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

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The clinic, once located in the Administration Building, now is housed in its own quarters. Where students once diagnosed and treated their patients, offices now stand. Many patients today can recall receiving their medical care within these very walls! K.C.C.O.S. has seen numerous changes since its inception. The corridors are not recogniz- able today-the administration building now glistens with fresh paint, tile, and bulletin boards proclaiming news and events. However, the spirit of the past lingers to keep students and staff ever mindful of their heritage. Time changes-equipment changes as well! Once this was the latest, designed for opti- mal patient care. Despite change in furnishings. one factor in the school remains constant- total patient care, whatever the ailment .... This, the very heart of the osteopathic concept. is the aim of every student, throughout his years of clinical study and continuing into his practice.

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The out-patient clinic provides a wealth of path- ology for the students in the clinic years. Here the student gains experince in diagnosis and treating patients in his own practice. -t , , . , I, 1 V The new student union building provides living quarters for unmarried students as well as recrea- tional facilities and a modern cafeteria. Johnson Hall, the basic facility for laboratory cour- ses, was opened in 1940. Here the students come to know every corner of this structure as they spend long hours in the different laboratories gaining skills in the basic sciences which will be applied in the clinic years. The administration building has seen many changes throughout the years and' has served faithfully as the hub of both administrative and medical activities. Here are housed the business facilities as well as classrooms and research equipment. Q- -12. ' , its

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At last the physician of tomorrow applies his knowl- edge to the human body and in the out-patient clinic he finds a vast abundance of pathology which keeps him busy relearning all those syn- dromes he thought he knew so well. The new student union in addition to providing recreational facilities and a cafeteria offer the unmarried student peace and solitude to contem- plate the myriad of information which will become a part of him during those basic science years. At times the laboratory seems a million miles from the business of being a physician but here the stu- dent unconsciously gains skills and discipline that will enable him to better care for the sick. In the administration building the student finds at least a little time to lounge between class or patient visits and to catch up on his reading or try to improve that opening gambit in his chess game.