USC School of Medicine - Asklepiad Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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administration • the deans. ■ The faculty, to the first and second year student, although omnipresent, seem distant and intangi- ble. . only in the third and fourth years as profes- sional goals are brought into focus, do the faculty become people, perceived by the students as per- sons. Satisfaction generally abounds . William E. Nerlich, M.D.

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Four years ago, when we were notified of our acceptance into the class of 1966 of USC ' s School of Medicine, the signature at the bottom of the letter was that of Peter V. Lee, M.D., Admissions Officer. Dr. Lee had been in that position since 1955 and for many of us he was the first faculty member with whom we had contact. His work in admissions was recognized as outstanding not only by the School but nationally as well. Dr. Lee came to USC in 1955 from Stanford as Assistant Dean and became Associate Dean in 1958, a position he held until 1961, when he asked to be relieved so that he could devote more time to his teaching. And this he did, ultimately teaching in all four years of the medical school curriculum. Many of us knew him in the first year course, Introduction to the Doctor-Patient Relationship, then conducted at the John Wesley Hospital. We next saw him teaching Pharmacology in the second year, giving some lectures and presiding over a lab section in McKibben. For some time. Dr. Lee was a participating faculty member in the fourth-year OPD teaching program; now he is a word teacher in the third-year medicine clerkship. His dedication to teaching is surely demonstrated by the amount of time and effort he devoted to his own participation in all phases of our program. dedicated to Peter V. Lee Many of us may be unaware of the national prominence of our own Dr. Lee in medical education. Long a member of the Continuing Group on Student Affairs of the Association of American Colleges, Dr. Lee was active in that group ' s cooperative research projects. In addition. Dr. Lee has been a member of the AAMC ' s Committee on Research in Education and has helped shape policy for the Association ' s sharply increased activity in educational research. Dr. Lee ' s interest in and competence in medical education were recognized when he was asked by the Commonwealth Fund in 1958 to review a number of experiments in medical education. This activity of his resulted in the publication in 1962 of his book. Medical Schools and the Changing Times: Nine Case Reports on Experimentation in Medical Education, 1950-1960. Dr. Lee played a large part in the design of the multidiscipline labs in McKibben Hall. These teaching rooms were planned at a time when the concept of the multidiscipline laboratory was quite new and it is a tribute to the McKibben labs that medical educators from this country and others have visited, studied and copied ours in the development and construction of laboratory facilities at their respective medical schools. At the present time. Dr. Lee is Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine. In his work he teaches in the first, second, and third years of our curriculum, working in his usual tireless way: painstakingly preparing for his classes, meeting with students both in class and out, always available for consultation or advisement, cheerfully giving his time in behalf of students far beyond the most liberal definition of pedagogic duty. Such efforts often go unrecognized and are taken for granted. The Class of 1966 would like to give public demonstration of their appreciation of such good work and offer sincere thanks to one who has been so selfless in his dedication to medical education. We therefore take pleasure and pride in dedicating this Asklepiad to Peter V. Lee, M.D.

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the faculty, the advisors