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SALUTE TO TEACHING THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS 1969-1970 Dr. Maurice Gromet '34 President Dr. Jerome W. Canter '55 President-Elect Dr. Marvin Footer '42 1st Vice President Dr. Thomas Wilson '44 2nd Vice President Dr. Donald H. Glew '48 Secretary Dr. John Mermel '60 Treasurer
COUNCIL Dr. Jerome H. Epstein '53 Dr. Jack B. Kleh '44 Dr. George Speck '41 Dr. Carolyn Pincock '34 Contents Dr. Richard I. Kilstein '34 Dr. Angelo M. May '37 SALUTE TO TEACHING Dr. Allan Zellis '41 Portrait of a Professor-x 4 ...... 2 Dr. George Speck '41 Chairman, Editorial Board Freeman, Watts, Goss for School Mrs. Betty McKee Parks for Hospital Alumni Office Secretary Mrs. Marion M. Corddry Annual Meeting in May ...... 8 Editor Mrs. Jeanne S. Saginor Alumni Run Renal Teaching Program ...... 11 Associate Editor Joseph Hiram Roe ...... 12 GW MEDICINE is the official bulletin of The George Washington University Medical Great Teacher and Scholar Alumni Association. It is published quarterly by The George Washington University, Washington, D. C., in spring, summer, fall and winter. Somebody's Listening, Professor ...... 17 Editorial and mailing address: 1331 H Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 2000S. Second class postage paid at Washington, D. C. GW Pathologist Streamlines His Subject ...... 22 PORTRAIT OF A PROFESSOR x FOUR
Four members of the medical faculty got 35 but I have counted as many as 65 to the brush this spring: their portraits were 70. We were still in the midst of a de pression. Walter Freeman was a show presented to the University. Two artists, man and medical students often brought commissioned by separate groups of their 'dates' (it was cheaper than going friends and associates, painted the profes to the movies) . After examining a pa sors: Ors. Walter Freeman, James W. Watts tient with a stroke or Parkinson's dis with seven of his residents, Charles Mayo ease, he would march up to the black board, pick up a piece of chalk in each Goss, and John Parks. hand, draw a coronal section of the The first three oils were done by Roberto brain, using both hands simultaneously, Fantuzzi, an Italian artist immigrating here and sketch in the internal capsule and after 17 years in Venezuela, and specializ basal ganglia, dotting in the pathologic ing in group portraits. Members of the lesion. The students were fascinated. Departments of Neurology and Neurolog A blackboard was available for Dr. Free ical Surgery, along with former residents man's drawing at the presentation but he and friends, sponsored the Freeman and declined. The neurologist told of the for Watts paintings, while the Goss portrait mative stages of the department, its evolu was a gift from the Department of tion from neuropathology and psychiatry, Anatomy. and of students' pleas for more clinical The Parks portrait is by the Dallas artist teaching. Alexander Clayton and was commissioned In 1935, at the International Neurological I I by the Women's Board of the Hospital. Congress in London, Fulton and Jacobsen reported that monkeys no longer mani Dr. Freeman fested frustrating behavior after frontal lobectomy; their performance was some Ors. Walter Freeman and James Watts Dr. Freeman, who came from San Fran with their portraits. The residents in what inferior, but problems too difficult to the pidure with Dr. Watts are (I to cisco for the presentation, joined the solve did not produce neurotic behavior r): 1st row-E. Mannarino, Dr. Watts, faculty in 1924 and was named to head the J. Fox, V. Suarez; 2nd row-W. Koos, as they had before the lobectomy, Dr. H. Mateos, H. Cokalp, D. Cooney. Department of Neurology when it was Freeman said. established in 1932. Prior to then the Just back from this Congress and im subject was taught in the Division of Psy pressed by the similarity between the ani chiatry. In a lecture given at his birthday mals and his emotionally disturbed pa celebration and published in D. C. Annals tients, Moniz introduced prefrontal lobot (May 1965) Dr. Watts did a little word omy with the aid of his surgical colleague, painting of his own in describing Professor Dr. Walter Freeman exchanging remi Almeida Lima. They reported their results niscences with Ors. Harvey Ammerman Freeman : and W. Montague Cobb. in the spring of 1936. Later that year In 1935, neurology was taught in the Freeman