Albany Medical College - Skull Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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I9 59 Albany Medical cenfef Albany, New York Ediiors-The class of 1959 1

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TO THE CLASS OF 1959: It is again my honor to be invited to submit this annual letter to SKULL. 4 Four years ago, upon matriculation, you ap- peared to be a rather heterogeneous aggregation of college students representing many colleges and states. Now, as you prepare to separate from your medical school with the highly coveted degree of Doctor of Medicine, the Class of 759 has acquired many characteristics of homogeneity and togetherness which will bind you in the life- long spirit of friendship regardless of your event- ual geographic distribution. As medical students at Albany Medical College, you have strengthened and expanded the scientific foundation developed during your previous years of formalized education through additional knowledge of the basic medical sciences. You have demonstrated the ability and the habit of applying basic principles in the diagnosis and management of the challenging problems en- countered in health and disease. Through per- sonal experience, you have acquired the practice t 2 'us of sound reasoning and critical judgment. It has X, ' .V E 4 j . t been your opportunity to gain a full understand- . -' g., ing of professional ethics. It is to be hoped that r t - ...mf each of you has grasped the importance of pre- -- serving a mind. ppen to judicial acceptance of . new knowledge as well as to dismissal of out- dated information. In addition to the develop- ment of professional competence, you have seen the importance of exercising the compassion, tolerance and missionary zeal necessary to demonstrate a true reverence for life. The changing world geography and social order as well as an aging population continually lead to the creation of new fields which demand medical graduates capable of adapting to meet the changing times. From your knowledge of the impact of one personality upon another, you are cognizant of the need to design the clinical structure of your medical career to include further study not only of the physics and chemistry of tissues but also of the emotional and social reactions of men during sickness and health. Your broad program here at the Albany Medical College has emphasized not only the understanding of human disease but also of the human beings who suffer its afiiictions. It must be that you take leave of your school with pride and the comforting feeling that it has enabled you to prepare yourselves to be able to modify the remaining medical superstructure, known as your medical career, by furnishing you with education of sound basic design and tools for wide application. It will also be most satisfying as you compare the experience you have had at Albany Medical College with that of graduates of other institu- tions whom you will meet at various times and places. lt is evident from what has been said that you have just completed the initial phase of your medical education. You alone, with the exception of certain specialty board requirements, will determine the extent and character of its continued development. The habit of enforced self-education and participation in postgraduate educational programs is the only insurance available against pathetic degradation into an outdated, uninformed practitioner. On behalf of the entire faculty, I take this occasion to commend the Class of '59 for its performance to date. We wish you the ultimate in happiness and success in the future and will be continually interested in your accomplishments. We sincerely hope that your periodic return visits to the Medical College will be frequent and pleasant ones. Most sincerely. Harold C. Wiggers, Dean fafomrlof, 6- sf