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

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fl . ,. r 4 lii-li ' David Major, M.D. ,X Daniel Mason, M.D. even noticed that the clinicians have with- drawn from the Emergency Room. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Operations: frequent bilateral sympathec- tomies Illnesses: Patient denies usual childhood illnesses, or childhood at all. Injuries: myriad blows to ego by students Allergies: longstanding allergy to succeed- ing generations of medical students Medications: Thorazine 100mg. IM prn rounds SOCIAL HISTORY: This group of internists admits to HMCH. FAMILY HISTORY: Non-contributory, ex- cept for DM Cdamn medical studentsl. REVIEW OF SYSTEMS: Unremarkable ex- cept for ab photophobia on stage at Grand Rounds bl halitosis Kset on kill, not stunl cl pes ad oris. PHYSICAL EXAM This group of male internists are middle aged, well developed, but somewhat over- nourished and often in acute distress. Vital signs - the Temperature runs hot and cold, the Respirations are offensive, the blood pressure is on the rise. Head - swollen Eyes - dazed. EOMI Cethanol or martinis imbibedl. Ears - waxy and wan Nose - very little Chest - opaque to percussion and ausculta- tion Heart - atrophied through dissuse Abdomen - the bowel sounds are hyperac- tive Cenitalia - see Heart Rectal - edentulous Extremities - golf-clubbing bilaterally in upper extremities, while lower extremities are par for the course. Neurologic - disoriented X 4. The remainder of this exam was unobtainable due to lack of cooperation with the sophomore student. IMPRESSION: made on the Class of 1977 was mixed. We were impressed and distres- sed by different aspects of the Medicine De- partment. PLANS: To use all the information and examples, both the positive and the negative, to become competent, sensitive physicians. , Eugene Coodley, M.D. 23

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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.

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I X. Burton Weiss, M.D. Lee Hertz, M.D. Geoffrey Lefferts, M.D. Hugh Bennett, M.D. ,ju 5 f Q 4 Q 1s 'll'