Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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f m LIBRARY Robert L. Johnson who succeeded Dr. Beury as the third president of Temple University in 1941, the Medical School has continued to grow in size, usefulness, and reputation in the years since 1929. With construction started this year on the new additions to the Medical Center, 1954 will become a great year in the history of the Medical School and looms as the beginning of a new era of eminence and distinction for Temple University Medical Center. CAFETERIA

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HOSPITAL LOBBY year the present eight story Medical School Building was erected directly opposite the Samaritan Hospital at Broad and Ontario Streets, which, in the winter of 1929, was named the Temple University Hospital. That same year Dr. William N. Parkinson became the fourth dean, and the Medical School received a Grade A rank from the A.M.A. Council on Medical Education. Under the direction of Dr. Parkinson, Dr. Charles E. Beury, and Dr. MEDICAL SCHOOL LOBBY QC'manfown cff( CGyi . fjtnnar.

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THE FUTURE IN-PATIENT AND OUT-PATIENT BUILDINGS The expected and eagerly awaited expansion of the Temple University Medical Center emerged into the construction phase on March 17, 1954 with the official ground breaking ceremonies. Construction of the two new buildings, illustrated in the architect's drawing above, will be completed in 1956. In completion, the new in-patient building situated on the left and the new out-patient building located in the background will occupy the rest of the block north of the present hospital. The former building will be ten stories high, fully air-conditioned, and will provide space for 364 beds and a cafeteria. This space is expected to release 200 more beds for ward patients and will bring the total capacity of the old and new buildings to more than 1,000 beds. The clinic building.