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

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J You have a unique opportunity as you enter this profession to combine the ideas and attitudes ot your teachers with those individual ingredients ot your own selves which will help you to fulfill the calling of medicine in your own special fashion At the same time, you are entering this profession when the world is on the brink of even greater technological, philosophical, and sociologica. change. You are not only a citizen of your toi.'.iri or member of the medical profession, but you are citizens of the world. In the exciting times that are to come, your contribution to the ever ex- panding and changing world we live in should be a significant one. The rapidity of change, the un- limited opportunities that are before you make it necessary for you to remain ever-watchful of what is going on around you and ever alert to the new. different, special, even the impossible. I wish to express my deep appreciation to every member of the class of 1969 for the great honor you have bestowed upon me. I look forward to hearing of your many successes in the coming years, of the honor that you will bring to Hahnemann, and the pleasure that we, your teachers, will feel in knowing that we have contributed in some small part to your develop- fQ?zzD Paul Jay Fink, M.D. ment as physicians.

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DEDICATION KYB For the teacher, there are very few opportunities to be sure that the students accept and appreci- ate the effort which he makes. The pleasure be- comes greater since your class has taken on a special meaning for me. l have come to know many members of the class personally while help- ing them with career choices and a multitude of other problems. As a result, I feel that a kinship and friendship has developed in many different ways. You are about to begin your careers in medicine and to attempt to apply the ideas, concepts, tech- niques, skills, and attitudes which you have ac- quired during the past four years. l believe that you are well prepared to deal with the myriad problems of medicine that will confront you. It is Ai' in the area of the art of medicine and in the de- velopment of your personal medical philosophy and integrity towards patients that you will con- stantly find yourself revising, amending, and al- tering your feelings and attitudes. Medicine will provide you with many opportunities to serve suffering human beings, to relieve pain and misery. You will often find your endurance taxed and your tolerance stretched. The conflict be- tween selflessness and selfishness will oft-times make decision-making an extremely arduous task. The struggle between your personal needs and the needs of your patients will be difficult to resolve. Learning to exercise patience, interest, concern, feeling, and caring in the face of har- assment, overwork, crises, suffering, and death will be the ultimate test of your ability as a total physician caring for the total patient.

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