Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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DEAN ical schools for ss as their final years and each : be emphasized. 'etofore. Perhaps personally, but l hasis which our i a handicap. or the first time to the future re- uture health and f patient is more ce which will be h it may be con- smoking, to lose s he is confident ms is a wise and apt, he would do ' impression ofa student have lin- bility to exercise conference with small role in YQUV basis for lUd9 l9 nfidence is more guage, and dress. .nd faculties GUY' tyle and Opiniorfs fer, gn our basic ae0Pl9 Who pm? ing that reSP0f'SL c knowledge. an, my Causes TOTE gn oPP0Vtunity to Ul- yo J to assesS . portant Toolzfucoli sized wt I our Sl Gian to al Y UC' asf, for yours I w. M' :nvEeKi?:ezld9 t D. PRESIDENT To Members of the Class of 1969: Congratulations and the best of everything to each of you! Yours has been a long road to this turning point in a long career. Your studies have been deep, intricate, and seemingly endless. But they have been directed toward making you a better person-a person better to understand the nature of man and his place in our Universe. Now you have the means, the knowledge, and the wisdom to involve yourself in the vast opportunities that symbolize and epitomize our times. If you doubt me, l ask you, for a moment to pause, to observe, and to harken. lt will not take you long to be reminded that we are living in the midst of an explosion-an up- heaval-a revolution. The detonation involves all segments, and all phases of our society--science, knowledge, education, philosophy, religion, and politics. lt in- volves industry, government, and institutions of higher learning. lt involves all people. And it most certainly involves you! Let us hope, therefore, that each of you will brace yourself to the tasks before you, that you will alleviate human suffering to the best of your ability, and that you will make this world a better place in which to live. Sincerely yours, 1 Jie Peter A. Herbut, M.D. President

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DEAN To the new Jeffersonians of 1969: The custom has developed at Jefferson and many other medical schoolsufor the Dean to present a message to the members of the senior class as their final year draws toward its close. I have done this for a number' of years and each time I have tried to give thought to a pertinent issue which might be emphasized. Speaking candidly, I find this more difficult this year than heretofore. Perhaps mounting years are starting to show their early effects on me personally, but I prefer to think otherwise, and so I have decided that the emphasis which our society is placing on the generation gap nowadays is giving me a a handicap. I I continue to believe that when a patient meets a physician for the first time he forms an impression which either may be helpful or harmful to the future re- lationship of the two individuals and, more importantly, to the future health and welfare of the patient himself. If this impression if favorable the patient is more likely to have confidence in the physician and to accept the advice which will be offered to him at the conclusion of the examination, even though it may be con- trary to his pleasures and comforts. A patient is not likely to stop smoking, to lose weight, or to adopt a troublesome routine when so advised unless he is confident that the physician who is making such unwelcome recommendations is a wise and thoughtful person and dedicated to the best interests of others. If one were to agree that there is some validity to this concept, he would do well to give thought to the factors which form a patient's early impression of a physician. Factors which have led to judgments about you as a student have in- volved primarily your knowledge of the medical sciences, your ability to exercise certain technical skills, and your quickness of thought during a conference with a member of the faculty. I submit that such factors will play a small role in your patient's early impression of you as a physician. Patients have no basis for judging a doctor's medical knowledge or surgical skill, and so their confidence is more likely to be based on the physician's demeanor, appearance, language, and dress. All these are personal issues which students may overlook and faculties any- more are afraid to judge. A generation gap indeed does exist in matters of attitudes, style and opinions on many issues. Physicians, young and old, are agreed, however, on our basic objectives in life. All of us recognize that the welfare of the people who place their health in our charge is our prime responsibility. Discharging that responsi- bility involves multiple aptitudes-diagnostic acumen, therapeutic knowledge, and the ability to establish rapport with others. Failure in any category causes total failure. In this event, the loss is bilateral. The physician loses an opportunity to serve another. The patient's loss may not be recoverable. As you prepare to take your leave from Jefferson I urge you to assess your- selves from all standpoints. Consider what talents will be important to you in the practice of medicine beyond those which have been emphasized by your col- lege and medical school faculties. Go forth and be a total physician to all your patients and to all their needs. You have the best wishes of all Jeffersonians, present and past, for your suc- William F. Kellow. M.D. Dean and Vice President cess and happiness! PR To Mem Conga Yours have be toward man an Now in the me, I a, YOU lor heavaj- Society. volves PS0ple Let E

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