Duke University School of Medicine - Aesculapian Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Dr. Hart has also proven that one can combine an active research program with clinical medicine and teaching. His work in the field of air sterilization has contributed significantly to Duke's low post operative morbidity and mortality record. David Tillerson Smith, a native of South Carolina, received his M.D. at the Johns Hopkins University in 1922. There he interned in pediatrics and performed research in bacteriology at the Rockefeller Institute in New York City. His infec- tion with the tubercle bacillus slowed his progress only momentarily. While re- cuperating at Saranac Lake, he completed his monograph on fusospirochetal diseases and became an expert on the diseases of the chest. He was called to Duke in 1930 to create and head the department of bacteriology. In this capacity he has spent the last 29 years writing original scientific books and papers, educat- ing his peers and students to the scientific method, and possibly the most important of all. pursuing a relentless campaign against dogmatism, self-satisfaction, and mediocrity. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of several national medical organizations including the National Tuber- culosis Association Cnational president, 19503 and the American Trudeau Society. The latter organization presented to him the Trudeau Medal in 1957 in recogni- tion of meritorious work and research in tuberculosis. This past fall Dr. Smith celebrated his 60th birthday and stepped down as chairman of the department in order to devote more time to his research and his students. Says he, I have enough ideas to keep me busy for the next 10 years at least. No graduate from here will ever forget this gentleman with the face of a saint, the carriage of a soldier, the cunning of a fox, and the energy of at least 10 men. He will be remembered for his homespun humor at those 8:30 lectures. He will be remembered for his simple but pellucid approach to disease. He will be remembered as rising in the CPC to challenge the smug commentary of a self- satisfied clinician. Surely those who have read Arrowsmith must know that Max Gottlieb really lives. .5. 4. .it .gt Since the yearbook was published 119567, several members of the teaching staff have departed. Drs. Sam Martin, Jack Myers and John Hickam now head the Department of Medicine at the University of Florida, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of lndiana medical schools, respectively. Dr. Wil- liam Deiss went with Dr. Hickam. Dr. Archie Morrison is at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Pathology. Another group are scheduled to leave this year to assume major roles in other medical centers. Dr. Kenneth Penrod will undertake the full responsibilities as Vice President and Director of the West Virginia Medical Center in July. Dr. William Knisely will become the Chairman of the Anatomy Department at the University of Kentucky and Dr. George Margolis, the Chairman of the Pathology Department at Medical College of Virginia this year. While the loss of these men is sorely regretted, their replacements should be challenged to equal their records. PAGE 16

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University, Balliol College. His time spent there was not all academic, however, for Dr. Carter became Heavyweight Boxing Champion of England. After his graduation from the Johns Hopkins School ol' Medicine in 1925. Dr. Carter went to New Haven Hospital as intern in obstetrics and gynecology. Subsequently, he served in residencies in both internal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia Hospital. Dr. Carter's interest in education was instilled in him at an early age by his father. He and his brother, Grayson. were made to learn a page in the dictionary every night. Perhaps this was the beginning of what has developed into an extraordinary ability to communicate with others. Dr. James T. Cleland, Dean of the Chapel, neighbor and close friend of Dr. Carter, has remarked on Dr. Carter's capacity for using the English language, both the Queen's English and a more republican dialect, and he concluded, such a mastery of the technique of communication is one sign of a great teacher. Dr. Carter, in accordance with his philosophy of teaching, has lived to teach and be available to his house staff and students. The research aspect has been left for others who felt more gifted in that area of endeavor. The op- portunity of studying under his rough but warm tutelage, was a high spot in our medical training. One of the men most responsible for Duke Hospital's present reputation is Dr. Deryl Hart, Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Dr. Hart received his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Emory University. After receiving his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins and obtaining his post graduate training in surgery at the same insti- tution, Dr. Hart came to Duke as Professor of Surgery in 1929. Since that time he has devoted himself to organization of the hospital and medical school, administra- tive and physical