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Vol. 4 DALLAS, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 1949 No.1 Plan WouldMakeSWMC PartofU.T. College Trustees Would Give Properties to State For Expanded Program An organized movement is being car­ ried on to make Southwestern Medical College a branch of the University of Texas. The movement was started by a group of University of Texas alumni together with doccors from over the state and has now assumed state-wide proportions. The trustees. of Southwestern Medical Foundation, meeting recently, gave recog­ nition tO the plan by voting co give the college tO the state, if it will be made a branch of the University of Texas. This decision was announced by Dr. Edward H. Cary, president of the Founda­ tion, co two committees named by pro­ ponents of the plan. If the proposal is carried out, South­ western Medical College would serve the same purpose as the present University of !fexas medical college in GalvestOn. Dr. V. R. Hurst of longview, who with others cook an active part in getting STUDENTS GET CARY AWARD-Dr. E. H. Cary, president of Southwestern the proposal before the public, cited a Medical Foundation, congratulates the first winners of the scholarships which friends need for a new state medical school to set up in his honor two years ago. The winners, all students of Southwestern Medical turn out more doctOrs for a state already College, are W . E. Huckabee, F. L. Crawford and Marjorie Sewell. hard-pressed medically. "Dallas, with its-already available clin­ ical facilities- unsurpassed by any of our First Three Cary Scholarships large eastern cities- is the logical location Presented to Medical Students for this important educational develop- ment," Dr. Hurst said. 1 The first Edward Henry Cary Scholar­ medicine at the college. A bill introduced in the legislature by ships have been awarded three students Franklin L. Crawford, fourth-year stu­ dent from Beaumont who has worked his Sen. Fred Harris of Dallas would appro­ of Southwestern Medical College for "de­ priate $3,600,000 co set up a medical serving scholastic achievement." way through medical school by perform­ ing special lab work at Parkland Hos­ branch of the University h_ere. All property The recipients are: pital. owned by the Foundation, Dr. Cary said, Marjorie Sewell, third-year student The three were chosen from a list of would be made available to the state from Abilene and a registered nurse who 11 applicants by a faculty committee witl!_out cost-a college site five minutes' is working her way through school as a named by the dean of the college. Value drive from the heart of the city, on Harry nurse. of each of the scholarships is $200. Hines Blvd., valued at $400,000 labora­ William E. Huckabee, fourth year stu­ The scholarships were created two tOries and equipment valued at $300,000 dent from Dallas who has done special years ago when friends of Dr. E. H. Cary, and a $100,000 library. research work in the department of (Continued on Page 2 ) (Continued on Page 2 ) Page 2 SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAl CENTER NEWS February, 1949 February, 1949 HEA V·Y STUDENT APPLICATIONS REFLECT Need for More Physici In Rural Areas Empha. NEED FOR INCREASED MEDICAL TRAINING ( Reprinted from Dallas New AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31.-Texa The need for increased medical college more docrors, particularly in rura training facilities in Texas and the South­ Southwestern Medical College's and more medical schools, accorc two groups from the Stare Medica west is amply reflected in the number of Volunteer Faculty One of Best ciation. applications which Southwestern Medical Both the executive council a College is receiving from highly qualified Southwestern Medical College, now in Hines Boulevard which has been set aside rural health committees of the Stat young men and its seventh year, has one of the best re­ as a site for Dallas' medical center. ical Association mer in Austin rhi women, Dr. W. Lee serves of teachers in medical science in ~nd. Hart, dean of the col­ the nation- irs volunteer clinical faculty. SWMC Part of U. T. - - The executive council adopted lege, reports. This statement was made by Dr. W. lution favoring "all practical meas Lee Hart, dean of the college. (Continued from Page 1) "Southwest ern expand training facilities for n "Southwestern Medical College now Medical College will Dr. Cary has told the sponsors of the school students" and urging the ] has a total of 388 faculty members," ture to "take positive steps tO exp ~ have 68 openings in movement that the Foundation would use Dean Hart said. "Of this number 35 are state's medical school facilities." its n e x t freshman its endowment assets and money on hand resident faculty members, and the re­ Many hundreds of qualified s1 class-64 for medi­ tO supplement salaries of prominent maining 353 are members