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

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Arthur D. Nelson, M.D. Assistant Dean of the Medical School Dr. Arthur D. Nelson was appointed Assistant Dean in 1961. The necessity for this position was a direct result of the growth in size and complexity of the Medical School. Dr. Nelson was first known to us as an able lecturer on environmental health from our first year course in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. We welcomed his addition to the administrative staff of the school. In his subsequent relationship with us he has also shown an acute awareness of the special problems and needs of the medical student. His numerous functions include: medical school admissions, student affairs, plant construction and maintenance, and health maintenance. His capable handling of these activities is now well known to all of us. Dr. Nelson was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. degree in military engineering in 1944. After three years of troop duty, in the U.S. and Europe, and another three years as an engineering officer in Honduras, he enrolled in the Graduate School of Engineering at Harvard University from which he received an M.S. degree in civil engineering. He then returned to West Point to teach physics and chemistry. In 1953, he enrolled at Temple Medical School. After being graduated in 1957, he served a year of internship and another as chief resident physician at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania. An interest in occupational medicine led to several positions in this field. In addition to his present activities, Dr. Nelson and his wife, Dr. Sarah Burton Nelson conduct an active general practice. Betty Dunn 20

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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

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Dr. Bert R. Boone’s appointment to the position of Assistant Dean for Research exemplifies the increasing importance of this sphere of activity at Temple. His main function is to coordinate the various research projects of the school and hospital staff. With the advent of multiple facilities offered by the new research building and the new research wing of the hospital, he has no mean task. Dr. Boone received his M.D. degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1931. He then entered the Public Health Service as an intern at the U.S. Marine Hospital in New Orleans. In 1940, he became County Health Officer for Clay and Bradford Counties in Florida after serving in clinical positions at the Charity Hospital, New Orleans and the Staten Island Marine Hospital. Two years later he was appointed Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard. Beginning in 1944, he spent four years at Temple University Medical Center in cardiovascular physiology and roentgenology research. This work led to the development of electrokymography, a technique in which Temple was a pioneer. He then left Temple to become Chief of the Laboratory of Technical Development of the National Institutes of Health. He was designated Medical Director of the Research Fellowship Unit. Grants and Training Branch, National Heart Institute in 1956, serving in this capacity until 1961 when he accepted his present appointment at Temple. Dr. Boone is vitally concemd with the relationship of research to the totality of medical affairs in our society. Under Dr. Boone’s supervision and coordination, we can be assured that Temple will continue to be a source of ever expanding, frontiers of knowledge in the medical sciences. Bert R. Boone, M.D. Assistant Dean for Research 21 Sue Etter