New York Medical College - Fleuroscope Yearbook (Valhalla, NY)

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NEUROLOGY O T T 1 x 'x Y ,774 , K 'il-M' 'TW ii I I , . , , A., 4 - rf, M X fl' . ' . ' f ig! . 1 . 4' l V fyrlzg' I - PQ T' ', Q' fr avi. ia- the - A V , , I Y ,l.- ri: V: ' . M X It ' - ' iii! ' r . , i, -E,-4 Forty-two HOUSE MOSSER THE general consensus of opinion is that our two years with Neurology and Psychiatry proved to be a classical example of the alpha and omega .... The zenith and the nadir in medical education .... A paradox perhaps but easily explainable .... A repu- tation such as this is dependent principally on two factors .... The irresistible fantasia which characterizes the subject .... And the rugged individuality which was a very integral part of the departments personnel . . . . Difficult though these subjects be, they neverthe- less interest every student because of the peculiar problems they present. In our junior year, the science of Neurology found itself behind the proverbial eight-ball by being as- signed atrocious spots on the program .... 4 p. m. on Mondays and Fridays .... Despite the dramatic quali- ties ot our Dr. House and the esteemed worthiness of the subject, matters neurological ran a poor second to bruised rumps .... Thus were anagrams and battleships born .... Cartoonists and poets reveled during this class .... We spent an intriguing hour weekly with Dr. Mosser on subjects psychiatric .... A very efficient introduction to this abstract bit of trivia . . . . The resplendence of the aforementioned doctor in re matters sartorial was ever a source of admiration both in its regularity and intensity .... To Dr. Ganders was given the task of getting our minds off our seats in the second semester .... lf he succeeded in any measure, it was due primarily to his earnestness and sincerity .... He was as informal as he was sincere. Came the glow of the senior year .... With Neur- ology on the Island, vest-pocket examination cards and brilliant diagnoses .... Without the anatomical prob- lem of the previous year, and with Dr. I-Iouse's thespian abilities at razor edge, the sojourn was Well worth- while .... And finally, Senior Psychiatry with Dr. Seward and his trips into the labyrinthine mazes of the subconscious mind .... The dementias and par- anoias became living entities .... As La Bow put it years ago, he certainly had It. All in all, our labors in Neurology and Psychiatry were hours pleasantly spent and long to be remem- bered .... We take this opportunity to thank the members of this department for their kindness, pati- ence and spirit of helpfulness.

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ORTHOPEDICS ACTURES BINGHAM w1LsoN SAMWORTH THE science of Orthopedics and Fractures holds an extremely important , position in the profession of modern Medicine .... Related as it is to the skeletal framework of our bodies, it is as important to our well-being as an architect is to the construction of a modern engineering project .... The orthopedist, however, is mainly concerned with reconstruction and, in the last analysis, proper function .... The original architect in the case of human beings is a supernatural personage. The intricacies of bone and joint disease were ably and intimately pre- sented to the class of 1937 .... Our debt to the members of this department is a special one of three years standing .... It claims its specificity through the dual effect exerted by the members of the department on the student- that of the much publicized scholar and gentleman. As juniors, We received a series of lectures from Drs. Bingham and Wilson which bankrupt description .... The latter discoursing on Fractures, the former on Orthopedics .... Both were brilliant .... Dr. Bingham, replete with easy grace, affability and eruditeness .... Dr. Wilson, with characteristic straight-forwardness, simplicity and completeness .... It was no wonder, then, that we came to the Met in our senior year for those two Weeks on Orthopedics with mixed feelings .... A sense of confidence in having learned the fundamentals .... And an uneasiness concerning the veracity of the kind words of Dr. Bingham that We rather knew our stuff .... Our fears were groundless .... Through a very Well organized service We re- ceived valuable practical instruction from Dr. Himmelstein, the resident ..., From Dr. Cantwell, pleasantly disposed and photographically obsessed-his interests wide and varied .... From Dr. Schonfeld, of Kings County Schon- felds, expert in Orthopedic Surgery, S. M. U. football and loud socks .... From Dr. Wilson, of the Russell-Traction Wilsons, who cleared many problems for us by X-ray discussions and while on rounds ..., And, finally, from Dr, Bingham, who, by his evident stamp of a gentleman and his established ability as an orthopedist, made the entire service, in general, and those Friday afternoon conferences, in particular, a pleasure as well as a beneficence. Forty-one

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DEARBORN CORNELL THE DEPARTMENT of Dermatology deserves end- less eulogistic laudations for the manner with Which it handled the various groups of the senior class . . . . Mentally and morally these students cared little for the old skin game .... This inherent dislike was born and fostered during the junior year .... We had been duly forewarned, but to no avail .... The diffi- culty was tnat of having to wade through a mass of theoretical facts before being able to observe clinically that of which we studied .... Differential diagnosis to US. merely, meant memorizing a conglomeration of flwemprehensible words .... In consequence, our 3u1'110I' Year consisted of playing hide-and-seek with a macule, a papule and a wheal .... We actually dreaded those Tuesday afternoon quizzes. The introduction and basic principles of the subject Were introduced to us by Drs. Mintzer, Silberman and Berkovsky .... In concise, clear phrases the material YVCIS presented to us .... But our difficulty was not In understanding what was said .... Rather it was the attempt to form a picture in our minds of the clinical entitY .... The result was a poor substitute for actual clinical experience .... The instructors, however, re- Called their own experiences as students .... They evidenced extreme patience and helpfulness with us - - . . So that finally we found ourselves ready for Drs. Dearborn and Cornell .... Who lectured to us late in the year on certain disease entities .... Dr. Dearborn, soldierly, erect, emphatic .... Becoming ora- trical on vitamin deficiency .... Dr. Cornell, soft- Spoken, lecturing on tuberculosis of the skin. Senior year bought with it an all-too-short period in the clinic .... Quite a different experience from that Which we had in the previous year .... The study' of Dermatology proved to be one of the most interesting Of all our studies .... We were able, at last, to catch UD with the elusive wheal, the pernicious papule and the Wilv macule .... And we were able to call a scab UI scab .... We became more and more proficient at d1CIQnosis .... Treatment, however, was more difficult - - . . Often with a definite diagnosis established, all thefUDY would fail .... A discouraging outlook for all but 'the most persevering .... And then Time was Cfqain at our heels, and our stay at an end. DERMATOLOGY Forty-three