nurses, dietitians, and technicians to form the professional nuclei of these institutions. However, in a broader sense the objective of the College is to carry the gospel of health to those who need it. lt is the ideal of the College that its graduates use their medical abilities not only to earn a living for themselves, but also to raise the standards of health and morality in this and in foreign countries. During the war years the College of Medical Evan- gelists and its alumni did their jobs well. Nearly one thousand medical alumni and many nurses, dietitians, and technicians found their assignments in the Army, Navy, and Public Health Service. Many of these men and women, having the spirit of the medical mis- sionary and having seen in military experience the needs in other countries for their services, will return to those areas. Many have already done so and are living up to the traditions which have been estab- lished by alumni who have gone before. When one realizes that the type of work which is carried on by the denomination is being multiplied many times through the activities of the majority of graduate physicians, nurses, dietitians, and techni- cians who are working privately or in connection with other institutions, one begins to realize the potential value of the College of Medical Evangelists to the broader functions of the denomination. ln the main, its alumni have accomplished their objectives and have justified their training. Stimulated by the requests of alumni returning from the war, from the mission fields, or from other locations, CME has established a Graduate School of Medicine for those who desire preparation for more effective medical work. Although somewhat limited by facilities, the various courses are well planned, effectively operated, and extremely popular. As one considers the past, surveys the present, and searches the future, he sees a professional school which has grown soundly and well, but which will need additional facilities to enable it to continue to perform its duties and to attain the objectives for which it was established. The near future will demon- strate evidence of the continued loyalty of the de- nomination, of the alumni, and of friends as they cooperate to assist the College of Medical Evangelists toward the ultimate accomplishment of its goal. Dr. Macpherson discusses ways and means of getting through National Board Examinations ,r 11