Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CHARLES S. CAMERON, M.D. President and Dean To The Class Ol 1961 Y.. if lb .351 4 'lf L mf' 2 FE it rf? glhr if l' Let me First offer to each of you my warm sentiment of congratula- tions on this happy occasion of your graduation from medical school. Allow me, also, to welcome you as the newest members of the noblest profession. You, and those who, like you, are being graduated from the medical colleges of our country, make up about four ten thousandths of one percent of the nations population. You are, therefore, somewhat of a minority. But your numerical position is inverse to the responsibilities which you assume today. You have, I am sure, visualized yourself in the years ahead as standing exclusively in relation to individual patients. And this is what you have been educated and trained to do.

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if HORACE WlfINS'l'ClfiK, B.S., M.D., l .A.f.,S., l .l.C.S. 1903-1960 B.S., 1925, Ilahnemainn College of Science M.D., 1927, llahnemann Medical College One of our most beloved tt-.ulii-rs, Dr, XY't-iiistotl-4 will forever remain .1 symbol to us of everytliing .1 pliysitian should lie. llc showed great compassion .1ml insight into human ii.1ture, li.1d .1 rrlresliiiigly sparkling wit, clear, disterning clinit.1l judginent, .in iiiiimnst- store- house of medical knowledge .ind experiemc, .uid was .1 liiglily skilled surgeon. He w.1s Chief of Urology .tt St, I.uke's Hospital, Chief of Urology .it Doctors' Hospital, and Clinical Professor of Urology at l'l.ll1I1L'I'I1.ilIlI Medical College and Hospital, He was .ibovc .ill interested in helping the sick, and was forthright in his criticisms of the therapeutic inade- quacies of today. He showed dauntless fortitude in performing the Hrs! twenty retropubic prostatectomies in Philadelphia in the middle 19-iO's. A Past National President of Phi Lambda Kappa medical fra- ternity, Dr. Weinstcuck was intensely interested in that organizations Medical Students Aid Society. He never forgot his medical school days and often related his joy at graduation to us . . . I walked down Fifteenth Street as if on clouds, with birds singing and bells tinkling in my ears. This man's personal qualities, no less than his stature in his field, will keep him close to us forever. IN MEMCDRIAM MARVIN SEVEN, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P. B.S., 1947, Calvin College 1927-1960 M.D., 1951, University of Michigan Medical School The immensity of Dr. Seven's accomplishments during his short life is simply breathtaking. He was the national authority on Chelation Therapy and his book, Meta! Binding In Medicine, is already a classic. -Q He came to Hahnemann in 1957 as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Rheumatology Section, after internship and residency at PGH and a year of Research Fellowship at the N.I.H. All twenty-five of his contributions to the medical literature, and - - QQ even his unpublished data, have the unmistakable ring of genius. As an intern he used Versenol in the treatment of Hemochromatosis and was the first physician to use this drug clinically. At PGH he also developed a chelated iron form which can be given parenterally for anemias. He even invented the first direct writing phonocardiogram. In addition to his brilliant original research, Dr. Seven's mastery of Physical Diagnosis was most astounding to his students. Those of us fortunate enough to go with him on PGH rounds . . . Ward Walks . . . know that these were the high points of our training. Dr. Seven's lifelong search for scientific truth was not in vain. His voice and spirit will remain with us as long as we carry out our sacred Art.

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3 1 However, there .ire illnesses ot .1 l.lI't1Ql'l' ortler wluih 1.1ll lor your help Certainly you, of .ill people, .ire hest eiliiiiipetl to resolve the prohleius ol' .iegre gates of lIILllYlxlLl.llS prohleius ot' .1 Nt71l.ll oriler x.lI'L' ol' the iue1li1.1lly iiiiligeut, inadeqimte housing, III.llIIIllI'lllUII, f.Ill.lI iueiluities, .lllil OXL'I IWUlWlll.lll0lI, for example. I e.1rnestly hope th.1t you will .ukuowleilee your responsibilities tu such b1'O.lLl concerns .inil th.1t you will heioiue person.1lIy iiivolvetl in resolving them. Important .is these issues .1re, .intl iuuth .is they ueeil your thought .lllkl effort. YOu will, I IIILIHIIIC, ilerivn' Your chief s.1tisl'.1ttion from the k.lI'L' of iu- dividual patients. To tl1e extent llI.lf yo11 .ire .1hle to tlo more for .1 sick IILIII IILIII any who have gr.1i.lu.1te1l before, your s.1tisl'.1t'tion will he great iiuleecl. But tlo not let this s.1tisf.1ction I11ll you into coiuplaceiiey. And ilo not for .1 minute Suppose that the wonder drugs, .intl II'lII'.lL'lL' surgery, .uul precise diagnostic' tefhniques h.1ve lessened hy .in iot.1 the P.llICIIl'S neeil for w.1rmth, untlerstiiniling, and symp.1theti1' eoucern. There is healing in yo11r relationship with patients, I wish for each of yo11 long life, rich in opportunity, .intl rewarding, 11s you deserve. As theye.1rs pass, I hope your ties with I'I.ll'ID6II1.lIlI1 will remain fresh, .ind that you will .leknowleelge your kinship proudly. Sincerely yours, CHARLES S. CAMERON, M.D. Dean L :fl I 'L -hae