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

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T-- . -. -...■■i--r s.( fTyff f i ' ' . ' ' !?» he Qhemistry Laboratory In this most modern of laboratories, under the supervision of thoroughly trained instructors, every Freshman and every Sophomore proves for himself the funda- mentals of Chemical Science, especially as they pertain to the healing art. And having taken for his own a knowledge of basic principles, he is equipped to pursue for himself the less tangible theories of today, the facts of tomorrow. Of greatest interest is the comparatively recent development of the course in Chemistry along lines designed to demonstrate the relation of Osteopathic principles and therapy to facts long established bj ' the older science of Chemistry.

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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.

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T3he Qollege Qlinic If tliiTf is .-my OTH- i)oint in tlic lantr of a stuiltiit wliiili i .•iiiaiDjrous t(i» liis graduation from tlu- Collcgf, it is liis introduction to tlic work of tlit- out-patit-nt clinic. Havinsj studied to prepare liimself for a career of service, he is sent into a small world of practice where, under the guidance of superiors, it is liis privilege to meet liis own ])atients. to render such service as he may, -and to prove to liimself his own ahility or his own shortcomings as a practising ])liysieian. ami to learn by doing and hy seeing, the things which have never heen i)ut into hooks. Then, having com])leted his course of study, he may go on into .1 practice l jss strange for having already had an introduction to a few of its many proMems. . . . M39