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

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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ra:-1L ':.::s - fy .. 1 ., W: ' t f -Pia f-Hur: .- , TO: THE GRADUATING CLASS FROM: THE ASSOCIATE DEAN 1 This, the Class of 1981, is the 134th that has been graduated from Hahnemann. A product of its time and the individuals comprising its ranks, it has established a remarkably positive profile through a host of attitudes and acts. All of this came into being in a moment of great institutional stress, when Hahnemann's survival was seriously threatened and time-honored human val- ues were sorely tried. The successful pursuit of a medi- cal education in an atmosphere of uncertainty is not a simple task. To do so with dignity and honor is an exceptional accomplishment. The Class of 1981 also is distinguished because it is the last to be graduated during Dr. Joseph DiPalma's stewardship as Dean of the Medical College. This is a noteable mark, for Dr. DiPalma has fulfilled so many roles with distinction while serving our interests that he could easily serve as a role model for the physician this institution strives to create. Days have fused into a distant past quicker than you ever believed possible. Now you must look to what will be and how well you are prepared to meet and shape that future. If you regard the training this institution has provided as a mere preparation for the means to earn a living, the time spent at Hahnemann has been misapplied. To the contrary, if the medical education which you have received has increased the capacity for enlarging intellect, then the startling advances in the health sciences that are just ahead will be absorbed, mastered, and applied with utmost effectiveness. Congratulations on your accomplishment. All of our hearts are with your endeavor. WILLIAM LIKOFF, M.D. My friends, your yearbook editors have asked that l address you concerning the happenings at Hahnemann during the current aca- demic year. lt is very difficult to pick the most important events in a year when the Phillies won the World Championship, the Eagles lost and a new conservative wave headed by President Reagan has swept the country. At Hahnemann, three major events took place. First, the class of l98l graduated. Second, a sweeping new curriculum change was instituted. And third, Dean Joseph DiPalma, who has lcd the Hahne- mann faculty for I4 years, retired. Best things first. The graduation initiates the next step in your education and l believe that you are exceptionally well prepared and will bring honor and respect to yourselves and to your school. You are a great class and are prepared for a great future. Congratulations. The curriculum change to the two years of preclinical and the two years of clinical is in line with the conservative trend throughout the country. As an Alumnus, l know you will give all possible support to the school and to its students to assure that future Hahnemann students receive training as good as or better than yourself. lt is my own sincere intent to continue to work for the welfare of students at Hahnemann and l hope that you will do so also through your support ofthe Alumni Association. Now, for the momentous event ofthe retirement of Dean DiPalma as Vice President and Dean in June l98l. Joseph DiPalma has dedicated more of his highly productive life to Hahnemann Medical College than any other person that l can recall. He came here in l95l as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, and built it into one of our strongest teaching departments. It remains so today. ln 1967, rather reluctantly l believe, Dean DiPalma became Act ing Dean and subsequently Dean of the medical school. This strong man succeeded, with the support of his faculty, in resisting an at tempt to relieve him of his duties when Mr. Shober was President. He subsequently became Vice President for Academic Affairs as well as Dean. He has carried out these strenuous double-duties ever since The Dean is the leader of the faculty. Joseph DiPalma has never forgotten that. He has always interceded for the faculty and has led them in the direction he felt best, both for their welfare and the overall welfare of the school. He has been a strong and very human leader in a very lonely position. His energy and his dedication to his position and the school as a whole has been outstanding. His strong wise advice will be dearly missed. l believe that the best thing that could happen to Hahnemann Medical College is for it to obtain another Dean almost as strong and almost as dedicated as Dean DiPalma. l doubt, however, that we can ever attain another Joseph R. DiPalma. Godspeed Joe. HUGH D. BENNETT M.D 9 , . - 1 1 7 jrfirf ij U l A . , .,:...e' 91' 4 5 f .JF-31 'f

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