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

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First row, left to right: Green, Kamin, Kirshner, Handler (Chairman), Wakil, Rosette, Hill. Second row: Wyngaarden, Guild, Bernheim, Wheat, McCarty. Davidsoi, Tanford. Missing: Lynn, Thiers. Instruction is conducted in small groups of students by members of the staff. These small groups are designed to enable the student to discuss with the instructor material from the lectures and laboratories. In the lab- oratory the student handles and manipulates those basic- substances and functions necessary for life. Instead of regular laboratory exercises the student, if qualified, may pursue original research within the field of bio- chemistry. In addition to being quite active in the field of biochemical research, the department also presents special seminars on the chemistry of proteins and en- zymes, intermediary metabolism, nutrition and bio- chemistry of disease as well as participating in the new- Research Training Program, wherein the medical stu- dent may get advanced training for research without having to leave school or finishing behind his class. seventeen

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■ T The increasing importance of biochemistry in the training oi the medical student may be attributed to the tremendous progress being made in biochemical re- search. Medicine is looking more and more to bio- chemistry lor the understanding of disease processes, for new diagnostic methods and for a more rational ap- proach to therapy. The biochemistry course in the freshman year introduces the student to the chemistry of the human body. The first phase of the course is devoted to a survey of the chemistry of the materials fundamental to all life: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, and to the nature of enzymatic action. This is followed by study of those events in intermediary metabolism common to the life of all mammalian cells. The special metabolism of muscle, kidney, bone, erythrocytes, liver, connective tissue, and the chemical aspects of digestion, respiration, electrolyte, acid-base and fluid balance are presented with relation to the study of the physiology of these organs, so as to correlate the two disciplines. Philip Handler, Ph.D. Chairman Department of BIOCHEMISTRY Now which way does the stoc (co turn? ' Shafo, Rattle, and Roll sixteen

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p Ecgene A. Stead, Jr., M.D. Chairman The Department of Medicine plays a large part in the education oi the medical student throughout the last three years of his training. Beginning in the sec- ond year, the students are introduced to Physical Di- agnosis. In this first course in medicine, the students have their first contact with patients, and they begin to feel like a part of the medical profession. In this course the students learn the methods of physical examination and history taking, which are essential parts of their training. There are lectures covering a wide field of dis- ease processes with emphasis on their signs and symp- toms. The interpretation and pathologic physiology of the abnormal findings are stressed. Students have an opportunity to work-up patients and present them to their fellow classmates. The bedside teaching is done in small groups with much emphasis on individual in- struction. The course also places emphasis on the more specialized methods of examination, and lectures and demonstrations are given by members of other depart- ments such as Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Radiology. Further instruction in the second year is given by the Hematology Division of this department. In Clinical Microscopy the students are taught to do the laboratory procedures which are essential in the management of their patients in later years. The laboratory work in- cludes the preparation and interpretation of blood smears, blood counts, and the examination of materials Department of MEDICINE r OK, th one of you guys that ' s late visits the BIG FLEA ' CBC, Urine, FBS. Bun, PSP, TP with .1 G. Pro tune Thymol floe. Sickle prep .,• I2 , LE prep, til positive eighteen