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

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A MESSAGE from the President of the American Osteopathic Association T, HE following brief statement by the President of the American Osteo- pathic Association indicates his approval of Osteopathy as it is practiced today. After a quarter of a century in the active practice of Osteopathy, reflection allows me to enthusiastically approve those behavior attitudes and ambitions of my late teens which guided m - deci- sion to choose Osteopathy as a career. Edward A. Ward, D.O.

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CLA 1 THE crowning glory of osteopathy is osteopathic research. The diadem, however, does not rest any too snugly on the brow. It IS there, none the less, awaiting attention, adjustment, skilled workmanship and lustre. Your College here in Philadelphia holds an important key. to the research situation as it pertains to the osteopathic profession in general and especially to osteopathic education. The Administration and the Fac- ulty are research-minded. Their attitude may be expected to be a stim- ulating factor and to impel consideration of research work elsewhere along unimpeachable lines. You students have undoubtedly realized that research permeates the whole atmosphere of the School, the clinics as well as the laboratory departments. You have been exposed constantly to the attitude of investi- gation, by references to unsolved problems, by theories advanced to explain phenomena, by references to the literature, and by contacts with men who are working on the border-line of unexplored fields of knowledge. It is hoped that during your undergraduate days an environment of ideas has been created which will have an important influence on the more seriously-minded students. We know that most of you will go on to in- ternships, fellowships, apprenticeships of one sort or another leading to practice in general or specialty fields. Hope springs eternal that some one or two each year will turn to investigative work, when and if opportunity is afforded, recognizing the great part osteopathic research stands to play in professional recognition and success. The recently reported work of Professors Long and Lloyd in connection with the use of the Roentgen Ray in the study of vertebral mechanics with special reference to its adaptability in osteopathic practice, has been a source of great inspiration and pride to us here locally. Moreover, the enthusiasm and interest with which it is being received by the profession from scattered points of the country, as attested by scores of letters, tran- scend any action or event in recent years. It has been a central aim of the College to prepare students to meet mtelligently the conditions and demands of osteopathic practice— this through the intimate relationships of a student and a master teacher or chnician. At the same time it has been desired to equip young minds with courageous initiative together with honest and single-minded devotion to osteopathy. In conclusion, let me say that I have endeavored in this brief message to impress upon you the imperativeness of investigation and research in our osteopathic program. There never was a time when in our brief life the spirit of osteopathy needed quickening as today. It may be done through satisfaction of a fundamental need—expedition of osteopathic re- search. Edgar O. Holden.

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EDWARD A. WARD, D.O.