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

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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDE Medical education today is confronted with acceler- ating changes in its techniques and its means: hut it laces an equal need to maintain the human center of its purs poses-a need which must he protected from the conf stant temptation to forget what knowledge is lor, in the sheer excitement ol its discovery. lt seems to me that the great continuing task of our own Medical Center is the maintenance ol' ayhalance, and a constant interaction, among the three chief elements ol our work: teaching. clinical service, and hasic research. lt is perilously easy to encourage any one ol these at the expense of the others: to do so, however, would damage the rarest and hest quality of our own program. and one ol which we are iustly proud. YVhat we shall he concerned to do in the years ahead is to enhance and develop each part of this program hy means of the othersg this will ahove all he accomplished hy having the hest people liei'e-lrraft in the sense that they have the highest competence in their own special held. coupled with the greatest interest in the significance of the whole venture of medicine. In this way the Medical Center is a microcosm of the human attitude that makes the University itself elleetiveg 1871 the educated lilie. ln that way ol' life. you as doctors will , ----sr- i . v- .- N W . V-H V W X -:-. E mE::E::- PREslnigx'i' Do1'c1-.xs M. Kxicyifrr each of us at Duke has an et ual ohlisfation to his own l zs skill, his own discipline. and to the enduring values ol he privileged to play a leading part: and I hope that you will he proud to take our name with you as you do so

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ADMINISTRATION and FACULTY

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OFFICE GF THE DEA When Dr. Davison retired as Dean, the half-life of the average medical school dean was 6.2 years. In the past four or five years, even this brief span of responsi- bility has been shortened, and, following this trend, Dr. William Anlyan will become Dean of the Duke Medical School on Iuly 1, 1964. He will then possess, among other tasks, the pleasant responsibility of writing this farewell note to the graduating classes of the future. The rapid turnover of deans on the national level is not a frivolous matter, it is a mark of the varied needs of modern edu- cation, and it is a response to the redistribution of people interested in the broad design and functions of a Medical University. I shall retain my post as Vice-Provost. This class showed considerable promise when it entered Duke, and it has proved this point with vigor and greater promise. Among its 71 members, 50 secured a first-choice internship, the best class record to date. I might add that the admission potential of the three other classes in residence shows even greater promise. This graduating class must continue its education with dedication, not because medicine is competitive, which it is, but because its major task is to take care of ill people in a wholly knowledgeable way. I would trust that this class would develop convic- tions about some or all of the major social issues that medicine as an art and science must consider today. The traditional doctor-patient relationship is still the most important component of our profession, and it can- not be compromised. There are, however, many other supporting components of this basic relationship, and you must support these as well. Let me quote one as an ex- DR. WOODHALL ample, 4'The survival of the community hospital, the accurate designation of the fiscal resources responsible for the care of indigent and medically indigent people, the economical development or programming of hospital beds, the total concept of good medical care at minimum cost, the professional goals and aspirations and training of White and Negro components of the health profes- sions are some of the proper ingredients of the so-called regional health design. Be aware of this issue and others, be a loyal alumnus, and good fortune to each and every one of you. BARNES WOODHALL, M.D. Dean of the School of Medicine Assistant Provost of the U nizfersity Professor of Neurosurgery 2 MRS. 'THOBIAS MRS. HILDEBRAN MRS. MAYE.