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

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The Making of A Doctor A RECIPE Ingredients: 1 Student, fairly intelligent and slightly obsessive-compulsive 1 Stethoscope 1 Ophthalmoscope (optional) 2 No. 2 pencils 2 Cross pens (may be substituted with any pens snatched from Drug representatives) 1 Short white coat Varied assortment of textbooks, handbooks, hand-outs and review books. $50,000.00 Instructions: In order to prepare a proper doctor, one must first start with the right raw materials. Faculty and administration inspectors carefully sort through each year's crop, selecting only the finest in GPA’s, MCAT scores and recommendations, in their efforts to select the future’s most presentable and serviceable physicians. The first step in preparation involves stuffing the student. Stuff student with an enormous helping of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry until it appears that no more material can be ciammed in. Then, further stuff in three times this amount. The stuffing itself is bland and unpalatable, but most of it is gone by the time the student is fully prepared, and therefore presents little problem. Occasionally, a student may retain small bits of stuffing, and may be seen spitting them out at appropriate moments. Should this become a chronic problem, simply direct the student into Internal Medicine, and don’t concern yourself with it any further. A Recipe 9

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mix well From the Editors: The making of a doctor is a complicated process. Over the last four (or so) years, we have been molded, pressed, drilled, crammed, poked and prodded on our way to becoming physicians. Through it all. we have been allowed to grow and expand our minds and rise to any occasion. There were certainly times when wc couldn't stand the heat. Yet somehow, we have been transformed from balls of dough to the finished product. What were once obsessive-compulsive, uninformed pre-meds are now obsessive-compulsive, slightly informed physicians. We are hot off the stove, with still a few half-baked ideas. Plenty of pounding lies ahead before we ever get a taste of the sweet life. May this yearbook serve as a remembrance of these formative years. May we stay fresh with compassion and never let our thinking become stale. We certainly have our share of textbooks, notes, and loans to remind us of these years. As for this yearbook ... it's just the icing on the cake! Thanks to Julia and Steve for all their hard work. Special thanks to Betsy, Beth and Debbie without whom this yearbook never would have happened. Thanks to loved ones at home who always understood when we had to go do some yearbook.” Also, thanks to everyone in the Class of 1989 for arranging their own senior page and handing them in more or less on time. Also thanks to numerous individuals in the class who contributed their time, ideas and photos to help make this yearbook a success. Good luck to us all! Raising money Stealing jokes EDITORS Tom Hepner Richard Herman Francis DeFabo FINANCIAL EDITORS Betsy Kerr Beth Sander PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Julia Dippl THEME Richard Herman SENIOR PAGES Susan Comerci PHOTOGRAPHY Steve Labkoff Ivan Zucker T-SHIRTS Debbie Sandrock STAFF Amy Singer Bob Hally Mary Davis Larry Levin Cindy Weibel Jewelle Sutherland Sandy Cameron Judy O'Donnell Millicient Khaw Judy Jozefiak Richard Hyman Caren Lipsky Bhaskar Deb Kathy O'Mara Radha Sarma Anna Hsu 8 Yearbook Staff

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The next step involves cooking (the student's goose). The heat is put on by prodding the student for H P's, differential diagnoses, and lab results. Browning of the nose should occur spontaneously during this process. Keeping the student up all night doing scut may cause him or her to simmer. This is best handled by putting a lid on it. Rotate student every four to six weeks until ready to graduate. 10 A Recipe