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

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DR. T. M. BROWN extols the virtues of listening to the patient in a typical pose as Sandy Lyle and Red Moede listen intently. A! K 7,1-. b Aki? YOU'RE WRONG! says Dick Finn to Associate Dean Alvin Parrish during dis- cussion about glomerulonephritis as Bob Rabbitt looks on. 'J

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Clinics . . . From owe to oworeness. The clinical years, as they unfold before the student, usually run the gamut from awe to awareness, from uncertainty to certainty, and this adequately describes the years we spent as clinical clerks. The sincere efforts of professors, instructors, residents, and interns, all of whom contributed to our education, are reflected in the attitude of confidence which we take with us after grad- uation. This confidence was developed after rotating around the services once each year, a practice which ends with our class. Perhaps the new curriculum will be better in many ways and will eliminate redundancy in the teaching program. But all of us are happy to have studied and learned under a proven system, one which has been producing quality physicians for many years. A word or two should be said about the student's perennial enemy-scut work. The natural tendency for each student is to complain bitterly about.IV's, lumbar punctures, ECG's. blood and urine work, and nightduty. But those who complain the most would be forced to admit that this was a valuable and necessary part of our training, and the year at D. C. General Hospital provided the perfect setting to practice and perfect these procedures. Unfortunately the Senior year was a repeat performance for some students, and perhaps this phase will be eliminated in the new program. LONG HOURS of waiting and applying that which was recently learned benefits both student and patient. QUIET MOMENTS of reflection late at night bring the realization of responsibility ho me to every student clerk. Witt

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Department of Medicine . Medicine is the mother of the clinical disciplines-, from her was born many of the non-surgical subspecial- ties. Medicine has served as the basis for our clinical experience. Our hats are off to the Department of Med- icine under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Thomas M. Brown. It is only in retrospect that one is able to fully realize the profound influence and vast amount of knowledge that this department has imparted to us. Dr. Brown has taken a step forward by looking towards the past. It is through talking to the patient and studying patterns of behavior that one will be able to diagnose and manage disease processes. By recording patient interviews, Dr. Brown plans to utilize tapes as a method of demonstrating his clinical observations. Dr. Monroe Romansky has been a large force behind organizing our medical curriculum and providing us with a continuous inilux of lecturers and conferences in all the diverse realms of internal medicine. His personal coverage of infectious disease processes and their treat- ment has always kept us one step ahead of the literature. ,ia ...Mi THOMAS MCPHERSON BROWN, MD. Chairman and Professor of Medicine GOING UP! If she'd let go ofhis pulse, Dr. Kramer and Bill Dermody might stabilize his B.P. l