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

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PRESBYTERIAN, WOMAN ' S AND EYE AND EAR HOSPITALS The Presbyterian Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Woman ' s Hospital of Pittsburg are the general medical and surgical units of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hospitals. They offer an approved program of medical education for intern and resident physicians. The Hospitals staffs are composed largely of members of the teaching fac- ulty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicuic. They are approved by the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Hospital Association. Their equipment is the most modern available. A medical reference library is m, untamed by the staffs and the hospitals. It subscribes to 91 leading medical journals, and includes an excellent reprint library. The Presbyterian Ho.spital of Pittsburgh was founded in 189. , incorporated in 189.S. It was one of the first to become aililiated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hospitals, joining the organization in 1926. The present quarters in Oakland were occupied in June, 19?8. The building was fully completed in 1941. Since that time, it has shown a bal.inced use of all facilities .ind revealed a healthy growth. INTERNSHIPS There are 26 rotating internships .ivailable m the Medical Center Hospitals. The bed capacity of the unit hospitals is as follows: Presbyterian Hospital 2. 4 beds Eye and Ear Hospital 116 beds 6 bassinets Woman ' s Hospital 1 15 beds Childrens ' Hospital 244 beds M.igee Hospital . 5. beds 204 bas-sinets 1,062 beds 210 bassinets The rotating service includes internal medicine, surgery, and its specialties, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, pathology, radiology, and anesthesia. Interns are provided with full maintenance, including room, board, and laundry. They receive an allowance toward the cost of uniforms and a monthly stipend. • RESIDENCIES Residencies at the Presbyterian Hospital, approved by the Council of Medical Education of the American Medical Association, arc available in internal medicine, general surgery, urology, pathology, gynecology, orthopedic surgery, radiology, proct- ology, and plastic surgery. All residents are api ointed teaching fellows in the School of Medicine of the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh. Applications for ai pointmeni for internships should be made to the office of the Chairman of the Central Intern Committee at Presbyteri.in Hospital, 2. 0 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh I}. Penn.sylvania. Applic.itions for appointment for residencies .should be made to the Chairman of the Committee on Gr.idiiate Education. School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. Pitl burgli l. , Pennsylvani.i. 150

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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

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