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

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graduate Amazingly, the class stood almost unanimous in our decision, though not all decided to help pay. But even the lack of unanimity in our class wa» better than the other schools who decided in March to take the make-up test. Zevi. Rich Cohen and others worked hard with our attorney but the day before the boards our case was heard and shelved due to a technicality We would have to contact every other podiatry student by certified mail and ask them whether they were joining us before we next go in front of the Judge. We got the grades impounded, though, which seemed like a partial victory considering whom we were fighting. The Sixth Floor said that now we could show them with out dean test results that PCPM was now and everlasting 91 Unfortunately guys, the image was tarnished. Through our antagonist's substantiation of this whitewash, the rest of the country was burzing Oh. PCPM .. I should've known They've always done better on the Boards haven't they'' and VVhat was that - the Class of 78. they apply this year don't they? Two events which were pleasant to see in this whole mess were P P.M.S.A s financial support of our coup d’ESSAl, and watching a fool from Ohio live up to his reputation at our re-test The battle drifted into the summer though, as the burdens seemed more legal than personal The Class of 78. shellshocked, just tried to recoup Our other third year surprise wa% a small tuition raise $3700 to $5300. Told that we were balancing the budget all in one year, our school said that explaining this to our class, and having his job benefits' revealed while refusing to let us see the budget in loto? That supercilious affront' on Bates brought criticism from those who fell that our class was being unfair Our classroom experience passed by smoother and quicker than in the previous two years We were too absorbed with clinic, National boards, nd the tuition raise to fight over courses. In fact, we barely had enough strength left over for Vera Valient, and dude Collins. Dermatology with Dr Witkowski meant countless color slides of exzema, psoriasis, and pemphigus. It wa similar to learning a whole new language. Unfortunately most of us relied on an interpreter - our notetaker Dr Bhatt. whom we all felt made famous the musical chorus, Buarang, guarang guarang made the fatal mistake of treating us like interested medical students Unfortunately, PCPM's future pride and jou did not own the academic curiosity to support lectures on the axonal characteristics of squid. PVD was taught by Drs Skversky, Cohen, and Corman. Who'll forget Corman s lecture on Peripheral Vascular Anatomy - one of the most boring in our four years? Remember the text from the Mayo Clinic with the token podiatry chapter blood ointment as therapy for ulcers the difference between Raynaud's Disease and Raynaud's Phenomenon? Orthotics and Prosthetics with Hymes was a double misnomer taught by a guy who made his first million from tow crests. He also had a terrible sense of humor - which was a shame since w-e thought that his son Gary was a riot! Dr Pressman taught us General Orthopedics. Unfortunately, tibial and femoral torsion were confusing once more as the Orthopedics Department could not agree on definitions of anteversion, antetorsion. malleolar torsion, etc. A consolation to some was the final exam, which in PCPM tradition wav a repeat Art the Dart Helfand or ' Short Ribs (as a few brave souls dared to nickname him) taught Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Community Health I and 11. In Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation he brought in Mr Bruno, alias Joe E. Brown who entertained us with crutch walking tasks. For Community Health I and II we learned not to apply to a hospital until waiting twenty years, and that PS.RO was the destiny of podiatry Dr. Becket was our teacher in Anesthesiology but he will be remembered best as a member of that department at Suburban General Hospital which had a fatal gas mix-up in the E R He might also be remembered for wearing a velvet sport coat everyday no matter how warm. Since we had little or no printed notes or text, it was only fitting that the final exam was an automatic pass. That didn't stop some of us though who snuck up and changed answers after passing the test in. Dr. Karpo greeted us in Pediatrics with the statement that we would know everything there was to know about Pediatrics Then, he proceeded to miss almost the entire first trimester. To help fill the time, Vince Mandracchia gave a lecture on Osteochondroses, and we were given a paper. Jesse Lieberman and Ernestine Estes who? taught Statistical Epidemiology which was nothing more than a treatise on Chi-Squares. Internal Medicine with Dr Honivh rt al wav going along great until they realized that there wa- a 2nd trimester to our course They thought that they would be repeating the same lectures to a new group of students In Psychiatry, we got to hear Louis Stearns and Dave Laurance's earliest memories as infants Louie won at three months. We also all wrote down our dirtiest words, and listened to Dr Rudmck's views on sex Minimal Incision Surgery was an elective. We didn’t think the school knew what an elective was. For the benefit of Arden, it should ve been renamed Minimal Effort Money. In Surgery we had courses in the digits, metatarsals, and bunions by Contompavis. Jacobs, and Novicki Remember Grabb and Smith Ruiz and Mora Bonney and Kcs-el and Smith and Weil? Andy Newman and the Palatine Parkview residents came to US in third year to teach traumatology The bone breakers taught us everything we wanted to know about fractures .. but said nothing on how to get to Parkview- Sports medicine was a laugh Gary Gordon showed up twice, and the rest of it was How to Tape Jocks by Jimmy Rodgers Anyone remember Hank needing three attempts to pass the ankle taping? Dr Seave who was a podiatrist turned lawyer played the The Man Who Would be King in Forensic Podiatry. It was a mixed class with the 4th year and he deservedly received the brunt of their gumpyness.' How many times did he ask u» to turn open our texts which nobody brought to class or owned? Malpractice was taught by the father of Philadelphia podiatric surgery, also the father of Andy Newman Who is shy. unassuming, bashful Lou Newman. There was a man who hated to hear himself talk unless it was about himself. Other events in our third year included community health centers, anesthesiology rotations, cheating, and new students. Class census was increased to 102 with the additions of Aber. Padula. and Issacs. Padula who took a 3 month vacation Aber who took a 9 month vacation and Issacs, who had a 12 month vacation, will never been forgotten Nor will the Philadelphia community health centers be forgotten for their introduction to podiatry's role in the community. Anesthesiology, although only two weeks long, will be remembered as our first hospital externship. The acknowledgement of cheating in the class was unfortunate as there were thovr who felt that cheaters had rights, too. Our fourth and last P.C.P.M. year did not begin in September. 1977; nor did it begin with summer session at the June previous. In reality it began in March of our third year when we endeavored to choose and be chosen for our senior externships As in the Lord's six days of work, we prepared mightily, unknowingly in the weeks antecedent, priming for externship selection—a microcosm of what appeared to be life after death itself the residency. Never let it be said that we. the Class of 1978, could not mentally sustain the unpleasantry of parochial existence. Like longshoremen entering under the red light, we lived, ate. and slept with our whore: the residency. The externships were that hors d'oerves the pimp, if you may Do you have to go to Rosewood if you want the program? Are there really all crazies there? Do you get anything at Rolling Hill? Doexterns present a paper at Parkview? Who knows anything about LaPorta's program? Will it become a residency? How come Jacobs picked the same students for all of his Washington Memorial programs? With Zevi's direction we attempted, and succeeded fairly well, to schedule the fourth year First, trimesters were chosen. Most of us wanted clinic first so we could unofficially get the hell outa here on December 2nd Only two people. Hieke and Baltey. actually picked the third trimester for clinic. The philosophical debates began over which were the best trimesters for each—allied facilities, externships, and clinic The cauldron was spiced-up through Dr. Rockett's decision to allow every student one free month during allied facility trimester to pursue preceptorship experience. (Ha. Ha!) The crucial fall trimester was the most controversial, as it was just prior to interview selection. Should you go to school to get it over with or should you take allied facility so that a free month for handshaking would become available? In school, you could actively pursue letters of recommendation- and get friendly with the clinicians. Outside school, you could visit all of your choices. Clearly, the consensus was for externships either first or second 12