Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Synapsis Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Qlinic One need only visit this section of the college on a clinic day to appreciate the significance of an architecturally obscured haven for the physically incompetent. The clientele of the clinic have so far surpassed the expectations of our builders that we wonder how large an addition to our out-patient department will be necessary five years hence. At the present time there are thirty-seven treating rooms each equipped with an osteopathic table and stool. In these rooms approximately one hundred and fifty pa- tients are treated and examined in one day by student or practicing doctors. The clinical organization consists of the departments of Osteopathy, Neurology, Physical-Therapy, Pediatrics, Cardio-Respiratory, Genito-Urinary, Dermatology, Proct- ology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Podiatrics.

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T) is section laboratory Curtains are here raised to divulge the secrets of human anatomy to the under ' classes. This modern laboratory harbors twenty ' cight tables and will accommodate one hundred and forty students. It is equipped with a refrigeration plant that will preserve thirtyfive cadavera. A recent addition to this department is equipment for brain dissection wherein a splendid practical objective is obtained of the most intricate of cellular structures, the human brain. The lighting and ventilation on this floor are such that the student is virtually as well equipped as a surgeon to perform his ex ' ploratory work. In addition, the hygiene of the laboratory is under the supervision of Gilbert A. Gavin, whose clever methods of embalming preserves the subjects under examination in a manner least offensive to the student.

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Amphitheatre We feel a note of seriousness as we reflect upon the shrine of the skillful surgeon. It is here that many lives have been preserved and born and where we hope in the years to come that few will be lost. The refreshing cleanliness of scrupulously polished metal-work and azure-tinted wells are replaced by the necessity of resorting to two-tone effects. Even a cursory glance at this spacious and scientifically conceived operating pit suggests surgery con- ducted with utmost efficiency and circumspect asepsis. The Amphitheatre will seat two hundred and fifty spectators, each of whom has an unobstructed view of the procedures below.