Seton Hall College of Medicine - Journal Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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-!?f. The most enjoyable time spent on surgery was the two weeks allotted to Dr. Blasi's emergency room. From three to nine every night we satisfied our egos that we were vital in the care of the sick of Jersey City. Needle holder in one hand, thumb forceps in the other, we sutured a scalp here, removed a splinter there, and then with a splash of mer- cresin and a wad of gauze pad, sent the whole man back to society. These vigorous endeavors were watched over by Drs. Abad and Ershadi, who, between reading negative skull x-rays and quieting the anxious GYN cases, managed to teach us the essentials of minor surgery. There was, how- ever, no greater teacher of emergency care than the path- ology that presented itself to our hospital on a Saturday night. If one must truly learn by seeing and doing, this is the place that produces the experts. Not everyone could get on Dr. T evlin's floor to hear his excellent talks and well conducted rounds. However, this was soon well compensated for by our full time professors. Dr. Knightly came across the river by way of Memorial to puff his pipe and drop pearls, and Dr. Lazaro was detoured through India before he finally landed in Jersey City. A late arrival perhaps, but his Wit and humor were only out- done in enthusiastic reception by his ability to simplify difficult subjects and make the house staff squirm at prob- lem conferences. By the end of the rotation we did not feel as though we could yet do an abdorninoperineal, but found that scrub- bing with Dr. Critides no longer fazed us, and no matter how fast Dr. Miranti recited the intrinsic muscles of the hand, we still could not remember them. 41 ul .....-. .XR 1 f I-Zgx. f ,E N l X . Q,,,L I N afrieaua One more break in sterile technique and 1'll report you to the Immigration Office!

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XILED AND EXPLOITED was the way we felt about our senior service at the Margaret Hague Ma- ternity Hospital. Here we met our longest hours and did some of the most menial tasks, but in return were rewarded with the opportunity of taking charge of the sacred moment of birth. Our first experience with the patient and the pel- vic at the baby factory was in the out-patient clinic on G level. We learned to measure and feel small parts and vertex, to draw blood without a syringe, and finally emerged with highly educated fingers. Lectures introduced us to Dr. Riva and his AO stain, Dr. Breen and his ovarian tumors, and Dr. Andreson, who quietly revealed the virtues of a presacral neurectomy. We also met many attendings-Dr. Wagner taught the proper way to cut sutures, Dr. Bookrajian how to feel a cervix and smoke a cigar at the same time, and all the rest who proved that there are hundreds of ways to do an episiotomy. The military atmosphere was broken by the smil- ing face and charming manner of Dr. Kubes, who im- pressed us with his ability to do GYN procedures from below. We were a bit disappointed when he an- nounced that he could not show us a vaginal cesarean section at MHMHI But GYN was not all surgery to us, for PID reigned supreme in our junior year, and how to make a diagnosis without a pelvic kept us occupied as seniors. Pit drips that seemed endless, early morning blood rounds, late night ambulance calls, and examinations that covered anything and everything, made us happy to give the Hague back to the obstetricians when our six weeks came to an end. af' Lili' lil QQ 'A l I 'Q' ll A ,,l,,u,, ci T5 ' fir-, . AA hmat Munn ,, tr soon euvs 73 U, Hx N is LWWWNJ Mmaul in -- i- Lf- Fi 1 K Q-vb nur-nm I D 1 LA I Gofglnss, x l L cugpx 1, 5' 5 l CQ .A .2 l xv: Damn it Zdenek, I said present ARMS! .e- ,V .gf sr: . ,., - ft M K rzbk 9 -.-. 'V R. P 5 l