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

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First row: Horowicz, Moore, Tosteson (Chairman), Hall (Chairman Emeritus), Burch. Second row: Evarts, Caputo, Langley, Ulbricht, DeTurk, Salzano, Mincey. Third row: McManus, Hull, Gerber, Frayser, Ottolenghi, Harris. Not pictured: Bernheim, Kostyo, Long. quently in small groups with emphasis on individual teaching as much as possible. In addition, the depart- ment, newly organized into five divisions, participates in research in the various yet unexplained aspects ol the fundamentals of physiologic processes. The course in pharmacology is taught m the spring of the second year under the direction of Dr. Bernheim. Lectures and laboratory work deal with the mode f action of drugs in terms of the biochemical and phys- iological basis. Properly qualified students are encour- aged to undertake original research under the direction of various members of the staff. ' Frederick Bernheim, Ph.D. Chief of Pharmacology thirty-one

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Iii the first year the student is introduced to medical physiology. Basic principles and fundamental concepts are stressed. Lectures and conferences are closely inte- grated with the student ' s work in the laboratories. In the laboratory the student is taught experimental tech- nique. He participates in experiments in which he can observe first hand physiologic principles. During part of the course, the student follows a small colony of animals with different endocrinological problems. He is able to observe the natural clinical course of these diseases and the reactions to therapy. In this course as in the others of the first year, the instruction is fre- ' Daniel C. Tosteson, M.D. Chairman Department of PHYSIOLOGY PHARMACOLOGY -Lr ¥ ' • 1 ' Man, hs thou Bo jse nongos There ' ll always be an England thirty

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Ewald W. Busse, M.D. Chairman The medical student is introduced to the Depart- ment of Psychiatry during the first year at Duke in an elementary course on personality development, matur- ing, aging, and the effect of environment on the in- dividual. Students are given the opportunity to observe children in various stages of growth and development and to see the reactions of abnormal patients m similar situations. In the second year, lectures are given throughout the year on the methods of interviewing patients. The lectures are interspersed with case pres- entations and demonstrations. In the second half of the year, the student has his first opportunity to interview patients on his own. Patients are interviewed and pre- sented to small group conferences, and the methods of interview technique are criticized and evaluated under the close supervision of the stall During the third year of medical school the student spends one quarter ' s rotation of the Psychiatric Service. Some of the students are assigned to the Psychiatric In-Patient Service at Duke Hospital and the others to the Psychiatric Service at the V.A. Hospital. During this quarter the student has a chance to interview, ex- amine, and follow-up patients with a wide range of emotional disorders. Working under the supervision of the house staff and the senior staff, the students in- terview the patients when they are admitted to the Department of PSYCHIATRY The eeper of the eys, and helpers This is the best group we could get since we started requiring National Boards thirty-two