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

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CARLETON HALFMAN GREENBERG A MAIOR portion of the laurel wreath is gladly given to the department of Urology for possessing one of the more completely organized services for students .... This was due in a large measure to the combined efforts of two of our head professors .... Dr. Carleton, the head of the department .... And Dr. Kaufman, now head of surgery but formerly associated with the department of Urology only .... The result was a concentrated course the like of which we have not experienced since our freshman year. As juniors the class was divided equally into two sections .... One under the supervision of Dr. Kauf- man, the other under the late Dr. Maeder .... With these excellent lecturers the class quickly became ac- climated to this new subject .... The hand of fate, however, struck down Dr. Maeder in the prime of life -an acute loss to all who knew him .... We, com- parative strangers, had already begun to appreciate the qualities which he possessed. A double-barrelled program of efficiency greeted us as seniors .... At the Metropolitan Dr. Carleton had arranged a schedule so meticulous in its detail that one's activity could be foretold at any hour on any day for a two week period .... There were daily quizzes-the entire staff never missed-and there was one case to work up each day .... At Fifth Avenue a similar schedule prevailed .... The clinic was in charge of Dr. Carleton .... To him we looked for a demonstration of the art of cystoscopy .... He was a masterlat the double entendre ibut when he said 9 a. m. he meant 9 a. m.l .... He never asked a question that one could answer .... He worked hard and played hard .... Under his scholarly veneer there was a genuine and sincere desire to help the student. We have received a sound foundation in the princi- ples of this specialty .... We express our gratitude to all the clinical instructors with whom we came in con- tact .... Drs. Goldberg, Alpern, Pollack, Reid and Keshin .... Without them, we would have seen the World Series .... But we would have known little about prostatism, the exigencies of acute epidydymitis and the minatory meanderings of certain gram nega- tive diplococci. U Forty-four A G E N ITC-U R I NARY I in Q. 3 E , v P l t E t ? LH

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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

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oToLARYNeoLoeY oPHTHALMoLoeY BOENTGENOLOGY t HETRICK MUNSON HOWARD THESE three departments are included among a rather select group .... More and more are medi- cal men demanding that the physician be exceptionally prepared before he enters any of these fields .... More and more is the individual physician coming to realize that exceptional preparation is essential if he is to be successful as a practitioner in one of these fields. Heading the department of Otolaryngology is Dr. Hetrick .... His penetrating insight together with his genial nature make him a true friend of the student . . . . Drs. Sacklin and Bowman are encountered less frequently than the student might desire .... Dr. Foster is rapidly gaining fame in the field of mastoid work. . . . , Dr. Lloyd we recall from our junior year . . . . . . . . His lectures on diagnosis of chest conditions to- gether with the technique of bronchoscopy are indelibly printed in our minds. The department of Ophthalmology is presided over by Dr. Munson .... A more sincere man or one more interested in medical education could not be found .... The delicacy and -dexterity with which he has operated hundreds of difficult eye cases have never ceased to amaze the student .... Dr. Chambers has long been noted for his interest in eye conditions associated with skull fracture .... Dr. McLean had an interesting bit of advice to offer the senior class .... It is his conten- tion that even the most expensive ophthalmoscope can- not make a diagnosis--the diagnosis is rather depend- ent on the man who is using the instrument. Two men guide the destinies of Flower Hospital in radiological work .... The professor and head of the department is Dr. Howard .... His patient instruction of the upper classes in a profoundly difficult subject will ever be a source of wonder to the graduating class . . . . Clinical instruction in roentgenology is ably con- ducted by Dr. Borrelli .... His keen sense of humor has not infrequently been the cause of many embar- rassing moments for some of the lesser students .... His slow drawl and half-closed eyes belie his active mind and ready wit. The men representing these specialties also represent a goal toward which we must all strive, if, we are to be successful in medicine .... They personify honesty, integrity and sincerity .... Their personifications are to be our ideals. Forty-five