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

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Psychiatry Residency at Temple, 1958 Dr. Benson graduated from Yale University. He completed his medical education at Northwestern University in Chicago. After considering a residency in internal medicine, he changed career goals and completed his residency in psychiatry at Temple in 1961. In 1972 Dr. Benson became a member of the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society, and was appointed full professor of psychiatry in 1976. Long recognized for his skill as a teacher, he has won numerous awards: The Golden Apple, 1976, the Lindback Award. 1979 and the Russell P. Moses Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, 1982. Dr. Benson is actively involved in the teaching of medical students in behavioral Science. He teaches residents from all medical disciplines. Not content with educating those in training, he teaches his fellow health care professionals locally and nationally. High School Graduation, 1946 Senior Yearbook Picture, Yale, 1951 Dedication 5

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 The Class of 1989 dedicates this book to John R. Benson, M.D. John R. Benson, M.D., to whom this yearbook is dedicated, has a special interest: the mental and physical health of the members of the healing professions. The Class of '89 first met Dr. Benson on the second day of orientation. For many of us, it marked the first time the smiles on our faces were not strained. Dr. Benson shared with us his view of medical education. He told us it was not true that all our classmates had IQ's in the 180-200 range. Me assured us we would survive the first year and actually be promoted to the second. He told us stories about his own medical education. Then he pointed out they awarded his MD anyway. His message was simple: we would survive and we would be good physicians. He told us to cat right, study hard, play hard and complain, explaining that the ability to complain is a true sign of mental health. With his special brand of humor he gave us all hope. We met again in Behavioral Science I and II when he demonstrated the theories of behavior and development, showing us examples of normal and abnormal thought processes and behaviors (not personally, -on video tape). Dr. Benson in his first white coat. 4 Dedication

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Dr. Benson finds himself surrounded by health care professionals whenever his family gathers. His wife, Barbara Benson, MSW, is a social worker in private practice and teaches in the Temple Primary Care Course. Dr. and Mrs. Benson are yearly guests of TUMSSA, speaking about the medical marriage. His son Paul Benson. TUMS '80, is a psychiatrist at UCLA, Santa Monica. His wife is a pediatrician, and they arc the parents of Katie, age 3. Linda Benson, Hahnemann 81. is a board cerified internist living in Gaithersburg, MD. She is married to a psychiatrist, and they have a son. Alex, age 1-1 2. Today, besides being Director of Medical Students Education and his other teaching duties. Dr. Benson is actively involved with patients. He deals with many medical students, residents and physicians from the community and their families. Hus message is: maintain your mental health and have something besides medicine that you enjoy doing, because if you don't lake care of yourself, you won't be able to give your patients the best possible care. Barbara and John, Linda, Paul and Barbara John Benson With granddaughter, Katie Dr. Benson, Paul - age 2, Linda - age 10 months With grandson, Alex 6 Dedication