and Watts carried out the first 2nd, 3rd and 4th years. The Saturday prefrontal lobotomies in America. afternoon Outpatient Clinic was held in Hall A of the Medical School. Attend "You may be interested to note that this ance was voluntary; no roll was called, no old building was the scene of the first grades given. Attendance averaged 30- lobotomy in this country," Dr. Freeman 3 2 At the portrait presentation in the med ical school library, Dr. Fox noted that after his article appeared last summer, Dr. Watts' patient load diminished, since some people thought he had retired. "I want to stress that he continues in active practice; I really meant to praise him, not to bury him," he laughed. "They were exciting times," Dr. Watts said. "Walter and I wrote 50 papers and two books together. He always did more "We wanted a portrait that included L., Artist Roberto Fantuzzi with principals and residents In all phases of training ••• guests at reception, Medical School Library. than his share but he never got tired and passing the torch," says Dr. Watts. thought Saturday afternoon and Sunday said, and as further proof of GW's pace morning were ideal times!" setting days continued, "It was also the Dr. Watts explained his choice of a scene of the first insulin shock therapy, of group portrait as one that demonstrated the first Metrazol therapy, and the first something a single portrait could not do. electroshock therapy in the city. So re The idea began to develop around his member, when this old building is torn chief interest for the last 15 years-the down, some of the first activity along the training of neurosurgical residents. lines of physical treatment for mental dis Since it would probably be in the med orders was carried out right here. And Dr. ical school, it should emphasize teaching. Watts is the one man above all others It should include men who are carrying who made possible these great advances on the teaching tradition and involved with in medical treatment." education and training of resident sur geons. It should attempt to show the Dr. Watts scope of our influence as I believe that Neurosurgeon Watts, undoubtedly one our reputation as a Medical Center de of the most beloved members of the fac pends as much upon the residents we ulty, is the focus of a teaching tableau in graduate as upon our medical students. his group portrait. "I suppose I'd like to "Manual Velasco Suarez built the Na be remembered as someone who worked tional Neurological Institute in Mexico with people," he says. Professional rivalry City and is now its director. Humberto with Georgetown was unknown in neuro Mateos is Chief of Neurosurgery at the logical surgery as Watts of GW and Hugh National Medical Center in Mexico City. Fulcher of GU brought their personal com Wolfgang Koos is Chief of Pediatric Neuro radeship and crossfertilization of knowl surgery on the University Service of Pro edge to D. C. General Hospital. "Indeed," fessor H. Kraus in Vienna. Hamit Gokalp wrote Watts' disciple John L. Fox in GW is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and Medicine, "this unique period of joint Chief of Neurosurgery at the Turkish Mili medical education stands as a landmark tary Academy in Ankara with a training against which even nations might take program for Army, Navy and Air Force Ors. freeman and Goss at the portrait presentation. note." Officers in his specialty. 4 I 5 -J Emanuele Mannarino graduated from to the warmth and greatness of his per Dr. Parks the University of Rome, took a second sonality." M.D. degree at Duke University and is Dr. Telford recounted Dr. Goss' formi Mrs. Alvin E. Parrish, President of the now Chief of Neurosurgery in the Veterans dable background as classical scholar, anat Women's Board of the University Hospital, Administration Central Office. He is con omist, editor and educator. His transla presented the Clayton portrait of Dean cerned with establishing affiliations be tions from the original Greek have helped Parks at a ceremony in the hospital's new tween VA hospitals and university training to reestablish Galen as a competent anat executive suite. Mrs. Jed Pearson, Jr., an programs. omist; his half-century of teaching has artist and Board member, spoke about the John Fox, a GW graduate, is Chief of been enjoyed by students at his alma mater artist, a Chevy Chase native now living in Neurosurgery at the VA Hospital