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

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DEDICATION '18 Viva ,aan Mes 'fl .f I 4 gn , . , p 'Y Pu- .fx The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles, but he is now a senior student anxious to help his juniors.

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ni-9 A. I- ll ' e .. ui. . . . The poetry of the commonplace, of the ordinary man, of the plain, toil-worn woman, with their loves ano' their joys, their sorrows and their griefs. 11

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Best wishes and congratulations on your commencement Your graduation is just a brief pause in your training. Now you go on to your internships which are really a continuation of what you have already learned in medical school, and a chance to apply this knowledge. Rather than spout a lot of rhetoric, as is the fashion on college campuses today, I would like to discuss two ideals which I hold high and which l hope you will tOO-honesty and scholarship. The first, honestyi The physician should be honest with his patients, his associates, and, most important, honest with himself Your honesty should be remarkable for its candor, and if your honesty outshines your diplomacy, so be it. Don't take the easy way out. If your honesty at times appears to be defiance, then so be it. The awareness of human fallibility which we all carry within us makes the man without honesty obnoxious to us. Know your strengths but recognize your weaknesses. Continually re-examine your work and learn from your errors. Those about you who are dishonest deserve your scorn. The other thought that I would like to express concerns schol- arship. As you take up the duties of a physician and apply the techniques which have been given to you, remember that each one of us is still an undergraduate in the school of experience, When a man thinks he has graduated, he becomes a public men- ace, regardless of what you may think or hear. Your education at Hahnemann has been a good one. The method of instruction is constantly undergoing re-evaluation and change. We hope the changes are for the better, only time will reveal if this is so. The basic foundations of a good education are yours, and I hope that you will continue to be students of the art and science of medi- cine. In the final analysis, in your accomplishments will rest the ulti- mate judgment of the greatness of Hahnemann. Thank you very much for the honor you have bestowed upon me, and I wish you fortune and success in your future endeavors. Stanley Spitzer, M.D. , , ' - ee arrskt , X 1 1970 13 1848