Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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PATHOLOGY Gentlemen ,-'for that was always how our unpretentious, yet steadfast, Professor of Pathol- ogy, Dr. Virgil H. Moon. addressed us- Gentlemen, you are now sophomores, and as such, you must lcnow the subject of pathology: for as Sir William Osler said, 'As is our pathology, so'is our practice, Thus were we introduced to a new field of study and a new teacher: and soon after, both in our sophomore and our junior years, we learned through hard and tedious worlc in an efficient and orderly manner the full import of the ahove quotation. During the lecture periods in our sophomore year, Dr.'lVloon acquainted us with the morpho- logical evidence and manifestations of the pro- cess of a disease, its gross and microscopic char- acteristics, and its cause and effect especially upon function: and he tried to show us how disease is an abnormality of structure, function, or hoth.'Further, it was his special delight to give short and impromptu quizzes so.that we might get practice in answering questions not only adequately but also concisely and to the point. The laboratory during the same year was under the direction of Drs. Stasney, McGrew, and Scaricaciottoli. How well we remember those famous words of Dr. Stasney- Tait another lulcgu or those classical descriptions of microscopic slides-from necrosis to misplaced chromosomes'-of Dr. lVlcGrew in his own in- imitable ways: or those silent hints and aids given to us by Dr. Scaricaciottoli both in the laboratory and recitation rooms. Further, we attended various autopsies, and had special practical examinations on pathological speci- mens, and hecame acquainted with neuro- pathology under the direction of members of Dr. Alpers' staff. Since our time, Dr. Mc- Grew has left Jefferson: and a new course in surgical pathology has been added to the sophomore year. The course in our junior year consisted only of lectures in organ pathology presented by Dr. Stasney and afforded us an excellent re- view and broader concept of our sophomore pathology. Further, these dissertations were spiced hy journeys to P.G.H., and high-lighted hy the Chief on discussions in a subject dear to him and us alilce-nshoclc and Related Capil- lary Phenomena. Thus was another roclc in the foundation of Medicine laid next to those of Anatomy, Physi- ology, Chemistry, Bacteriology and Pharmacol- ogy. mime.-

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PHARMACOLOGY We didn't fully appreciate our course in Pharmacology while we were talcing it. We lived in perpetual fear of the day when Dr. Gruber would hurst into the lecture room with a broad grin on his face -and a paclcage ol' hlue hooks under his arm. We despaired of retain- ing one-tenth ol his rapid-fire lectures. We couldn't find VVharton's duct, let alone put a canula in it. We struggled with prescription Latin to no avail. The terrors of the apothecary's system and that endless list of doses haunted us. Periodic quiz sessions with Dr. Gruber did absolutely nothing to restore our equanimity and peace of mind. ln a word, we were less than completely happy. 'But with the objectivity which comes with the passage ol time, we can loolc haclc and assay the worlc in the Department ol' Pharmacology in its true light. In a considered appraisal, many facts emerge which were not formerly apparent. The essence of the course was a systematic in- ' vestigation into the origin. nature. action. and dangers of a vast numher of drugs. Dr. Gruber, himself an experimental scientist of first ranlc, presented the wide array of material, being careful that no statement was not firmly sup- ported hy experimental evidence. He cited chap- ter and verse, and, when worlcers disagreed, gave looth aspects of the prohlem. 'Uris rigorous training was to prove invaluable to us in our later study of medicine. When mystic claims for the efficacy of this drug or that were pro- nounced, supported hy vague clinical experi- ence, we were able to loolc on with polite slcepticism. Our firm grounding in pharmacology admirably equipped us to practice rational therapeutics. Mornings in the Pharmacology Laboratory were among the most rewarding hours of our preclinical years. The experiments were cleverly devised and carefully planned, and generally worlced out successfully, even in our inexpert hands. Dr. Ross Hart's well-lmit lectures on anesthetics proved an excellent introduction to an important subject. As for toxicology, we de- rived the general idea that A hlurred vision, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are the symp- toms of poisoning by practically anything, hut we'll never forget to give picrotoxin one milli- gram per minute until recovery or facial twitch- ing, for harhiturate poisoning. ' i