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

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, DELIVERY BOYS and GIRLQ sealeak F. Bradley, A. Lao G Ward resident Bystrom, slandmgg J. Harvey, A. Barclay, T. Bucknell I Robinson Foer Il an 1 l l N- ' 5 A fd S ' s V 1 l l ,A ...W f , y ,, I 1 , R , - 1 5x QA, W . , pf. 4- . , J75..-u-T35 I it T O Y A r ' , 'JJ' E K X- Lazarus. Kane-King Obsfefricol Society The Howard F. Kane - A. F. A. King Obstetrical Society, an honorary students' organization, was founded at the George Washington University School ofMedicine in 1937 by Dr. Samuel M. Dodek, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Faculty Advisor since its inception. Election to the society is limited to fifteen honor stu- dents from the junior class who have attained the highest grades in obstetrics and gynecology. The purpose of the Society is the promotion of scholarship and interest in the fields of OB-GYN. Each year the Society awards a prize and certificate to the writer of the best thesis sub- mitted by a member of the senior class to the Depart- ment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It also sponsors an annual lecture which was given this year by Mr. john Stallworthy, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Oxford University, England. In the spring of 1962 the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Society was celebrated and a plaque was presented to Dr. Dodek for his leadership and sponsoring of the Society. ' 'NEW WING of the hospital will include 50 obstetrical beds. K. Sedgewick, secretary points out to G. Ward, presidentg Dr. . f Dodek, faculty adviserg and A. Lao, vice-president, the plans for the future. G9

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SECRETARY-TREASURER B arbara Kadell relates to President R. Koldinger thee plans for the year. Smith-Reed-Russell Society The Smith-Reed Russell Society is a local honorary society established in 1932 in honor ofDoctors Theobald Smith, Walter Reed, and Frederick Russell, all former professors at our medical school at the turn of the century. Membership in the Society is limited to students who have maintained a 3.30 grade point average or better by the end of their sophomore year. Since the founding of the society, its primary activity has been an annual lecture for the medical school, at which time a well-known member of the medical pro- fession or its allied sciences is invited to address the faculty and students. This year a departure from the immediate medical sciences was made, the lecturer being R. Crawford Morris, Cleveland attorney and authority on medico-legal problems. Another highlight of each year is the awards banquet. At this time the new members are presented their certi- ficates. Three honorary members are chosen each year. This year they were : Colonel F. Townsend, Director of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathologyg Doctor N. Kramerg and Doctor F.T. Reuter. MEMBERS of Smith-Reed-Russell are: Hrs! row,' S. Itsocoitz, R. Koldinger, Dr. F. Miller, B. Kadell, W. Lose, second rozuy M Stearman, G. Lazarus, G. Ward, A. Cohen, J. Robinson, P. Greenberg, S. Huffman,-I. Brown. QT E.

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William Beaumont Society . In 1935 The William Beaumont Medical Society was founded at The George Washington University School of Medicine for the purpose ofstimulating and promoting research at the medical student level. In keeping with the tradition established by Dr. Beaumont, the Society has endeavored to present the student body with informed lectures discussing current medical research problems. Speakers for the year in- cluded Dr. Sol Katz, Dr. William Duryee, Dr. Irving Hantman, Dr. Melvin Alper, and Dr. William Mc- Farland. The annual William Beaumont Lecture was delivered by Dr. Howard W. jones,jr. who lectured on Abnormal Sexual Development. The Society strove to promote student research by informing students of research possibilities in the Wash- ington area, and at the annual spring banquet the year's best student research papers were presented with the Pfizer Research Awards made available by Pfizer Lab- oratories. Encouragement and interest from both faculty and administration as well as the efforts of faculty sponsor and advisors havebeen paramount in aiding the success and growth of the Society. J . l ' V fx fsifl' 'mere REVIEWING research papers submitted by students are Dr. C. T. Klopp and President J. Mayersale FUTURE medical investigators and members of Beaumont Soc. are: Hrs! razug L. Dornfeld, S. Hirshberg,j. Mayersak, S. Gendel- man, second rowg D. Millward, A. Mathias,H. Beaver, K. Hardy, lhtvd row,' S. Daines, G. Bagley, S. Kaplan, A. Ugel. 1 'B f' fu it Q' 70 I I n 2 A-.v . at ' E ,, . i r U