George Washington University School of Medicine - Speculum Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Pathology . . . A bridge between science and clinics This department is the bridge between the basic sciences and the clinical side of medicine. A department that per- forms this important function must have men who are vitally interested in teaching and in the students. During the past year Dr. Thomas Peery, chairman, has been devoting his time to the new curriculum and, in order to find time for this,has temporarily relinguished his teaching duties. In his place the department has had Dr. Martin O. Skelton from London, England. , In addition to this department's important function of ' teaching, Dr. Peery and Dr. William Marsh organize the annual laboratory which is set up at AMA Con- ventions to run various hematological and chemical tests 011 the registered doctors. Dr. Frank N. Miller, along with his devotion to the students, is interested in a study of breast carcinoma and its relation to fibrocystic mastopathy. This year he was chosen by the senior class to address the Closing' Assembly. Dr. William Newman is compiling work on carcinoma- in-situ ofthe breast. Dr. Alexander Breslow is beginning a study concerning the site of manufacture of certain liver globulins. This year's senior class will never forget the vast amount of knowledge that this department imparted to its members. THOMAS M. PEERY, MD. Chairman and Professor of Pathology BROAD SHOULDERS are needed for the difficult task of bridging preclinical and clinical material, upon these men Qand womanj fall this burden. seated' W. Newman, F. N. Miller, T. M.Peery,W. L. Marsh, M O. Skelton, A. Breslow. standing' J. Weaver, G. Lasala, C. Brennan, G. A. Whipple, V. Fazekas. i A yy e fi V A 4 ii fs. fist 27 ax ij? HQ! Y 314' ,gy

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if lla 3 e 'J ,, fs' H A COMMAND DECISIONS are often made by the men behind the scenes. Dr. William Newman examines a permanent section with Dr. Alexander Breslow and JaCkHarvey, DR. FRANK N. MILLER'S big finger has pointed out more pearls than perhaps any other member of the faculty. Shown below with sophomore Gerald Morris.

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lil- 1:41 sw' gf fr - f 'wx D V' :Q Pharmacology . . . Mechanisms and Actions The Department of Pharmacology has always been and remains an outstanding department. To the medical students the subject of pharmacology is at first difficult to master because of the vast amount of material to be committed to memory. But one soon realizes during the clinical years that it was the basic principles of the subject that are brought along and the knowledge of individual therapeutics is retained through his daily use. Under the direction of Professor H. George Mandel the department teaches a rigorous course to its students while maintaining an active research program. Dr. Mandel has emphasized didactic lectures and conferences while reducing the laboratory time to include those ex- periments considered essential. Dr. Mandel's field of research inhibitory agents, antimetabolites, cancer chemotherapy, and nucleic Associate Professor Clarke Davison, for his erudite lectures, is engaged interests is growth drug metabolism, acid biochemistry. whom we remember in research in sali- cylates and analgesics. Other fields of activity being investigated are histamine metabolism, psychotropic drugs, purine metabolism of tumors, barbiturates, and neurohormones. We express a vote of gratitude to this department for its excellence in teaching and preparation thatwe received during our contact with them. 28 SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS of crowded classrooms, September weather, and oral anesthesia are reiterated by Clarke Davison Ph.D.