University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Hippocratean Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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CHILDREN ' S HOSPITAL OF PLrTSBURGH For the past 65 years Children ' s Hospital of Pittsburgh has been caring for the sick children of this community. With more than 200 beds and a convalescent home in the country, with comprehensive, modern equipment and with a professional staff trained in all the areas of children ' s wants in sickness and in health, it is indeed a medical center for youth. No child, be he a premature baby or a probleni ' stricken adolescent, need go elsewhere for adequate diagnosis and treatment. Research The Hospital ' s research activities arc among the most productive in the country. Many persons and foundations have approved and supported them generously. They are convinced that «uch activities offer a necessary contribution to medical knowledge and insure the continued progress of the hospital with a well-informed, alert staff which is com- petent to give its small patients truly expert care. During the past year 46 articles were published or accepted for publication in various medical journals. This reflects the scientific interest of our staff in investigative problems. Teaching Children ' s Hospital, as the pediatric teaching facility of the School of Medicine of the University of Pittsburgh. trains medical and nursing students, interns and residents. Through affiliation, it gives pediatric experience to nurses from 19 hospitals in Western Pennsylvania. Its daily teach- ing ward rounds and clinical conferences, to which all qualified persons arc invited, offer stimulation and post- graduate training to practicing physicians. StaS Five pediatricians devote all of their time to the Hos- pital. Ten other physicians, qualified in pediatrics or allied clinical disciplines, work actively in the Hospital and hold full-time positions on the faculty of the School of Medicine. Finally, a staff of approximately 75 practicing pediatricians and specialists in the pediatric aspects of dentistry, ortho- pedics, psychiatry and surgery, most of whom arc Board certified, hold faculty appointments and take part in con- ferences and ward teaching. Kestiienaes Childern ' s Hospital is approved by the American Col- lege of Surgeons and gives residents in pathology, radiology and surgery qualified training in the pediatric aspects of their specialties. It offers one and two year residencies in pediatrics, approved by the American Medical Association (Council on Education and Ho.spitals) and the American Board of Pediatrics. Approximately 6,000 hospital admis- sions and 50,000 outpatient visits annually provide abun- dant clinical experience with ill children. Neighboring Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital, with more than 5,000 deliveries each year, offers training in the care of the newly born and the premature infant. Community Well Child Conferences demon.stratc the health supcr ' ision of the growing child. Fourteen first and second year residents and a chief resident comprise the pediatric house staff. They take an active part in the teaching program. 148

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WHERE WE LEARN . . . Photo by T. M. Jarret

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FALK CLINIC The University Clinics which provide the nucleus of outpatient te.ichini; at the Medical School are concentrated at the Falk Clinic. This building on Fifth Avenue, now twenty years old, is still one of the most modern, well-equipped and efficiently de- signed clmic buildings in the country. This facility was made possible by a munificent gift to the Univer- sity and to the people of Pittsburgh on the part of two brothers, Maurice and Leon Falk, and their families. The Falk Clinic serves two functions, one of service to the medically indigent of the community and the other, the instruction of medical students. The building houses 28 different specialized clinics and provides service to the community of 50,000 clinic visits a year. Pharmacy, X-ray, laboratories and other ancillary services arc provided in this Clinic. As a further contribution to community service and the .idditional enrichment of teaching opportuni- ties, the building also houses a branch office of the Visiting Nurses Association, a branch office of the State Health Department, and the Central Blood Bank which serves not only the University Center but all of Allegheny County as well. Pending the completion of the new School of Medicine, the De- partment of Military Medicine is also housed in this building. The Falk Clinic is operated directly by the Uni- versity School of Medicine although it serves as the outpatient department of the various independent Medical Center hospitals. Glidden L. Brook.s, M. D. Coordinator of Hosj itals tmd Cliriics [ 149 J