Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences - Stethoscope Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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KENNETH DAVIS AB., D.O. th can During the Colden Age of Creece, medicine became an independent art, becoming divorced to a great extent from theology and philosophy. The art as practiced by the Creeks and by their immediate successors, such as the Romans, was based on study of the patient and deduction based on clinical observation. The study of the patient was carried out by means of inspection, palpation, and a crude form of auscultation. These methods were very skillfully used by the Creeks and have been the mainstay of diagnosis down to our modern times. The 1952 STETHOSCOPE, by means of pictorial representations, showed the excellent modern combination of classical physical diagnosis combined with the up-to-date laboratory procedures such as chemical tests, endoscopic examinations and X-ray, these combinations being all-important to the welfare of the patient and to the clinical training of the student doctor. ln addition to the clinical phases, the STETHOSCOPE graphically illustrated to the public the excellent laboratory procedures and teaching techniques which are so successfully used in our College to demonstrate the basic sciences which form the foundation for the art of the clinical practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery. The manner in which the 1952 STETHOSCOPE was received by the students, faculty, staff and the alumni was a landmark indicative of the progressively aggressive nature of our College and profession. Due to this spirit of loyalty, the 1953 yearbook has been made possible. Thus the 1953 STETHOSCOPE becomes a tangible symbol of the destiny of our College, which is to serve our students and alumni and enable them to make possible their ultimate destiny, which is the service of humanity in sickness. K. 1. DAVIS, D.O.

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DIOSEPII M. PEACU BS., D.Sc. E th presld nt Knowledge is proud that it ltnovvs so much, wisdom is humble that it lvnows no more. This adage by Vvilliam Cowper, the great eighteenth century English poet, characterizes the attitude and thinking of the great majority of our students as they come to the time of their graduation. It appeals to me that this is the proper approach ol' the student and the physician to the responsibilities that he must assume as a member of his profession. Proud in their accomplish' ment, yet humble in their recognition of the demands that they will be called on to meet. In the first paragraph of the code of the American Osteopathic Association this sentence occurs: The physician should ever bear in mind the high character of his calling and the great responsibility which it involves and should remember that the comfort, the health, and the lives of his patients depend on the skill, attention, and faithfulness with which he performs his professional duties. This is a basic precept that must guide your every action. Think of the deep meaning of these words of dedication: character, responsibility and faithfulness. This deep sense of responsibility appears to be the chief characteristic that distinguishes the professional person from others of mankind. The recognition and acceptance of this fact in your preparation, a willingness to adhere to high ethical standards in practice, and pride in the honorable discharge of responsi- bility is the criteria ol' the true physician. In becoming a physician you of necessity enter into a career of service to mankind. The rewards of this service are rich, both in spiritual and material blessings. The demands of this service are great and require the fullest measure of character and integrity. Let us each determine that we will not be found wanting in meeting the challenge of our high calling. J. M. PEACH, HS., D.Sc. 8 l

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CARROLL S. ANDERSON, D.O. Assistant Professor of Surgery Chief of Staff WILBUR V. COLE, B.S., D.O. Associate Professor of Principles Associate Professor of Anatonzy A. B. CRITES, A.B., D.O., NTD., F.O.C.O. Professor of Ophthalniology, Otorhinolaryngology anal Plastic Surgery KENNETH DAVIS, AB., D.O., Dean Professor of Practice FLOYD E. DUNN, D.O., F.A.C.N. Professor of Practice K Neurology anal Neuropsychiatryi WILLIAM M. FOWLER, D.O. Director of Clinics Assistant Professor of Practice 10 faculty ALBERT A. CHQBQUETTE, D.O. Professor of Surgery C Urologyi DOROTHY E. CRANE, A.B., A.M. Assistant Professor of Physiology LEE E. DAVIDSON, D.O. Assistant Professor of Obstetrics Assistant Superintenalent, Conley lylaternity Hospital 'lAlXIES A. DIRENNA, D.O. Assistant Professory of Surgery EINIORY O. FISHER, D.O. Associate Professor of Surgery JOHN W. GEIGER, D.O., F.O.C.O. Associate Professor of Ophthal- rnology and Otorhinolaryngology