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

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Why then have we chosen this as our profession? We look forward to an intense personal involvement with people and feel proud that we play a con- structive role in society. There is reward in the realization of our goals to alleviate suffering and prevent spread of disease. Fulfillment for ourselves and our families is the end-product of this professional intent. Now we are doctors; tomorrow we will be physicidns. Today we have a diploma; tomorrow we have a committment.

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The Osteopathic Oath I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter and I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mind always nature ' s laws and the body ' s inherent capacity for recovery. And I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will give drugs for deadly purposes to any perse And wil endeavor to work in acco rd though it be asked of me. ith my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation, and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices. And I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me. I will be ever alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still. TABLE OF CONTENTS N RECOGNITION STAFF AND FACULTY TIME TO LAUGH N MEMORIAM ORGANIZATIONS UNDERCLASSMEN 11 SENIOR PORTRAITS 17 EXTERNESHIP 70 ADMINISTRATION 86 GRADUATION 90 FAMILY 144 CONCLUSION 162 216 226 234 239 250 !