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

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A., . B.. ission pts of rsonal e col- ce ar- of life. ly and meant endant obs. ays ot ese in- erviews of the quet to whom BERTRAND BLOCK, B. A.. Brooklyn. N. Y. ROY BOBBITT. Denton, Texas .9 - QL -X at B' X A r ff .. Q .R 1 , . :grads T N . 2. wi o ' 1 f 1 , 5 f- -lt. Q5 4 it ui-- Qf, . . git- 5.52 Qc! ' A b 5- ' C' ll ' ' 'N i V' . fz r - . , X he will work and study for four years. On the Monday following orientation week, work begins in earnest. In the mid-September Missouri heat you will find the aspiring young osteopathic physician carefully preparing a cadaver for anatomi- cal dissection, while the odor of formaldehyde rises in the air and attaches itself permanently to his person. Carefully, laboriously, the dissection proceeds. With the students working in pairs, every nerve. every muscle in the human body is exposed, identi- fied, Committed to memory. For a thorough know- ledge of anatomy is essential to the education of q phygicignj it is the cornerstone upon which the basic sciences are built- ANDREW BOGDAN. B. S.. Farrell, Pa. WILLIAM BOONE, B. S., Kansas City. Mo. CHESTER BOOTS, Wyandotte, Mich. FRANK BRADLEY, B. S.. Orange. Texas To the twelve hours of anatomy each week are added other vital courses: embryology, the study of young organisms in early stages of development: histology, the minute structure of cells: and princi- ples. Later in the year biochemistry, oncology, physi- ology, osteopathic principles, medical psychology and preventive medicine. All are introduced into the freshman schedule. By now, the shiny microscope is showing signs of wear from being bumped up and down stairs, in and out of cars, as it travels from home to school and back again. By now also, the awestruck look has been replaced by one of furious concentration as the pressure of work increases, papers fall due. tests loom. Typewriters pound incessantly, coffeepots 17

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- a y 3 x , ' Q v 'V ' ' st. - '- ..: , V ll X The making of a doctor is a long and difficult process. It embraces much more than three or four years of premedical preparation and four years of intensive training in an osteopathic college-for the young student fresh out of college it involves a complete metamorphosis of his entire personality. There is no facet of his life that will remain untouched by the goal he has determined for himself. Emotions, ethics. family and social life-all must be adjusted to his new role of student-doctor. By graduation time the carefree freshman has become a man of dignity and purpose-truly a physician. Perhaps the term carefree freshman is a trifle misleading. Their arrival on the campus about the first of September, complete with shiny microscope and awestruck look has been preceded by many 16 PHILIP ACCARDO. San Antonio, Texas MOHTON AIZIC, B. A., New York City MARCUS ALALOUF, B. A., Philadelphia, Pa. IAMES ALTENES, A. B.. Torrance, California STUART BARON. B. S.. Union. New Iersey MARK BETTERMAN, A. B.. South Euclid, Ohio anxious moments. First, an application for admission to the college had to be filed: then transcripts of college credits were forwarded. and lastly, a personal interview with the admissions committee oi the col- lege held. When finally the letter of acceptance ar- rived, it meant the beginning of a new way of life. For the single student it is good-bye to family and friends for four years: for the married student it meant relocating the entire family, with all its attendant problems of housing fat student pricesl and jobs. To acclimate the new student, three days of orientation are scheduled by the college. These in- clude a complete physical examination, interviews with the faculty, addresses by the heads of the various departments, registration, and a banquet to acquaint the new student with the men with whom

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....-- V' A -fi ' Q. up i 1 1- RAYMOND BUCCI A B Philadelphia Pa I ROBERT ciivuazn. B. s.. Cleveland, Ohio VITALE CIAVATTA, B. A., Orange, New lersey x wr- is boil, and all night study sessions become routine. The end of the first trimester finds everyone in a state of pre-examination tension-this, too, is an integral part of a doctor's education. The discipline imposed by examination deadlines prepares him for such future competition as state boards: even the sleepless nights spent in study are a preparation tunknown to himself, perhapsl for the many sleepless nights every practicing physician experiences. Examinations concluded, the second trimester opens-there are new courses, new professors, but the some old routine of study. study, study, which by now is becoming an accepted way of life. H Despite the necessity of intensified learning dur- ing the four years spent in medical school there is, 18 if , ROBERT CONNAIR. Dayton, Ohio ANTHONY CORONA, B. S., Miami, Fla. ROBERT CRAWFORD, B. S Brilliant, Ohio of course, a lighter side to student life. The faculty honors the freshman at a banquet during orientation week: the student council sponsors several dances during the school year, a Christmas party for the entire family, and a picnic in the spring. The fra- ternities fete the freshmen with a series of rush parties during November. There are, moreover, other scho- lastic, medical, and religious organizations on cam- pus. Yet. even when the aspiring student-doctor sheds his white lab coat for a business suit or a sport jacket, his conversation and thought remains the same: courses, professors, therapy, exams. The art of healing is his world, and he takes it with him everywhere.