University at Buffalo School of Medicine - Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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The repufafion of a Medical School is seldom more fhan fhe sum value of ifs deparfmenfal heads. The Uni- versify of Buffalo is indeed forfunafe fo have as Pro- fessor and Head of fhe Deparfmenf of Psychiafry Dr. S. Mouchly Small: if is fo him fhaf fhe Medical Class of '62 respecffully dedicafes fhis book. Dr. Small is a cum laude graduafe of fhe College of 'rhe Cify of New York and was firsf in his class af Cornell Universify Medical College. He is a diplomafe of fhe American Board of Psychiafry and Neurology, a Fellow of fhe New Yorl: Academy of S. Mouctum' SMALL B.S-, MD. Medicine, of fhe American Medical Associafion and of fhe American Psychiafric Associafion. A prolific aufhor and researcher, Dr. Small has found 'rime fo be Direcfor of Psychiafry af fhe E. J. Meyer Me- morial Hospifal since I95l: in I96l he assumed a similar posifion af fhe Buffalo General Hospifal, For whaf he has done for fhe Deparfmenf of Psychiafry, for fhe Medical School and fhe cify of Buffalo in general and for fhis class in parficular, fhe Medical graduafes of l962 are mosf grafeful fo Dr. S. Mouchly Small.

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,K NTT ,- S A .s,2g,.,lli,4v f ff' is The Senior Denfal Class lakes ex+reme pleasure in dedi- ca+ing lhe Medenlian +o our Dean, Dr. James A. English. ln +he brief one and one-half years he has been associaled wifh fhe School of Denlisfry, he has changed +he char- acler of our lasf clinical year beyond our fondesl hopes. New and full-'rime facully have been insliluled, lwo new clinics have opened, clinic and laboralory hours have been increased, world renowned clinicians and research- ers have frequenfly been inviled 'ro speak, coming from lhis counlry, Europe, Auslralia, Japan, and 'lhe Armed Services, new research granls have been made available. Bul' by far lhe grea+es+ conlribufion of Dr. English +o +he Senior Class has been lhe new spirii which he has broughl wilh him. He has shown us +he imporlance of doing lhe whole iob of academic and clinical s+udy in earning ihe degree and accolade of Doclor. He has spurred many of us inlo beginning and conlinuing orig- inal basic research. His office door is always open lo our JAMES A. ENGLISH B.S., D.D.S., NLS.. Pu.D. problems, faking fhe lime, in his busy schedule, lo learn our views, and 'lo become well acquainled individually. By genuine lesson and example he has shown +ha'l nolh- ing less +han excellence mus+ always be in our academic siudy, clinical accomplishmenf, and fu+ure praclice. Dr. English received his B.S. from Pennsylvania Slale College, D.D.S. wi'l'h firsl honors from +he Universify of Pennsylvania, M.S. from fhe Graduale School of +he same universily, and Ph.D. from John Hopkins Universily. He is +he aulhor of more +han a score of publicalions and is currenlly Presidenl of lhe ln+erna+ional Associalion of Denlal Research. His dislinguished career in 'lhe Denial Corps, Uniled S+al'es Navy, from which he refired wi+h 'lhe rank of Cap+ain in l96l, has given him a world-wide repu+a+ion. For +he inspiralion he has given +o 'lhe Senior Class, we offer +his small expression of graleful apprecia'l'ion.

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On behalf of fhe Faculfy of fhe School of Denfisfry and personally, l sincerely congrafulafe each graduafing senior for having mef fhe requiremenfs of fhis School affer four long and arduous years of fraining and sfudy. We know fhaf if is a difficulf road, for if is nof common fo find fhe combinafions of skill and undersfanding fhaf is required by pracficing denfisfs. Some of us had nafural abilifies in cerfain areas buf had fo exerf greaf efforl' fo reach +o fhe required sfandards in ofher areas. We feel sure fhaf you all have found safisfacfion in your chosen field and we send you ouf info fhe world wifh our besf wishes for a fruifful and grafifying life in serving ofhers. We hope you offen refurn fo your School in fufure years. As you enfer fhe never-ending sfream of medicine fhe faculfy and I wish fo join wifh your associafes, your family and your friends in wishing you our sincere congrafu- lafions on achieving fhis maior firsf sfep in your life's role. We hope fhaf while you have in your confacf wifh fhe many disciplines which corn- bine fo make fhe fofalify of medicine acquired 'lhe facfual and concepfual knowledge necessary for excellence in our field, you have, in addifion, refained or acquired fhe spirif of inquiry which is so essenfial fo fhe pracfice of medicine, fo 'leaching and fo research. We hope, also, fhaf we have preserved and culfivafed fhe humanifarian insfincfs and efhical and moral principles associafed wifh medicine since ifs beginning and sfill so vifally a parf of fhe complex role which fhe physician plays in our modern sociefy. While you are now leaving your Universify you will, if you confinue fo meef your obligafions fo your profession and yourself, never really divorce yourself from if. lfs spirif, ifs principles, ifs responsibilifies fo you, and fhose who follow you, should manfain fhe fies which will provide for your confinuing growfh in an endless educa- fional confinuum. You have our mosl' sincere wishes for your happiness and success. CLIFFORD C FURNAS S. HOWARD PAYNE ROSWELL K. BROWN Chancellor of fhe Unnversufy of Buffalo Assisfanf Dean of fhe School of Denfisfry Aggislam Dean of lhe School of Medicine