Medical College of Virginia - X Ray Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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•™ Success for the student involves not only making the grade but also acquiring a facility for working with people, with good interpersonal relations and high ethical standards, and preparing for a life that in- cludes things other than his work. After all, a person not only needs to work to provide sustinance for the body, but also needs to provide sustinance for the soul. Dr. Ives Townsend Dr. George DeVries, Biochemistry, VCCI Dis- tinguished Scholar Award Faculty 23

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EXPERIENCE IT ! Nothing can take the place of performing the task yourself. Hands on experience is the key. There are three simple steps in- olved — research, study, and actual performance of the task. Ah, the excitement hat is felt when the third step is executed. At jmes you are the clinician, diagnosing and reating your classmates and patients, while other times you are the patient being treated. Many memories are made from these experiences. It ' s easy to recall the time your partner insisted on listening to every pulse beat as he took your blood pressure or the time you trembled as you approached your partner with a needle. Eventually, you develop your techniques, dexterity and awareness. There is a lot of team work that is involved in this learning process. As you practice, instructors correct and guide you, patients obtain a service, and you learn your profession. Nothing can recreate the atmosphere or the situation — nothing can take the place of performing the task yourself. Hands O n 25