planning, research, the development of a medical center of high caliber, and a superior Department of Surgery. Since the original campus was completed, no building has been undertaken in which Dr. Hart's efforts have not been generously spent. This fact is corroborated by Dr. Hart's portrait in which the artist chose to have him hold a blueprint. His administrative and surgical skill is made apparent by the smooth running Department of Surgery, and his ability to pick staff associates and resident phy- sicians. The products of his department have contributed in large part to the fine reputation Duke has engendered in its history. One of Dr. Hart's great contributions, not only to Duke, but also to many other medical schools and hospitals, was the organization of the Private Diagnostic Clinic in September, 1931, to co-ordinate the diagnostic studies and to give better care to the complicated problems arising in the examination of private patients. The P.D.C. has acquired an enviable reputation for excellent diagnostic service. has made possible the organization of a clinical staff beyond that provided by Uni- versity funds and has raised most of the funds for the new building. Dr. Hart, in addition to numerous civic organizations, is a Fellow of the Amer- ican College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Society of Clinical Surgeons, Southern Surgical Association. and the American Surgical Association. PAGE 15

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Una .Lean Dr. Wilburt C. Davison may be described as the Compleat Educator, the Compleat Physi- cian, and the Compleat Dean. We know him as the bluff, hearty, barbecue-loving, six-footer, who always has time and interest to discuss our prob- lems and dreams. Except when traveling on official business, he is usually seated behind his desk in shirtsleeves and tieless. co-ordinating the Duke School of Medicine. Since his election to Dean on January Zl. 1927. he has never run the faculty or students. He is a chairman. not a boss. The Dean was born in Grand Rapids, Michi- gan in l892. He received his B.A. from Prince- ton in 1913, and then studied at Oxford Universi- ty, England as a Rhodes Scholar. It was therc that his friendship with Sir William Osler began. His medical education was completed at the Johns Hopkins where he later served as Assistant Dean. Dynamic. more than any other word, depicts the restless energy of the Dean. A close friend of his relates that Dave spent every night on the road . . . going to county medical society meet- ings, visiting hospitals, spreading public health measures and always preaching Duke. Where- ever two or three were gathered together, he was there. But the public's health as much as the success of Duke was important to him. He disseminated the practical applications of such simple things as putting lactic acid in milk to lower the bacteria content. The gregariousness of the Dean along with his love of a good short story or joke and the ability to combine the CONTENTS OF DEAN'S TRAVELING BAG I ffask of Brandy I ffask of Bourbon I ffask of Scotch I clefiated rubbw' sitting ring I steel l'0IlIllII16'I' with aspirin, cascara, sevwial, Cafjein and anliliistimilzc' clrugs I copy of ReacIer's Digest I copy of Omnihook The Compleat P6'lIIUfI'IC'IllI1 in 1'evisiw1 I SllI1lIll'IC'I1 Iclieesel ffm' Ivreakfaslj I thermos of Coffee I l'C'IIO!7IIllIl6 bag of dmculutes and arwlliw' of varied candy I bag of peanuts several sets of ear plugs I eye shade These tlCC0llllf6 lI for perhaps half of the coulents of the bag. What the rest of the bag contained I never discovered. ew. if VL.. practical with the theoretical enhancing the value of both, are but further ramifications of his drive. Of even greater significance was the Dean's role in comprehending the South's financial prob- lems and preparing an insurance plan which would cover the costs while staying within the limits of the average person to pay the premiums. A vital part of the program was the concept of part-pay. Blue Cross and similar organizations have been founded on the concepts first incorporated in the Dean's hospital insurance. In addition to planning, organizing, and di- recting the Medical School. he has held a host of public service offices, including vice chairmanship of the National Research Council's Division of Medical Sciences, a membership on the National Health Council, a consultant to the U. S. Army Surgeon General. a member of the executive com- mittee of the Association of American Medical Colleges, a member of the Executive Reserve in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. and many others too numerous to mention. Yet he has had time to write over 200 scientific papers. He was co-author with Salman Waksman of one of the first books on enzymes. Of all his literary achievements, we shall remember best The Compleat Pediatricianf' which is now in its seventh edition. The basic core of the book was obtained from one of the Dean's pearl books of his medical school days. We feel it is an honor and privilege to be one of the 1,800 graduate physicians of the Dean's creation, the Duke School of Medicine. PAGE 17