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

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Question: Who does l)r. Master like the most? A. Raymond Burr’ B Neil Diamond Burr C. Richard Burr ton D Larry Burr el! E. Wil Burrrrrr Presenting to Dr. Lemont was the awesome task of Diag Clinic. He would ask a student to explain CREST syndrome and wince in disgust as he was told it had something to do with too much flouride in the water. He is one of two people (the other being Dr. Witkowski) who can diagnose Pityriasis rubra pilaris blindfolded. Dr. Lemont, I have a patient with a capsulitis”, a student declares. At this statement. Dr. Lemont runs into the room, touches the joint with his index finger for one second, clicks a cough drop in his mouth twice and says. No. that’s a synovitis! He was often seen in the hall discussing controversial issues with Dr. Christman like Religion. Politics, and Oscillometers. Dr. Zulli taught us that we should always take x-rays bilaterally. If a patient has a twin, take one of his brother as well. Those students who came to his workshop late had the extra educational experience of learning the prices of coffee and juice at the bookstore. Daydreaming during class, we imagined Dr. Helfand becoming President of the United States We could picture him playing hardball with the Soviet Union until they corrected Podiatry Rights Violations. We could also imagine Dr. Voglcr becoming the first podiatrist to do brain surgery for cavus foot corrections. Dr. Feldman would be a Green Beret podiatrist in Rambo V who destroys half-full Cidex trays in Vietnam. As mid-terms and finals rolled around the class underwent a metamorphosis. The girls started to wear sweatsuits to school and scrapped their contact lenses for glasses. The guys would let their rooms get cluttered with laundry and have to dig up clothes from the depths of their closets. The smokers lined up against the hall windows quickly finishing their cigarettes and stuffing the butts into juice jars and coffee cups. Students who were normally friendly, would dart directly to their seats without saying a word. Mike Fleeter, who has in reality read his notes seven times, insists, I know nothing, I hope this test isn't bad. I ll get killed if it is” (Yeah, right Mike). Joe LaContc had made it throught the last lecture in his note service; that means he’s almost overstudied. (But wait Joe. when the test is over you discover three lectures you never received). Tony Mathis appears in his bright yellow

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After his course we were all chanting: “Spend, Spend, Pay out some dough. The more you spend, the more you owe. The more you're in debt, the better you feel. So spend some bread after every meal. During our 3rd year we also became familiar with the notorious “Wednesday Morning Catch-22 . It began like this: 1st Wednesday: Surgery Conference ends at 9:15. Students arrive in clinic to find that Dr. Feldman has pulled the attendance sheets at 8:59. All students arc marked absent. 2nd Wednesday: Students leave Surgery Conference at 8:56 to sign the attendance sheet in clinic on lime. Dr. Fox gets upset and decides that from now on students must stay for the entire length of Surgery Conference or be marked absent. 3rd Wednesday: Students get marked absent for missing Surgery Conference as they leave to go to the clinic on time. 4th Wednesday: Half the class goes to Surgery Conference, the other half goes to clinic. Each half signs the other half in. 5th Wednesday: Students’ “system is found out. Student must make up punitive days in both the clinic and Surgery conference. 6th Wednesday: Students arise early for Surgery Conference, some as early as 5:30 if they have to commute. They get to Room 236 to find a sign that says “Surgery Conference Cancelled Today; to be made up over break . Students arrive in clinic early and Dr. Feldman feels good about how he’s made everyone show up promptly. In Surgery, Drs. Mahan, Malay and Downey were the Manny, Moc and Jack of Podiatry. These Doctors Hospital Georgia Boys, armed only with their three volumes of McGlamry text, would internally fixate now and ask questions later. Patients would leave the clinic 20 lbs heavier loaded with Wagner plates, screws, pins and crossbeams. Some of the patients set off metal detectors, some drowned trying to swim, others picked up WMMR” when they pronated. This was all for just a 5th toe arthroplasty. They saved their heavy machinery for the bunions. Yet, no matter how skilled these gentlemen were as surgeons, they were no match for Dr. Gilbert Master, the King of Pads . The Two-Two Club caught on like wild fire and is rumored to have chapters forming in Pakistan and Ecuador.

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sweats with the hood. It made you want to slick a Chiquila banana label on his chest. Cindy Resnick comes down from one of the isolation chambers in the library only to return again after the exam. The tests arc handed out by Su ic who is overtaxed as she tries to determine which row should be pink and which should be green. The right exit door blasts open and Nick Maro. wearing a big long coat and carrying a hugh gym bag. comes hurriedly into the room. Mark Sands pounds the desk in his tribal ritual and then takes his pencil from his right ear. Now we can begin. With I 5 minutes remaining in the exam, you can hear Gary Mosey in the hall yelling to Skip Kowalchick. liveryone's head turns to the back of the room. Then, back to the test to review all the choices for the third time and to change some of the correct answers to the wrong ones. FOURTH YEAR Wc were split into 3 groups for this last year together. Some were doing the “Extern Shuffle This new dance step was to look over the heads of surgeons in order to observe surgery. Others were doing clerkships for either educational or political reasons. The last group was back at the good of Foot and Ankle Institute, as it had been renamed It was hard for any of us to concentrate on what we were doing with the Residency Interviews looming over our heads. The more fortunate heard from programs early. Most sweated it out with C.ASPR. Some were left with the question: “Now what? Upon returning to clinic from our rotations, everything seemed so different. The knowledge wc had obtained over the last 4 years seemed to be consolidating and starling to make sense. Our old apprehensivencss to the patients transformed into confidence and competence. Wc would look at a 3rd year student and ask “Did it really take me that long to do a II P? The answer was of course “NO”, it took us longer. But somewhere between the 3rd and 4th year, wc made the quantum leap from Podiatry Student to Doctor of Podialric Medicine...... Congratulations, (.'lass of 1988! Be proud of your accomplishments, but remember, this is only the beginning. Eric Egclman and l)avc Pcrclstcin 16