in Wash Yale as well as Columbia, Alabama and Dallas, Tex., a portraitist who has studied ington and a member of our full time staff. Louisiana State Universities. Dr. Goss has and exhibited his work here and abroad. Donald Cooney is now Chief Resident in edited four Gray's Anatomy editions and is The Board commissioned him to execute Neurosurgery at GW. Dr. Watts told him presently working on his fifth (the 29th). the Parks painting in which the Dean wears he was chosen because "he was in the "Since joining our staff, Dr. Goss has the academic regalia of the (British) Royal right place at the right time and is tlie endeared himself to students and staff College of Obstetricians and Gynaecolo symbol of all residents in our training alike. Each student feels that he has truly gists which elected him to fellowship last program." sat at the feet of a great teacher and a year. warm friend. Their admiration and affec Dr. Parks, who told the entering fresh Dr. Goss tion for him culminated in the Sophomore men last fall that he had personally de Class' coveted Golden Apple Award this livered some of them and had taught many The Goss portrait was presented to the year. To know him is to feel the pulse of of their parents, has served on the faculty school by Dr. Ira Telford, Anatomy Chair a great man and an outstanding, dedicated 32 years, as Professor of Obstetrics and man, who said in tribute: "To Charles teacher," said the fellow anatomist. Gynecology, as Medical Director of the Mayo Goss, knowledge is as natural an Dr. Goss surprised most of the medical University Hospital, and Dean 12 years. The Clayton portrait of Dean Parks. habiliment as correct tailoring; never an library audience when he revealed, "Dr. ungainly vestment worn transiently in re Freeman spoke of his brother Norman. The youngest member of the Parks family points out the portrait for grandparents, parents (Dr. and Mrs. John S. Parks) and his sisters. sponse to expediency, but as an elegantly Norman graduated from Yale the year after cut garment designed to give expression me and we were probably 'best friends.' " From left: Artist Clayton, Mr. John Sanders, Mrs. Jed W. Pearson, Jr., and Mrs. Alvin E. Parrish at Women's Board presentation.
Dr. Charles Mayo Goss ••• knowledge a natural habiliment
6 7 ANNUAL MEETING NOTES MAY 27-29
Class Reunions Dear Fellow Alumnus: 1930 1950 This is my last letter to you in the capac 1934 1955 ity of Alumni President. 1969-70 has been 1945 1960 a most eventful year. It has seen the ap proval of the new medical school and the establishment of valuable additions, human and technological, to the medical school staff. I was happy to serve at such an ac The Medical Alumni Postgraduate Course Thursday, May 28 tive and progressing time in our school's coming up in May will be held in the new Simultaneous Discussions: history. Dean's Breakfast, 8-9 a.m. University Center on campus. Dr. Edward 1. "Psychological Management of Acute Rewarding times for us all are in the S. Fleming '57, of the Psychiatric Institute Moderator: Dr. Paul D. Sullivan and Chronic Brain Syndromes" future. Ground breaking ceremonies for of Washington, D. C., is chairman of the Ralph W. Wadeson, M.D. the new medical school will take place in course to be held May 27-29 in conjunction Panel Discussion: September 1970. There will also be times with the Alumni Annual Meeting. Present "The New Look in Adolescence: 2. "Recognition and Management of when growing pains will call for a little ing psychiatric aspects of practice, a gen Drugs, Sex and Hair" Suicidal Tendencies" extra work and attention, but I am certain Harvey L. P. Resnik, M.D. eral seminar of 11/2 hours each day will be Michael B. Balter, M.D. that your enthusiasm will not wane. followed by two smaller group discussions Let us not forget the Annual Support Bartholomew T. Hogan, M.D. Postgraduate Program approved for 81/2 of more specialized topics to allow a choice elective hours by the American Academy Program must be maintained. Your sus for the practicing physician. Simultaneous Discussions: of General Practice. tained efforts in behalf of the Annual Sup port Program are vital and the medical 1. "The Psychiatrist's Role in Therapeutic school is counting on you. PSYCHIATRY IN EVERYDAY MEDICINE Abortions" Friday, May 29 I do hope to see many of you at the Dr. Douglas Noble Wednesday, May 27 1 p.m. Lunch annual reunion May 