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

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TU-556-00 3400 NORTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19140 i •M I Leo M. Henikoff. M.D-Dean Vice PreuJcnt for Medical Affain February 25, 1982 To the Graduating Class of 1982: Letters such as this that come from Deans, often very near the beginning of yearbooks, must by tradition address themselves to the brightness of the future, the challenges ahead, and the joys of a career in medicine. While all of these things are true, I would prefer to use this precious space for another purpose. I want to thank you. I want to thank you for your contributions to the quality of medical education at Temple University School of Medicine. We often lose sight of the fact that the quality of a process such as ours depends upon more than just the administration and faculty. In our profession, education is a participatory phenomenon with give and take. The givers and the takers often switch identities. Most of you will soon have a more important role on the giving side as you participate in teaching those who come after you during your residencies and beyond. In the course of medical education the quality of the entire process rests upon the integrity, commitment, and expertise of the faculty and then the attitude, the desire to learn, and the integrity of the students. In the latter category we are very fortunate at Temple, and I wish to thank you for your contributions to a process and an experience that we believe to be of the highest quality. When two years ago we were reviewed for accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the administration was questioned at length about the wisdom of devoting considerable resources to the admission process. Each member of the Committee on Admissions spends the equivalent of 20% of his or her time on the activity. If one calculates faculty cost for such participation, it is a great expense, indeed. However, we feel that the expense is worthwhile. The admission process at Temple selects people to be physicians, not numbers to be students. We believe that process to be successful. The interactions between you, our students, and those who are faculty is remarkable and in my experience not surpassed by any other school of medicine. I think that you have sensed the value of this teaching learning relationship as well. I know that you have found within your class many interesting and stimulating people, and hopefully a number of lifelong friends. Just as you have engendered respect from each other I want you to know that you have that respect from the faculty and the administration as you continue in your careers. We all wish you the best of luck. Yours truly. ' Leo M. Henikoff, M.D. LMH lg