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

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CLASS CF 1987 2 CP 'Z

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'Hs 0'2 The Class of 1987, the finest class to graduate since the Class of 1986, was made up of people from all walks of life and all civilized areas of the known free world, as well as California. We assembled in August of 1983, fresh from college, not knowing what lurked beyond the new, electric, automatic rotating door on 15th Street. For those who survived the first Gross Anatomy exam, there was always the second Physiology exam to help us along with applications to law school. Sophomore year brought us Pathology, Pharmacology, and new stethoscopes to wear around our necks. During third year, our Clinical skills increased exponentially, with some of us even able to hear heart sounds with that precious gift from Littman. Second year offered us freedom of choice and an ability to pursue our own areas of interest. It all went so fast, though. lt seems like only yesterday Doctors DePace and Blumenstein were doing their Abbott and Costello routine. Where does it all go? ..... -1 fm E t 3-:Ke-1 1 ' Eiffiii , Z' is - f , E nk? fl ,. .. ' 3 U V, I i U . ' 'GI-'I .I .Q . . ' . T ,,f7:1'1,gd,' ,P i ' .- -1 ,.. -ii. ' 111113 il : tv A ' Q i i V i nine-Q .pm 1 , 1 3 I 1 l

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DOCTORS They work with herbs and penicillin. They work with gentleness and the scalpel. They dig out the cancer, close an incision and say a prayer to the poverty of the skin. They are not Gods though they would like to beg they are only human trying to iix up a human. Many humans die. They die like the tender, palpitating berries in November. But all along the doctors remember: First do no harm. They would kiss if it would heal. lt would not heal. lf the doctors cure then the sun sees it. 9 lf the doctors kill then the earth hides it. The doctors should fear arrogance more than cardiac arrest. lf they are too proud, and some are, then they lea ve home on horseback but God returns them on foot. - Anne Sexton