University of Michigan Medical and Nursing School - Aequanimitas Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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. Q fi Q ., ' li E if g 1 I sl David Ott Gerald Ozanne ,, .?, ,, , iLh 'Q- , K JoAnn Nelson jerry Neuman FIRST ROW-Paul Gikas, Bernard Naylor, Robert Hendrix, Samuel Hicks, Krishna Dar, Barbara Barnes, Mary Schweikle, Dorin Hinerman, Constance D'Amato, A, james French QChairmanJ, Ronald Nishiyama, Harold Oberman, Rees Midgley, Robert Schmidt, Harvey Baer, Adm. Ass'tg SECOND ROW-David Rosen- sweet, Mr. Roger Calam, Douglas Siders, Philip Gruskin, Jerome Nosanchuk, Theodore Meadows, Merrill Cohen, Vernon Gay, james Fox, john Olson, Paul Ginther, Thomas Dicke, Lawrence Loesel, jon McWhirter, Benram Schnilzer, Thomas Johnson, Joel Shilling, Louis Rosati, Don Weaver, Hideo Itabashig THIRD ROW-Fred Smith, Fred Holtz, Manfred Soiderer, Charles Short, Ralph Hulett, Miloslav Talas, Carl Schlecte, Henry Kallet, Paul Wilson, Gordon Niswender, Ellsworth Littler, Ian Turnbull, William Hart, Warren Helwig, Michael Herrell, Lee Weatherbee,Ar1hur Belding, Sang Baik. Pathology K fi Donald Palmer ', -1 L -0 Y :L y 7 iw' Charles O'Dell Marvin Oleshansky

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sm., 1 4 av 7 Y' '3' Frederick Miller M Lvr, V-fmttgfiwy.. ,,L, ,tri ..,. ,,::,g..gss.-ff-i W,ff :- spectators in the rear and were invited to come and take part. g y A variety of constructive proposals and respectful criticisms were well made by many class members throughout the twor hour period. Proposals were made for more meaningful community public health projects, including a Public Health rotation. Much concern was shown for how well and how much the class was actually learning in both basic sciences and clinical medicine. Many students made the point that this class is concerned with participating in commu- nity medicine, participating in its own educational change, and deciding how its time is best spent, and won't tolerate poor lectures that don't make good use of time. One class member warned that the student voice must be listened to while the students still have faith in the medical schoolis change-making process and are willing to cooperate fully. Others found many lectures not worthwhile and suggested the use of good handout material. Before the session ended, the class voted by a show of hands and overwhelmingly approved two motions: lj that the class approved of the discussiong and ZH that classwide dissatisfaction not only concemed Public Health, but some Clinical Medicine presenta- tions as well. In closing, the members of the panel said that they found the session rewarding, and welcomed further criticism from the students. The two-hour impromptu meeting ended with applause from both sides. .ca .1 David Miller 5 J Alan Mindlin

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' '.7' K : Ml Us iv? 2 -5+ 6 ilk? lx The results of the meeting remain to be seen. Perhaps most of the students don't expect real change in the sophomore curriculum this year. But at least better communication on the part of faculty, stu- dents, and administration has been made with the respect for each other's position that makes more dialogue possible. jj . Student reaction to the session are mixed. Mike t Epstein, who was the spokesman for the students at the start of the discussion, explains that the purpose of the meeting was to get across to the faculty that the students were concerned over some issues, and that the concern was classwidef' He feels that the confrontation will produce more than anything else an attitude change on the part of the faculty. Mike was impressed with the great attendance and the fact that everybody took part and paid attention for two hours. Denny Davidson, sophomore class president, finds an important issue in the fact that many students hoped for a community medicine type of thing, instead of old-line Public Health. Denny reports fthat the faculty had praise for how things were han- dled. Dennis Joy, who was present at both the noon lzmeeting and the major discussion, feels that the ses- sion ucould have been better planned, but was s--'priser' that the hot-heads cooled down by the time of the large meeting. 1.....t,s:fx,.. ? .Mil 5 f LJ