Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Special attention to medical education and research is called for by the significance of health as a national resource. The expansion of medical school facilities required in the national interest will be costly and should not be restricted by lack of funds, The assumed growth of the economy will provide the necessary resources. The sums will be so large as to require financing from both public and private sources. Diversity of sources of funds is desirable not only for financial reasons and as a means of avoiding undue dependence on a single source but also because a democratic society depends upon the general under' standing of important goals and upon the free participation of private citizens in the attainment of these goals. The Advancement of Medical Research and Education fRepo'rt of the Stanhope Baynefjones Committeej

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lx? The photos of the preceding pages illustrate parts of a longfanticipated dream soon to be realized. Physical evidence of the fruition of this dream is already apparent to those of us who remain close to the scene. For those who have left or are soon to leave, these pages represent a pledge to the future development of jefferson, a future which promises to be as rewarding and satisfying as the past of which Jeffersonians are so justihably proud. Modern facilities will be necessary not only for the challenges inherent in the teaching of contemf porary medicine, but they are an absolute essential in light of the complexities of modern medical research. When one considers that Jefferson Medical Col' lege has a faculty of more than 700 individuals and graduates approximately 160 physicians annually, Jeffersons impact on the world of health is seen to be substantial. There must be no doubt that our school has a profound responsibility in meeting the evenchanging challenge of disease. While tradition may add distinction to any past history, the reward of providing good health will only go to those who recognize change, harken to its call, and advance man's knowledge. This belief must be the guiding light of any medical center. The words medical center connote a hub of the best of past, present, and future which supports, directs, and encourages those in the periphery. Of ee.. .. , all these attributes, however, it is the concept of future that must drive the medical society. Op' position to men of the future was great in the past, as it is today. Today, however, there is a growing desire to advance learning. In this world of rapid change, backward people will soon be passed. Some men prefer to be taught the traditional medicine while others seek out the new knowledge. Medical students should want to know more than a characteristic symptom or signg they must desire to know the why of such observations. This opporf tunity to discover is greater at jefferson today than ever before. With expansion and modernization, future opportunity will be even greater. At the present time here at Jefferson in the heart of a large and growing medical center, curious men are attacking the laws which govern human behavior from the gross to the microscopic level. We can be proud that our research is making its contribuf tion, that it is stimulating future physicians, and that it is growing. Our hope for the future is that many more of us will become vitally interested in the growth of Jefferson and that quality will guide this interest. The pages following provide an overall view of the physical plant existent or planned for the near fu' ture. It will be for yet another generation to affirm whether we will have supplied the intangibles that must inevitably accompany it.

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W.. f U., . l I!! UNITS IN JEFFERSON'S EXPANSION PROGRAM This site plan indicates the proposed projects to be undertaken in the vicinity of Jefferson's main building core at 11th and Walnut Streets. Jefferson is pleased to have provided impetus to the rehabilitation of the Washington Square West area, a downtown location occupied by the College since 1838. Appropriately, it is in this historic setting that Jefferson will inaugurate its own landscaped campus. Existing Buildings lLettered Unitsl A. Foerderer Pavilion B. Thompson Building C. Main Building D. Medical College E. Curtis Clinic F. James R. Martin Student Nurses' Residence G. Library-Administration Building Future Buildings lNumbered Units? 1. Radiation Biology 2. Jefferson Hall I Basic Science Depts. and Student Commons! 3. Residence for Graduate Nurses and House Staf 4. Medical Services 5. Institute of Behavior 6. Medical Students Residence 7. Residential Unit 8. Residential-Fraternities Unit 9. Medical Education 10. Medical Education 11. Medical Education 12. Residential Unit-Married Students 13. Medical Services Construction on Unit 421, Radiation Biology, was begun in mid-1964 and on Unit -712, Jefferson Hall, early in 1965. Planning is progressing on the Residential structures, Units 4353 and qi6, and construction will get underway early in 1966.