Medical College of Virginia - X Ray Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Senior f lass 00111 e rs Sam TiSDAi.E Hislonan A NOTHER milestone is reached, Isut unlike those ■ already passed and those to come, this must be con- sidered our zenith, for all our previous training has merelv been in anticipation of this moment and all achievements to come must, of necessity, be founded on our passing lr(jni medical school into the garb of new physicians. But, as in many mentally confused persons such as we have oljser ed, we are filled with mixed emotions at this time. On the one hand we stand pensive and nostalgic about leaving our man newly-made friends here while on the other hand we anticipate the fruition of our careers, many in far-flung locales. Equally perplexing is the feeling of complacency engendered by having absorbed so much medical training, at the same time encountering a sense of hopelessness in the face of the realization of the fact that we must put this knowledge to use, alone, after a brief stint as an intern. We reminisce, and thereby renew confidence in the liuht of past achievement. In so doing we encounter such high- lights as Anatomy, taught sonorously in the Black Hole of McGuire followed by sprightly cadaverous sessions, often continued until late at night. Then followed endless micro.scopy and dog and cat experiments, the whoK- l)cinn made more harried by the fact that one ne cr knew how- he was progressing (or regressing). ' r eineiiil)ei- those exhilarating extra weeks of Phvsiolog ' in the summer of our Freshman year. Our second year reminded the re- turnees that it might happen to them, but with the accom- modation of the diffuse anxiety created by Physical Diag- nosis, and bolstered by those frightfully practical Pathologx lectures, we could describe this year as one of watchful waiting. The Junior ear followed, and with it came our introduction to patients and bold attempts at integratixe diagnosis. Indeed, Boldness was our keynote, an attitude born of a sense of belonging, the latter thrust upon us and spontaneously assumed in equal amounts. Though our growing store of knowledge was still woefully inadequate, we at least were getting our hands into the deadl - serious game of Doctor. Our Senior ear taught us to attach to these Case Records a character, a realitv. a oneness, fostered in a large measure by an increased knowledge of the Whole Patient as encountered in . P clinic. Medicine clinic (X P Extension) and Home Care with Kinloch. Most of our questions ha e been answered. Some quite monumental ones remain, and among these are: ' Vill we be successes as regards both our patients and ourselves? Will we. with superior training behind us. be able to further medical knowledge as much as om ' forefathers have? What is the fate of Medicine in general? For these and manv other questions. Time alone has the answers. For our part, we are readv to face whateser is in store. {11}

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Dedication To a mail ivhu was a teacher in every sense of the word. To a man who sought per feet ion and encouraged others to seek the same. To a teacher whose philosophy encompassed medicine in its fullest sense with especial emphasis on consideration of the patient as an individual. To Dr. Ex ' erett Idris Evans, whose recent death brought to fuller realization the greatness that was his . . . To him ice humlily dedicate our section of the annual. {26}

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Seniors in ■ THURl K M K l.WS Covington lRGINIA Phi Chi B.S., Middle Tenn Appowlmnt: Uni Columbu svee S ale College Hospiials EDWARD ADOLPHUS BARHAM, JR. Portsmouth, Virginia Phi Beta Pi THOMAS ROBERT ARGIRO Fairmont, West Virginia B.A.. B.S., West Virginia University Appmntment: Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond. Virginia LETCHER BL. CK Ll.L BARNES Bl. CKSTONE, V1RGINI.A A.B,. B.S., Hampden-Svdnev Collci .! . ,», es .N ' a I Ho DONALD L. BAXTER, JR. Richmond, Virginia Alpha Kappa Kappa ' ersitv of Richmond; President, Alph; ., Historian, ' 54: Vice-President. Canlerb . Zeta: X-R. v Staff. ' i . ' .S2; Treasurt Omesja .Alpha, ' 54 pi u:nlm,-„t- United .Stales Naval Hospital Pi.nsmouth Virginia V dub. . Alpha B. XTER L BELL,. WlLLIA.MSBURG, ' lRGINIA Tlwta Kappa Psi niversity of North Carolina; S. .A, M. A. I Ho Class