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

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JOHN R. G. GOSLING Since winning the Galens award and the Senior award for teaching excellence some ten and nine years ago, one would think that Dr. john Gosling has perfected and settled into an excellent system of student instruc- tion. This is not the case: Dr. Goslingls method has changed-for the better he hopes-and will continue to do so. It is not change for its own sake, however, but a continuing effort towards improvement. He believes that nearly any system can be made better, and that the criteria of excellence should be progressively set higher. Students come in contact with Dr. Gosling's more formal teaching in two dif- ferent areas: history of medicine and ob- stetrics and gynecology. History of medicine is a large lecture setting, and in these lec- tures the material is always kept interesting. Historical detail which could very well be dull is enlivened with humor, anecdotes, john R. G. Gosling, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Born-March 8, 1926 A.B., MD., University of Michigan Intern, Resident at University Hospital, Ann Arbor Galens Shovel l

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if Eff Earl Feringa Born May 30, 1932 B.S., Calvin College N1.D., Northwestern University Intern at Philadelphia General Hospital Resident at University of Colorado Galens Shovel. Senior Award YW , YY7 EARL FERINGA -1.

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process of alleviation of disease. Concem for patients as people lirst and disease processes second is a phrase fre- quently heard but not often observed at Michigan. Consistent teaching of this principle-as well as its practice-are qual- ities that Dr. Gosling unobtrusively profess- tainly he has research projects, professional and outside activities, but it seems to us that he remembers that the purpose of a good medical school is the quality education of physicians and as a professor-a teacher-he makes this a primary interest and activity.