UCSF Medical Center - Medi Cal Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Dr. Karl F. Meyer was born in Basel, Switzerland, and received his doctorate from the University of Zurich. He be- came associated with the University of California in 1913 and has been chair- man of the Department of Bacteriology and Director of the Hooper Foundation since 1924. He is known for his work in undulant fever, hotulism, psittacosis and sylvatic plague, and as Director of the Research Laboratories of the National Canners Association, has been re- sponsible tor the institution of safe methods of process and control of com- mercially canned foods. He has for many years been greatly interested in the importance of animals as reservoirs for human diseases. Dr. Hermann Becks was graduated in dentistry and medicine in Rostock, Ger- many. l-le received special education in general pathology and histopathology under Dr. L. Aschoff and in biochem- istry under Dr. L. Spiro. In 1928 he received appointment to the University of California, College of Dentistry, and the Hooper Foundation for Medical Research in San Francisco, and since i934 has held the position of Chairman of the Division of Dental Medicine at the College of Dentistry. His main field of research deals with investigations of pathologic bone forma- tion of jaws and skulls and their roent- genographic aspect, and the relationship of lactobacillus acidophilus to dental caries. i, U., Wm -gi Chauncey D. Leake. Ph.D., came to the University of California Medical School in the fall of 1927 as Professor of Pharmacology. ln 1936 he was made Librarian oi the Medical Center Library. Dr. Leake has been interested in devel- oping an interest in the history of sci- ence in the University and has lately been placed in charge of a voluntary course on human relations on the Berke- ley Campus. Under Dr. Leake's direc- tion, the Pharmacology Laboratory has trained a large number of young men who have taken responsible positions in this country and abroad. His chief fields of interest have been in anesthesia, chemotherapy, and industrial toxicology.

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QM! 74. SOZMMZZ. Dean Carl L. A. Schmidt assumed his duties as Dean of the College of Pharmacy in l937, succeeding the late H. B. Carey. Previous to that time he held the position he still occupies as Head of the Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Schmidt secured his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Uni- versity and since that time has devoted his life to the advancement of science, always being among the first to take progressive steps in Education. Since coming to the College of Pharmacy, Dean Schmidt has instituted a completely new curriculum, designed to promote the advancement of pharmacy by giving a com- plete professional training and a background for work in related fields. Under Dr. Schmidt's direction the principal laboratories in the College have been remodeled and re- fitted with modern equipment. A manufacturing laboratory has been installed to serve the Hospital Pharmacy as well as to offer a new opportunity to the students. Several prominent faculty members have come to the College within the last few years, and in accordance with the promotion of research. Each of these men have been given new, individual research laboratories. A graduate division has also been inaugurated, giving students opportunity to study for advanced degrees in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Students of Pharmacy owe a debt of gratitude to Dean Schmidt for his untiring work in the interest of the College, and in Pharmacy as a whole. ,,, . mt. N ,,,,,, ,r , . , ,,,,,,,, y Wmqmd Tracy. Miss Margaret Tracy, who has been director of nurses at the University ot California Hospital for the past six years, has done a great deal to help the training school, and now it stands high on the list of recommended training schools in the United States. Through her efforts, Social Science courses and Public Health Nursing courses and ex- perience have been added to the train' ing schedule. Miss Tracy started her nursing career at the University of Cincinnati, where she obtained her B.A. degree. After graduation from the Army School of Nursing in Washington, D. C., she did graduate work at' Yale University and there obtained her M.S. degree. Among the positions that she has held are as follows: Staff nurse and supervisor at Henry Street Visiting Nurses Service, New York City tthree yearsl: instructor and superintendent of nurses, Glen Falls Hospital School of Nursing, New York: instructor and assistant professor of nursing administration, Yale University School of Nursing feight yearsl: super- visor and assistant superintendent of nurses, New Haven Hospital School of Nursing tConnecticut7. The textbook for nurses which Miss Tracy published last year, Nursing- An Art and a Science, has already be- come nationally known and used. l t ,l

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W! , xxxx 'B X X Q lt l I X W ' t' 'stilgll?i'i'i,ex2??g'fgg inch 7 ' P 'I 3' 'V A 1 ' ' lm 4 1 l . Y 'V lt ' r A t l x x. 'J L, , N.. Q Wm. I. Kerr. M.D., a graduate of the Harvard University Medical School, be- came affiliated with the University of California Medical School in 1918, where he now holds the position of Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief of the University of California Hospital. He is well known for his work in internal medicine, particularly in cardiovascular diseases. Among his contributions to medical literature are articles on the thyroid gland, liver function, the come mon cold, and various phases of heart disease, Of particular clinical interest are his advances in the studies of the hyperventilation syndrome and the treat- ment of angina pectoris. Recently Doctor Kerr has perfected an instrument called the Syml3allophone, a modified steth- oscope for the lateralization and com- parison of sounds, which is a practical value in most clinical conditions Where the acoustic properties of sounds are compared. g t 5 1 L :fist Q, T. C. Daniels. Ph.D.. Assistant Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Profes- sor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, was graduated from the University of Michi- gan with the degree of Bachelor of Sci- ence and from Indiana University with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Daniels first became a member of the faculty of the College of Pharmacy in 1929, and has made contributions in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacy education. He is at present working on sulfanilamide type com- pounds. He has done much to bring about closer cooperation between medi- cine, dentistry and pharmacy. 2- ,IL Dr. Theodore L. Althausen began his medical career at the University of Petrograd Medical School. After three years of service with the Russian and French Navies he came to the United States. In 1922, he received his A.B. degree from the University of California as a member of Phi Beta Kappa: his M.A. in l925 as a Phi Sigma, and his M.D. degree in 1926 with the honor of mem- bership in Alpha Omega Alpha. At present he holds the position of Asso- ciate Professor of Medicine. His work has covered a large and varied field with particular emphasis upon studies of the liver and its func- tion. He has made numerous contribu- tions to scientific literature, with articles accepted in French and German as well as in English publications. His latest works, however, have been concerned with the thyroid gland, and special rec- ognition has been given to his work on the relation between hyperthyroidism and diabetes.