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

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X IIII ugh I TE MJPERAN Seek the Middle Path: Economy To The M embers of The Graduating Class: You have now completed the first phase of your medical education and are about to begin the continuing educational process which char- acterizes the responsible physician so long as he lives. Now that your professors have become your colleagues and the aca- demic problems posed on examination papers have been superceded by the human beings who will reach out to you for help, the responsibility for your successes and failures will lie with you alone. You, and only you, will be able to determine your competence in making the decisions which will affect the Well-being of those entrusted to your care. Each day of your life you will be called upon to meet the often lonely challenge of our profession with self-confidence, discipline, and leader- ship. The never-ending pursuit of excellence required of you must be inwardly motivated with integrity. We, your teachers and colleagues, believe that you will move forward in the best traditions of our noble profession and we entrust to you our complete confidence and our highest hopes. Lawrence B. Slobody, M.D. Acting Dean and Vice-President

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.a,a-Sf,ltli,,l . - To the Senior Class: It is very gratifying to me to have the opportunity of conveying to each member of the class of 1967 my sin- cerest good wishes on the occasion of his graduation from New York Medical College. You have completed your work in medical college during a time of much ferment both at your college and in the country at large. The coming into being of Medi- care and the developing implementation of Title XIX will make for profound changes in the practice of medi- cine and in public attitudes toward the medical profes- sion. That you chose the practice of medicine as a profes- sion is a tribute to your ambition and your dedication. During your lifetime as a doctor you will have responsi- bility for birth, growth and life, for the advancement of knowledge through research, for the sharing of knowl- edge through teaching. Whether your principal concern ultimately is to prac- tice, to teach or to do research, you will find a gradual increase in your own responsibility. You will have to make decisions that reach beyond your immediate sphere. I hope that you will make these decisions and contrib- l X, l l r , . , , Y As A Man Sows: Balance ute your efforts to the full extent of your potentialities. You will know the joy of work well done and you will earn and be awarded the recognition and appreciation of your colleagues. Perhaps most important of all, I hope that you will think of yourselves as members of an ever-changing, evolving profession, that you will be constantly seeking a greater awareness of the complex needs of the com- munity you serve whatever its size and wherever it may be. As you enter into the medical profession, pledge your- self to: 1. Service to a single patient and to the whole com- munity. 2. Commitment to the expanding needs of a chang- ing world. 3. Integrity in your decisions and judgments. 4. Excellence in the quality of your personal life. I am happy to offer to each and every one of you the sincerest congratulations and best wishes from each member of the Board of Trustees and from myself. Iackson E. Spears Chairman, Board of Trustees

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