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

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ORGANIZATIONS First roil ' - 1. Guldint;, J. WciKtl, Ji.. l . Millci. I ' lt-iULUi, L. M.iri;.iiiti. Second row: M. Boksenbaum, R. Hieber, R. Nord, J. Barrall. INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL The Medical Interfraternity Council was organized in 1938 as a joint project of Phi Beta Pi, Phi Rho Sigma, and Nu Sigma Nu fraternities under the direction of Dr, Paul McLam. Phi Delta Epsilon and Zet.i Phi became active members of Council shortly thereafter, and since that time all medical fraternities have particip.itcd in fulfilling the original, major purpose of Council which is to provide controlled rushing by mutual consent of fraternities: Council ' s activities have expanded into those of a service organization with the ,mnual distribution of the archives to all students in the School of Medicine and with the Intcrfr.itcrnity B.ill. held during the third trimester each year. [ 161]

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MEDICAL SCHOOL • • • first rou): .Charles Tripoli, Julin B,ir:all. Sci.rcUiry. Robcit W ' .iUon. Prcs-iJi ' iU: Rich.ird Hemphill, Vice-President; Thomas D ' Znnira, Treasurer. Second row: Charles Pifcr, Dean Pooliis, Robert Hieber, Francis Moore, Maurice Rousralf, Gilbert Ashor. A ' fissing. Joseph Henderson. STUDENT AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION The Student Mcdic.il Society was tciunJed in 91? a.s ,in urijanization to represent the entire student body. It purpose i.s to stimuhite profe-wional interest and to promote unity in the medical .school. In Decemher. 19. 2. the Student Medical Society Ix ' came a chapter of the Student American Medical Association, a national organization of student societies of the more prominent me dical .seliools in the country. The fir.st event of this year ( 19. ' i2-. ' i. ) was the annual Fall Assembly held in Stephen Fo.ster Memorial Auditorium to welcome the freshmen, who had previously received a letter of coiiiiratulations from the Society. Dr. Samuel P. Harbison w.is the principal speaker. Awards for scholastic achievement were presented. Two scientific meetings were held during the year. The topic of the first meeting was Mitral Commi.ssurotomy. with Dr. William Ford in charge. The second meeting w.sa devoted to the Study of Cardiovascular Disease. This discussion was led by Dr. Andrew P. D ' Zmura. An all-.school picnic at South Park, spon.sored by the Society, was the first .siKial event of the year. It is anticipated that this will be an annual .ilfair. A Directory of Students was printed for the first time in 19.i2 ' .S5, Future membershiii in the Student American Medical As,sociation affords new privileges and services on a n.itional level to the individual medical student. [ 160]

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First row M. Levy. I. Schaefcr, M. Cohen, President. E. Jew. H. Mankin. Second row: D. DeHaas. J. Batc,«, R. Harkcom, D. Rliodcf. H. Le vi.«, L. King, M. Weber. Third row.Q. Ohert. M. Stewart, R. Hemphill, G. Gerneth, U. Goodman. M. Berk, J. Mooney. ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA This society is a non-sccrct Mcdicil Honor Society, membership to winch is based entirely upon scholarship, moral qu.ilitications being satisfactory. It was organized at the College of Medicine of the University of Illinois, Chicago. August 25. 1902, and is the only order of its kind in medical schools on this continent. Gamma of Pennsylvania, founded in 1916 at the University of Pittsburgh, was the 21st chapter to become established. The definite mission of Alpha Omega Alpha is to encourage personal honesty and the spirit of medical research. More specifically this year A.O.A. has provided its usual annual lectureship, has taken a very active part in evaluating the curriculum of the medical school, has attempted to make available .student research facilities and has initiated periodic interdepartmental teaching conferences. President Mr.LMN Cohen Vice President — Irwin Schaier Secretary — EnwARi) Jew, Jr. Cor. Secretary — Henry Mankin Treasurer- Marshall Lew 162