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

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in Springfield, Mass. Yes, he proclaimed one afternoon last spring, you can learn clinical medicine in the foothills of the Berkshires! His departure, surely one of Temple's greatest losses, was understandable, for he deserved the recognition that a Chairmanship would bring him. His Bostonian heritage and his fondness for New England made Bay State Medical Center in Springfield an easy choice among the numerous institutions which offered him Chairmanship positions. Although he has departed for New England, his contributions at Temple remain. The Med I rotation is one of the most well- organized of the junior year, the Clinical Medicine course is now one of the most popular of the sophomore year and the Department of Medicine boasts not only the finest residents, but also one of the most efficient administrative systems in the hospital. Shortly before his departure, when reminded that he would be missed and his absence felt, he remarked that it was a faulty notion that an individual, even himself, was irreplaceable. It was his feeling also that within a short time that if his name were mentioned, the response would be something like, Herb Waxman? Who is he7 Well, his modesty deceived him on both scores! In a sense, he was replaced,” but not with one person but rather with five or six trying to carry out. with some difficulty, the duties he assumed alone. Forgotten? Hardly! Students, faculty members and laboratory and administrative staff all volunteer superlatives in describing his personal and professional qualities whenever his name is mentioned. All, too, are excited by this yearbook dedication. Not only are they happy that he was recognized by the students he served, but they hope to see him again at graduation. We hope that he will accept this dedication as a token of our appreciation for his efforts in making our medical education the fine experience that it has been. A.O.J. - 12 Feb 78 7

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rWHVTES TO HERBFRT S. WAXMAN.M.D. I TCW C IM 5US r Wa i ®»t o KiB'CaC i 'OCWr «o n Amncunx c tow comneuncns to im cducaikw v rK»«a» rtAMno ot sficuusr . uw o» c asta awi c isx«!» ‘ .51 »W HERBERT S.WAXMAN.m.o. Solving and less formally, as a class therapist who spent much energy trying to dispel the Clinical Medicine—Pharmacology-National Boards Part I terrors that periodically gripped the class! Despite his other responsibilities as Chief of the Medical Service at T.U.H., Dr. Waxman attended most, if not all, of the Systems Disease I lectures, a marathon by his own admission, and lie probably deserved not only attendance, but also arousability awards! Throughout the course he encouraged and actively solicited student feedback to the extent that for one week each student wrote anonymous evaluations of content and style for each lecture attended. Through his initiative, the course was grossly modified for the following class but apparently at the expense of several personal friendships! Despite some problems with the course, there were some lighter moments . . . The day Dr. Waxman performed an H P before the class he carried his instruments not in a spiffy black monogrammed satchel, but North Philadelphia style, in a brown paper grocery bag! During the Cardiology lecture, he related the following anecdote - Apparently one day on rounds, a patient who had recently suffered a myocardial infarction but who was recovering nicely and who was about to be discharged, asked his doctor whether he could have coitus when he got home. The question was a real stumper for the attending, who adjourned his following to the hall for a conference. After some discussion, the attending concluded, The question really boils down to whether sex can be considered work or pleasure. In my experience, sex is approximately three-fourths work and one—fourth pleasure. The resident thought that sex was as much work as it was enjoyment, but the intern felt that there was considerably more fun than work involved and volunteered 75% and 25% as his respective estimates. With no agreement on the issue, they all turned to the medical student for an answer. Obviously, sex must be all pleasure. he asserted with a wink, for if there were any work involved, you guys would be having me do it1 As the Chief of the Medical Service. Dr. Waxman was actively involved in the administration of the clinical rotations in medicine. Med I and Med II. On an academic level, he contributed personally by conducting Professors Rounds, and through his additions to the CPC and Grand Rounds sessions. On the floors we found him to be a clinician who could be stopped in the hall and informally consulted, one who was eager to teach without intimidation. He started the day at 7:00 a.m. by seeing his inpatients and promptly answered formal consults in person. Described by one faculty member as a modest genius,” he has a remarkable ability to look at all the parts of a problem, clinical or otherwise, simplify it and work out a solution, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, or whatever the situation demands. Dr. Waxman was not one to be entrenched in an ivory tower. He came forth willingly when needed for even the most routine of tasks. He did procedures (I.p.'s, bone marrows, etc.) on patients when others had tried and failed. During the strike, he volunteered in the mail room and in the kitchen ... at last, an opportunity to use that M.l.T. Food Technology degree! During the blizzard of '78, one medical intern from the class of 'll remarked over dinner that while other attendings were ensconced securely at home or in their offices, Waxman would be here, behind the serving line. Dr. Waxman's announcment during the Systems Disease II course of his impending September departure took us by surprise. That he could leave while carrying so many teaching, clinical and administrative responsibilities was hard to believe. Although he left Temple early in our last year, he did not leave us in mid—stream, for during the summer he freely advised students seeking residencies in medicine, wrote letters of recommendation promptly when asked and encouraged students to apply to his program CHAIRMAN. DEPARTMENT oF MEDICINE

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Temple Now Kresge Science Hall, Medical Research Building and the Old Medical School A yearbook is many things to many people, tor it is both a personal and a public book. For any graduating class a yearbook is always very personal. For them it is primarily a collection of memories of their sojourn through the school. But a yearbook is read by many people in addition to the graduating class and it soon becomes a part of the school itself. In this way, a yearbook is very public. Therefore, it should have a theme which is of interest to both its personal and public audiences. The editors of Skull 78 have chosen the theme of Temple Now and Then. Within the pages of this book are its public and personal aspects: the history of Temple University Hospital and the School of Medicine, the spirit of Temple Now, as created by its faculty, staff and students and the personal story of the Class of 1978. 8 Student Union-Continuing Education Building