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

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approved plans for the Newton Evans Foundation, an independent corporation run by alumni and men of the General Conference. The Foundation will establish a private patient clinic on the new campus in Alham- bra. lt will assist in training graduate physicians and contribute financial support to the College of Medical Evangelists. The President of the Board is Frederick Griggs, an educator who has spent his life in administration of denominational enterprises. Percy T. Magan, M.D., President Emeritus, has since l9l6 given aggressive leadership to the advancement of the school. Until ill health forced his retirement he worked continually to raise the quality of the school and has strengthened the position of the school with the medical profession. Walter E. Macpherson, M.D., followed Dr. Magan in the presidency. He holds the respect of medical men and students as clinician, teacher, and philosopher. He faces the duty of steering the school through the travail attending the expansion now beginning. G. S. Luther The Seventh-day Adventist denomination is not wealthy and, in general, does not have a wealthy constituency. Financially it has no business sponsoring a medical school. For physician training is very expen- sive and cannot possibly be paid for by the student. In fact, at CME, in spite of one of the highest tuition rates in the country, the student pays less than half his training cost. In the past the General Conference of Seventh-day Aclventists has contributed heavily to the School. The profits from the White Memorial Hospital and the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital which the school owns have been one mainstay. The Loma Linda Foun- dation, a corporation formed to handle annuities, trust agreements, and other gifts, has contributed about a million dollars to the school during the last decade. Mr. Glenn Luther, comptroller of the College, and Mr. Otis A. Hudson, treasurer of the College and manager of the Loma Linda Foundation, have the responsibility of building a financial structure that Otis A. Hudson will pace the school as it expands physically and med- ically and attempts by more aggressive research to contribute to the world something of significance. lt is difficult to choose from among a large and loyal host men and women to mention publicly as aiding the march of CME. The desire to make the book rep- resentative has been the rule most frequently used. As you read further, realize that between each line and behind each picture are many others who with unselfishness and devotion have macle possible the march of CME. Carla Ermshar and Hazel McNemar of the accounting department

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Frederick Griggs, President of the Board of Trustees and Choir- man of the Board of Directors AIIIVII he College of Medical Evangelists was founded to make more effective the ministry of Sev- enth-day Adventists. As Christ approached the spir- itual needs of his people by relieving their physical ailments, so the Church has found men more receptive to its message where it has conducted strong medical work. The aim of the College is to train Christian doctors and nurses who will witness by their words and deeds of the life of Christ. Some graduates enter denomina- tional work directly, staffing sanitoriums and hospitals throughout the world. Others advance the interests of the Church by living consistent Christian lives, minis- tering to the needs of their communities in private practice. The Board of Trustees guides school policy to ensure that those who leave the school represent its principles and have the highest professional competence. It is composed of medical men and laymen with educa- tional and administrative experience. Some are lead- ers in the General Conference of Seventh-day Advent- ists, others are directors of sister educational and medi- cal institutions. Their spiritual leadership in the denom- 12 ISlIiflllll ination has never been questioned. That they are pro- gressive and aware of the medical needs of the College has been demonstrated in recent months. The Board voted to expand the facilities at Los Angeles with a new hospital, clinic, and educational Percy T. Magun, M.D. i facilities on a new campus large enough to permit growth. It inaugurated a School of Tropical and Pre- ventive Medicine, now functioning in embryo and soon l to have a large, new building at Loma Linda and fa- cilities in tropical countries for clinical teaching. It

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