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

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Now. the seniors will graduate and life will continue. But life will never be the same for those who were here and witnessed these events. Medical school is never easy, but for the class of '85 it was a couple of steps beyond the expected. They have found strength from the experience, though, drawing from it the ability to face adversity without fear. The island has changed, too. Instead of the airstrip, a new hospital is being constructed on that site to serve as a tribute to those who helped save the island. An air of tranquility surrounds this new project and the promise for the future is that these people and this place will never have to know the violence of war again. High Rise Garage Here ended the last desperate stand by the rebels. New hospital being constructed on the site of the former airstrip. 9 Some of the released senior student hostages.

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The coup started with the kidnapping of the titular head of the island. Papa Doc Henikoff. who was taken to a secret destination west of the Mississippi. Sunny” rapidly assumed control of Henikoff’s office and ordered missile testing to begin from the airfield. Realizing this would draw immediate action by the Marines, he ordered the senior class held under house arrest while in their last sessions of Systems II. so that the Marine'scounterattack would have to be conservative. Intelligence photograph of missile firing test. Devastation after a direct hit by a New England Journal bombshell. Rebel gunner takes aim as Marine parachutes descend on the island. Kidnapping of Papa Doc Henikoff Luckily, as ever, few students were there, the majority of the class having been alerted to the impending danger by a trusted scribe. By promising full coverage of the salient points of all lectures and by assuring all that the course was strictly Pass Fail, this brave individual successfully relocated most seniors to safer shores in South Jersey. But the few students who were held captive rapidly became the focus of the local media and their welfare the excuse for US military intervention. Following a stirring speech by Brigadier General Walter H. Smedley who said. We've got to get those boys and girls out of there. Already they've been exposed to the same Urology lecture sixteen times and we don't know how much more they can take of that kind of torture. There may already be permanent damage ... . The storming of North Broad Street began. As Navy warships pelted the island with articles from the New England Journal, in effort to cause general confusion, the Marines hit the beaches. This clockwork precision paid off twofold by taking the majority of Buban workers by surprise so that they gave up with little resistance, and by providing the captive students with free copies of several recent reports of advances being made in AIDS research. One final, desperate stand was made by the Arm and a few rebel holdouts at the fortified High-Rise Garage. The Siege of the High-Rise , as it became known locally, lasted two long days. In the end, the rebels surrendered to the Marines. Apparently, the Arm broke under the tension and had driven his own men to distraction by forcing them to listen to an impromptu lecture on septic arthritis delivered over the garage PA system. Grossed out by the mental image of gram negative arthritis, the weary rebels had turned on their leader, bound and gagged him, and delivered him to the Marines. And so it ended. 8

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TEMPLE'S TOTAL HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM Maturing Along with The Class of 1985 If there is any one event at Temple which parallels the coming of age of the class of 1985, it is the evolution of the artificial heart human heart transplant program; Temple's Total heart transplant program. The program, led by Drs. Jacob Kolff and Michael Deeb. calls for development of expertise in human heart transplantation with coordinated development of an artificial heart for transplant in a human recipient. According to Dr. Deeb, The twin development of the artificial heart and heart transplantation is analogous to that of dialysis and renal transplantation. Dr, Kolff came to Temple in 1978 from the University of Utah to assume leadership of the artificial heart program. He is currently Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Temple. Dr. Deeb joined the transplant team in 1982 to pilot the work on the human heart transplant segment of the program. He previously worked on human heart transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh. Both Drs. Kolff and Deeb led the surgical team performing the first human heart transplant at Temple and in the Philadelphia area. Mr. Randall Duvall received the heart of a 16 year old woman during the surgery on April 24. 1984. Although Mr. Duvall died of Pneumonia and renal failure in September. 1984. the operation marked a dramatic first step in the program. (Left to right) Mrs. Duvall, Mr. Duvall, Dr. Michael Deeb. Dr. Jacob Kolff, and Ms. Terri Hollander. As of February, 1985. three patients have received human heart transplants at Temple. As of this writing, the third patient is doing well at home after receiving his new heart on January 15, 1985. Additionally. Temple is seeking approval to perform the first artificial heart implant in Philadelphia in a living human patient. Dr. Kolff has already implanted several artificial hearts in brain dead recipients since 1981. Although the program still has a long way to go, a great many benefits have already been accrued. In addition to the benefits to medical science and especially towards the care of patients suffering from end—stage cardiac disease, the program promises to continue to propel Temple's medical school and hospital into regional and national media prominence. TEMPLE TRANSPLANT LANDMARKS Sept. 1978 May 1981 Summer 1982 1984 Jan. 1985 Feb. 1985 Dr. Kolff arrives at Temple to continue his work on the artificial heart Dr. Kolff transplants the first artificial heart in a neurologically dead human recipient Dr. Michael Deeb joins the human heart transplant team The second human heart transplant at Temple The third human heart transplant at Temple The transplant team awaits approval for Temple's first artificial heart implant in a human recipient 10