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

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locale The Osteopathic Profession has, in the past ten years, grown in stature, in numbers, and in importance as a salient factor in the maintenance of public health in the United States. The Osteopathic philosophy, by its foundation in the natural basic sciences, becomes undeniable and has been the basis for our growth and the ever increasing reliance by the public upon the Os- teopathic Physician for the protection of its health and welfare. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathy has been greatly affected by this increased demand for Osteopathic care and our facilities have suddenly fallen far below the demand which is still expanding geometrically. Plans are now in operation to meet this demand not just the addition of another 100 or 200 beds but the eventual availability of 600 beds within the next ten years. A beautiful 16 acre site has recently been procured by the Board of Directors. Plans are presently being prepared for the erection of a new hospital and college on this property. The new college will provide for the education of 600 students, graduating 150 Doctors of Osteopathy per year. Research facilities, a fine library and provisions for intensive post graduate training are all in the planning and. . .of course. . .parking space for the staff and student body. The present quarters at 48th Street will be maintained and expanded. Less immediate plans include the building of another hospital in time with the ever expanding Delaware Valley, thereby providing Osteopathic Hospital care for our practitioners and their patients. the school. . the hospital, ideally bound by our mutual goal. . .

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SYNAPSIS OF OSTEOPATHY . PHILA. , PENNA

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DR. FREDERIC H. BARTH Chairman, Board of Directors SYNAPSIS ' ! This word which the Greeks had for ' binding to- gether carries along down generations of PCOclasses to the present and, I hope, into the far future as long as the college endures and as high as it soars in its orbital mission of service to the race. 1 feel synapted to the Class of 1957 particularly because I have been with them from the Faculty Ad- missions Committee meetings way back there, up through their collective and individual climb to ' the degree moment. In spirit 1 will be with you, collectively as in the classroom a year ago, and individually wher- ever you go, as long as 1 last. Except for my own Class of 1921, there has been no class so well-known to me, personally and individ- ually. That is why my message to 1957, in this binding together volume, has to be personal, and warmed with the lamp of everlasting friendship. Vale, Doctoresl but never remote or disconnected. There will always be THE SYNAPSIS. William E. Brandt, D.O. President, P. CO. 1953 to 1957 DR. WILLIAM E. BRANDT President Philadelphia College of Osteopathy ADMINISTRATION