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

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If the beginning of medical school brought our fears into daily consciousness, then the start ofthe first intensive hospital exposure stripped our sensibilities, showing a group of scared but eager students ready to prove to tliemselyes and all others in the vicinity that whatever distinguishes lXIarcus Welby from all other docs is also contained in ourselves. Hahneinann tried its best to divide the class, thereby conquering our spirit: sending our friends to other hospitals in other cities, changing our companions every six or twelve weeks, giving us meal tickets for the Cafeteria. The Class of 1977 was impervious to assault, although the food was the roughest part to overcome. Because we all rotated through the various departments of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics-Gynecology in dif- ferent sequences, we cannot match your year, presented here is a cumulative synopsis of each discipline. The form will be all too familiar! AIEDICINE CHIEF CGMPLAINT: I canit believe they didnit teach that last year. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is the first exposure of this group of general in- ternists to the class of 1977. The clinicians were in their usual state of disarray until Sep- tember 1974, at which time clinical rounds began with bright-eyed enthusiastic sopho- mores. The current problem started with that first question, What is the half-life of serum albuminiy' The clinicians complained of incredulity with respect to the students' lack of knowl- edge, lack of manners, and lack of grooming. The incredulity was manifested by al head shaking bl aversive turning cj frequent sighs and dj lip-smacking. Exacerbation through persistent questionning led to markedly autis- tic behavior, dulled affect, looseness of as- sociations and ambivalence. Relief was un- successfully sought by attempting to outrun the sophomores up and down 18 flights of stairs. Historical evidence obtained through the resident on the service corroborated the fact that the clinicians had an increasing inability to communicate. A frequent ward patient Sheldon Bender, M.D. WW Wilbur Oaks, M.D Krisham Bharadwaja, M.D.