Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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We began with a hox of bones uncler one arm and Morris' Anatomy under the other. Advice from sophomores was plentiful, but there were as many conflicting stories as there were sophomores. We clictn't know which way to turn, and we were frankly scarect. Those first days we studiect with a feverish energy which eventually ctiecl down, never to he rekindled. Far into the night we pondered the gentle mysteries of the first rih, the typical thoracic verte- bra, and the carpus. Dr. Bancroft intonecl solemn asser- tions on our ignorance: we ctiC1n't have to he tolcl. We slinlced around like whipped clogs. Thus, with proper humility, we commenced the study of medicine. . . . withal, we could not forget the momentous events occurring in other ports of the world

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ANATOMY Anatomy--one of the foundations of rational medical practice, is to the novice a critical test of his stamina. The career of the embryo anatomist has a somher beginning. Almost 'at once he is intro- duced to a cadaver, with which he will spend a considerable portion of his life during his freshman year. At First the relationship is strained hut eventually this weird companion- ship hecomes more tolerable: indeed during pre-examination season, there are additional visits to the lahoratory, after and before class. Even the sleeping hours do not dissolve this companionship, for at night the weary femora, humeri, et al., recline heneath the hed of the ardent young Galenic disciple. Dr. Schaeffer, prominent in his field and edi- tor of Morris' Human Anatomy, was indis- pensahle. That this was the students' regard for hiin is attested hy his now firmly established cognomen, Great White Father . His pos- session oi the proper proportions of genuine human interest and objective scientific spirit has won him his pupils' respect and aiiection. Dr. Bennett gave zest to his oral quizzing. Dr. Michels, with his ultra-blunt dissection. was the envy of all 'impulsive would-he surgeons. Then there were those colorful lectures and those early morning hours spent studying the microscopic appearance of different tissues un- der the firm hut friendly guidance of Drs. Ramsay and Bates. The anatomy of the nervous system was un- dertaken in the second year, after a respectahle interval for recovery. With the enthusiasm and abilities of Dr. Schaeffer and Dr. Benjamin Lipshutz, an otherwise impossible maze of anatomical confusion hecame clear. This knowledge blossomed forth in senior neurology, giving us insight into a group of diseases. The junior year saw a much needed light shed upon an already familiar subject from a most practical angle.,Dr. Bonney and Dr. Decarlo are responsible for the excellent clini- cal correlations to anatomy that were empha- sized in this course. Recourse to lectures and five weelcs of dissection in applied anatomy were afforded. Such was the character of our pre-clinical training at D. B. il Exhaustive and time-con- suming7 Yes, hut eminently practical hecause it gave us a foundation without which future medical education would he merely an evanes- cent edifice in air.