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

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Qollege

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dissection Ldhoratory In this section of our Colk ' jic the stuili-nt individually dissects, under the sii])irvision of competent surgeons, one-half of that intricate organic machine we rtcognize as Man. First as Freshmen, then as .Soi)iiomores they jiradually com- j)lete their task and. ready for the Junior year, they realize the immeasiirahle value and im])ortance of the privilesre that was theirs. It is here that the student acquires a hasis for .-in uiKliTst.indinii of the l)hiloso])hy of Osteojjathy. of the intricate structures of tiie iiuman hody; only then is he eiiiii)il)ed to understand its complex function. Having gained these retpiisites he is capable of ])ractising the mechanics of Osteo))athy with a clear conception of the fundamentals gained within this laboratory.