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

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DMES. GEPHART This pensive lad returned from Harvard College with botany notes and plans for importing his wife Connie from New England. He may return there with her for general practice or internal medicine. His expertise in botany is well known to campers in Northern California as well as to members of the Avicenna Society, who well remember his delightful discourses on medical herbs. EUGENE D. GIERSON Most of what could be said about this debonair hustler should be read only if accompanied by on adult. By unanamous decree the class determined that the only way to ensure that U.E. acted honorably was to make him a member of the Honor Council. This winsome Nu Sigma is known to be fast in several pursuits including carrying a football downfield, sports car driving, and skateboarding. An Occidental grad, U.E. lists his number of children as three, but he is probably being modest. No one is certain whether the barefoot intern will go into psysch, path, or surgery, or follow his famous father and specialize in chests. GERALD R. GREENE A very eligible bachelor, Gerry spent three years cooking for Wally, slightly less eligible one. Gerry come from U.C.L.A., but spent his summers in cardiac physiology and monkey-training with the green-suited gang headed by Dr. Meehan. This party- planner for Phi D.E. will remain at County Hospital for internship, followed by more monkey-training under the auspices of the Armed Services.

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H. DOUGLAS ENGELHORN Doug will be remembered as one of the least controversial figures from his section of the alphabet. This amiable Phi D.E. from San Diego State plans on private dermatology practice in San Diego, where he may be found rooting for the Chargers or boating with his wife Helen and their daughter. An intermediate step will be a rotating internship at L.A. County, with multiple time-outs for water skiing and other aquatic activities. GREGORY JOSEPH FIRMAN Greg has long borne the burden of being the youngest member of the class, although he has aged considerably during the past four years. Starting his travels at UCLA, Greg externed at St. Joseph ' s Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., worked at King ' s College Hospital in London, and now returns to a Navy Internship in Chelsea, Mass. Attention all girls: this Nu Sig is still single and willing. RAYMOND J. FRIEDMAN Ray comes to S.C. from crosstown U.C.L.A, with a summer stop in Iowa. His last two summers have been spent in psychiatry, the more recent interrupted for marriage to Jan, who will accompany him to Mt. Sinai Hospital in L.A. for internship. Roy was active in his fraternity. Phi Delta Epsilon, as well as in class, asking questions.

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MICHAEL GROTJAHN Mike is as unpredictable as he is stimulating, as free- wheeling as he is pragmatic, as well-known for his skepticism and acerbity as for his pungent jocosity and punctiliousness. After receiving a B.A. from Pomona College, Mike spent two years in Hawaii courtesy of the Navy. He then roamed from Northwestern in psych to U.C. Berkeley in anatomy, and last summer went wayfaring through Europe. Before settling down in psychiatry, Mike will take his attractive spouse Barbara to Son Francisco for a Kaiser internship. CARLGRUSHKIN Carl, the poker-playing partner of Marv, has been seen stalking the halls of Good Sam, venipuncture kit in hand, relentlessly tracking down his victim. Otherwise, this placid future pediatrician may be found in the basement lounge at County, wedged in an obscure corner. Carl is even rumored to be growing a red beard for use in internship at Children ' s Hospital. This U.S.C. graduate, who has retained his bachelorhood, hopes to remain in Southern California for practice. LANCE HENDRICKS Lance ' s zest for sailing, surfing, and diving impelled him to cross the vast water-ways of the Pacific, testing the surf of various islands from Hawaii to Australia, culminating in a Navy internship near the estuaries of Jacksonville, Florida. This former Uclan plans to return to the sea and ski of Southern California and the practice of orthopedics.