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

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During the past four years, the personal and scholastic qualities of a few of our mentors have made a lasting impression on us. The Class of Seventy wishes to thank them for their involvement in student affairs and dedicates these pages to them in appreciation of their inspiring example of academic excellence. -va V 1, ' ,!' '0 CHARLES W, SWARTZ, NLD. JOSEPH E. iMBFiici.iA, Mp., osc. RALPH A- SHAW, MD.. PHD, ' Professo ology Associate Professor of Medicine V Of Path Professor of Med'C'ne Q x W6 X kj . . both are in the same class, . . 16

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To my Friends and Colleagues of the Class of Seventy: A message of farewell to the graduating class should always be uplifting and filled with ideals worthy of in- spiration. I hope that my reflections will stimulate you towards an important dedication. I would like to be the first to bid you welcome to the Establishment . You may be able to stay on the per- iphery of organizations for another year or so, but ulti- mately circumstances will demand that you accept respon- sibilities and become actors as well as critics. Soon, you will be an integral part of the staff, the society, and most significantly, the profession. Our world and our lives are constantly in turmoil with new advances and with the swift dissemination of know- ledge through the air with the speed of light by radio and television. Pressures are brought to bear on decision makers by concerned individuals who often lack infor- mation and who do not have to share in the making of a judgment nor in the responsibility for the results. I submit to you that what we really lack are those people who can accept duties, who can be adaptive and flexible with their goals. I would call them actors but in reality they are doers, effective participants who can take any sys- tem and by their energy, cooperation, dedication and organizational ability make it work well. Your preparation for the practice of medicine has been a firm foundation upon which you will expand and ASSOCIATE DEAN Hugh D. Bennett, M.D. update your skills. Most of you will return in future times to tell me how you found yourself better prepared then graduates of other medical schools. The story becomes a bit monotonous from repetition, but I never cease to delight in the telling of the discovery by a physician I saw evolve from a first year student. With this preparation you can now assume the more meaningful role of being an actor. By this, I do not mean that you will have to give up any interests, participation, or dedication to causes. Quite the contrary, for I believe that the time has come for all of you to tackle the mas- sive difficulties in our society and to give your individual efforts to make certain that improvements are realized. Make these things work through dedication to your pa- tients, cooperation with your peers, implementation of new ideas, and enforcement of self-discipline. Work with the thought of the priceless aspect of each human being and his untold potentials and how you may preserve and enrich the lives of all people you may encounter. For each of you I wish health, happiness, and as much genuine success as can be won by worth. I have ob- served you mature with the skills of medicine and ac- quire that essential blend of confidence and humility so necessary in a physician. l offer my sincere congratula- tions to you upon the occasion of your graduation and perhaps our paths will cross again. Sincerely Yours, 2,126 f