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

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Leroy E. Burney, M.D. Vice-President of Health Sciences The appointment of Dr. Leroy E. Burney as Vice-President of Health Sciences indicates an awareness of the changing role of the Medical Center in both the community which it serves and in the University of which it is a part. On the one hand, he must determine how the total health needs of this area can be best fulfilled by the several health science schools and their facilities. On the other, he must coordinate the health science schools and relate their activities to those of the entire University. As part of the latter function, he he is the coordinator for the University’s plan of expansion in the North Philadelphia area. His objective is to meet the needs of all of the schools of Health Sciences without duplication of function or facilities. Dr. Burney was graduated from Butler College. After receiving his M.D. degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine, he served his internship at the Public Health Service Hospital in Chicago. Following a year’s study as a Rockefeller Fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, he received a Master’s Degree in Public Health in 1932, His early work in the control of venereal disease led to an appointment with the War Shipping Administration during World War II. After serving as District Health Director of New Orleans and State Health Officer of Indiana, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Public Health Service, Bureau of State Services in 1953. Three years later, he was designated Surgeon-General of the Public Health Service by President Eisenhower. Dr. Burney’s ability as an administrator has proven to be more than adequate for the complex task of integrating the multiple needs and functions of the Health Science segments of the University.

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Administration MILLARD E. GLADFELTEK Ph.D., D.Sc. in Ed.. LL.D.. Litt.D., L.H.D President of the University HOWARD W. BAKER. M I . Chief Administrator of Temple University Medical Center WILLIAM N. PARKINSON, M.D. M.Sc. ( Medicine), F.A.C.S., LL.D., Sc.D.. Dean Emeritus

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In our Freshman year at Temple, Dr. Robert M Bucher was appointed Dean of the Medical School. The ensuing years have been exciting ones for our Dean and for us. The Medical Center has grown remarkably, and it has been our privilege to have been witness to and a part of that growth. All of this is directly attributable to Dr. Bucher’s boundless vitality and questing intellect. Dean Bucher received his M.D. degree from Temple in 1944. After serving a internship here, he spent a tour of duty in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and then returned to Temple for a residency in surgery. His surgical proficiency led to an assignment as Associate Professor of Surgery. He became Assistant Dean of the Medical School in 1957, and, when Dr. Parkinson retired in 1959, Dr. Bucher became his successor. Dean Bucher’s understanding of student problems often surpasses that of the student himself. He is acutely aware of the changing nature of the physician’s roles in the new frontier of the medical world. Along with other educators, he is searching for better solutions to the many problems involved in medical education. Under hirn Temple has participated in many new' pursuits, such as cooperation in the venture to establish a medical school in Ghana. We feel he is an outstanding example of the type of men who are establishing the higher standards of the new medical frontier, both here at Temple and throughout the entire country. Robert M. Bucher, M.D. Dean of the Medical School 19 Ginny Harr