Ohio State University College of Medicine - Caducean Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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enirdnice DOCG Drs. R. Thompson, F. Beman; Mr. P. Byers; Drs. J. Prior, R. Baker, J. Williams; Miss F. Schulz (Drs. R. Meiling and L. Evans absent). The pre-med student’s interview before the Medical Admissions Advisory Committee was the beginning—a momentous and unforgettable experience. There they were. like judges, all focusing their attention on the lonely and frightened candidate, sitting at the end of the big table. The moment of decision had come. Had the candidate’s preparation been adequate? Were his scholastic marks acceptable? Was he really motivated to become a doctor (why hadn’t he become a truck driver?) ? Was he financially capable? And in the end, was there “one less position available” in the next freshman class or not? Fortunately for us, there was room. May of each year was a time of initiations for many 6 honorary organizations and other groups on campus. Neil Hall was the site of one such festive occasion—the Big-Little Sis party and capping ceremony—the “initiation” for new students in the School of Nursing. The capping ceremony followed refreshments and a pro- gram presented by the juniors, showing the lighter side of student life in nursing. Each junior then placed a nursing cap on her Little Sis’ head, and the program closed with a prayer. Following capping, each Big Sis lit a candle and formed two lines of singing Big Sisters, through which the new nursing students walked as they left.

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basics . Physical diagnosis lecture: Dr. J. Silberstein. The first and second years of medical school consisted difference from pre-medical studies was the much greater mainly of lectures, laboratories, examinations, and long volume of didactic material to be comprehended and mem- hours of study. In general, students indicated that the main orized in a much shorter period of time. neuroanatomy final examination 8