of our clinical medical professors. He said conversion of are denied admission tO medical cal students and four faculty who regularly are in the practice the Southwestern Medical College into a because facilities are lacking tc for medical art stu- DR. HART of their profession, but who give part branch of the University of Texas would them, said the resolution. It was dents- but already we have received more of their rime in teaching in the college in no way conflict with the University's by the·association's committee on r than 1,100 applications for these open­ without compensation." medical branch at Galveston. education and hospitals, headed 1 ings from throughout the United States," Within this group of volunteer medical If the Legislature enacts the Harris M. 0. Rouse of Dallas. reachers are numbered some of the out­ bill, he said, a state medical college could The Legislature now is being as Dean Hart said. standing specialists of the Southwest, open here next September 1 with an establish state medical schools in The bulk of the applications are from Dean Hart said. entering class of 100. That is the number and San Antonio. "It is a sincere tribute to the medical the Southwest, but virtually every state the Galveston school accepts each year. Dr. Harold M. Williams, executi profession of this area that these skilled retary for the association, declared in the nation is represented in the mount­ practitioners are willing to give so gener has both the problem of getting ing stack in the Dean's office. ously of their time in advancing medical Unusual Child Care doctOrs and of better disrributi skill and medical knowledge," Dean Hart Dean Hart said that extreme care is said. "Without the advantage of their Facilities Available physicians. exercised in selecting from the applicants volunteer instructions our students would To Students at SWMC The rural health committee also those students who apparently will best the Legislature tO provide for ti miss much in the way of practical, clinical From the standpoint of reaching young serve the future . medical needs of the experience arising from the day-ro-day more doctOrs in Texas, and for err physicians tO be better practitioners, upon general practice. Southwest. The selections are made by the demands on the practicing physician and Southwestern Medical College has the The rural health group wants th surgeon." advantage of one of the best Children's A<l.missions Committee composed of col­ islature tO set up scholarship loa. In its combined resident and clinical Medical Centers in America, Dr. E. H lege faculty members, both full time and medical students who agree tO b faculty Southwestern Medical College lists Cary, president of the Foundation, reports. clinical. general practitioners in rural commt 41 professors, 67 associate professors, 104 "The center offers facilities unparalleled assistant professors, 130 instructors, 32 Texas has about 8,000 docrors, i Selection of the new Freshman Class in the entire country for training in all assistants and four lecturers. ing 7,000 practicing physicians. Thf is scheduled tO begin early in February. aspects of child care," Dr. Cary said. It Southwestern Medical College is a fully lS comprised iiot cinly a hospital for sick thousand are teachers, retired, or accredited institution approved by the infants and another for sick older chil­ wise not practicing. Texas has abm Council of Medical Education and Hos­ dren, bur also a foundling home where docotors per 1,000 population, OJ pitals of the American Medical Associa­ thirds the goal of 150 per 100,000 Cary Scholarships ... well babies can be studied; a large nor­ tion and is a member of the Association mal new-born service; a large children's by the Medical Association. (Continued from Page 1 ) of American Medical Colleges. orthopedic hospital; a well organized Since its creation the college has grad­ child guidance clinic which handles psy­ president of Southwestern Medical Foun­ uated 298 physicians in six classes, includ­ chological problems from the entire com­ College Doing Researcl ing 177 medical officers for wartime dation, in honor of his 75th birthday, munity; a contagious disease service; and In 16 Fields of Medici1 servtce. contributed funds tO establish scholar­ finally, a very active out-patient clinic Vital to the expansion of these activi­ which offers all types of general and Southwestern Medical College is ships for deserving students. The income ties is the completion of Southwestern specialized our-patient service to children. ing on projects in medical reseal from the fund forms the basis of the Medical Foundation's plans for the erec­ "The Obstetrics Department of the 16 different fields, Dr. W. Lee Hart annual awards tO students. tion of a great medical center in Dallas, Medical College is of extreme advantage of the college, reports.

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