27-30. A brilliant sci Third Annual Alumni-Faculty 2. "The Recognition and Treatment of entific program has been prepared. The Moderator: Dr. Maurice T. Gromet Golf Match, Washingtonian the Disturbed Child" annual golf match will take place again Paper: "Effective Use of Psychotropic Country Club and the opportunity to relax and enjoy the Drugs" Donald H. McKnew, Jr., M.D. 7 p.m. Class Reunions afternoon with an old classmate is in the Jack Durell, M.D. Leon Cytryn, M.D. offering. I wish to thank you for active interest in Friday, May 29 Saturday, May 30 Simultaneous Discussions: the school and for the honor you have con 1. "I Love You, Doctor" Moderator: Dr. Edward Fleming 10 a.m. Annual Business Meeting ferred upon me for serving you as President Henry C. Mellette, M.D. "Call Five Minutes Before Hospital Main Conference Room this past year. 2. "Methadone in the Treatment of the Hour" 7 p.m. Reception GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. Narcotic Addicts" Michael Woodbury, M.D. Annual Dinner Dance Maurice T. Gromet, M.D. Robert DuPont, M.D. Maxwell Jones, M.D. Shoreham Hotel President
8 9 DEAN HYDE New Directory Out ALUMNI RUN RENAL TEACHING PROGRAM FLAG MEMORIAL Many painstaking hours of work check The flag area of the new Medical School ing correct names and addresses of med will be dedicated to Dr. Dean L. Hyde, ical alumni have borne fruit: the 1970 Class of '44. Medical Alumni Directory is out and in Dr. Hyde, a practicing pediatrician in the mails. Fresno, California, died in an airplane Much credit is due to you graduates crash last fall. In his memory, a flag fund who returned cards promptly for proper has been established at the School for the listing. More kudos are in order for Mrs. purpose of maintaining an American flag Betty McKee of the Medical Alumni Office in the building for all appropriate occa and for Miss Catherine Breen and Mrs. sions. This form of memorial was chosen Eleanor Garst of the Dean's Office who in recognition of Dr. Hyde's days as a combined operations to produce the new directory. guard in the United States Capitol. Part Dr. Kramer demonstrates Dr. Parrish and Renal Fellow Ann Thompson of his duties there, while working his way hemodialysis unit. with patient Evie Robert. through Medical School, was the raising Glew Presentation and lowering of the flag over the Capitol. Hemodialysis is the heart of the train Current projects include studies of sugar Many thanks are due to his friends in Admiring the new edition of the Ency ing program in Renal Disease at George metabolism in uremia and acid base bal the Alumni Association who have helped clopaedia Britannica in the medical school Washington. ance with chronic dialysis. Techniques for in the establishment of the Dean Hyde library are Librarian Isabella Young and The director of the program is Dr. Alvin kidney biopsies, kidney functions, and, of Memorial Flag Fund. her assistant Karen Aageson, with Dr. Don E. Parrish '45, and he is ably assisted by course, use of the artificial kidney itself, ald Glew '48, its donor. Dr. Glew has two other alumni, Drs. Norman C. Kramer are taught. Insertion and care of the shunt Zoo Sabbatical contributed a completely new section of '54 and Marshall H. Jacobson '48. Medical for use by the dialysis patient is part of Dr. Thomas M. Peery, Professor and five and one-half pages on "Medical Serv students on clerkship, fellows on perma the surgical side of the program. Chairman, Department of Pathology, has ices, Military," now in press for the 1970 nent assignment, and interns on rotation Fellows who participated in the program embarked upon a six months' study of edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. spend time in the clinical program under are far flung in the United States and zoos and their role in research and grad the tutelage of the renal specialists. abroad. Dr. Mary Watt, Associate Pro uate education. The project is being un Dr. Parrish began work in this area in fessor of Medicine at GW, was the first dertaken in cooperation with the National 1957 at D. C. General. When he became renal fellow, and helped in the writing Zoological Park of the Smithsonian Insti Director of Clinical Research in 1966, he of more than 12 papers with the team. tution. moved the base of operations to University Dr. Vincent Pateras, a fellow in 1960, is The National Zoo has recently increased Hospital. Expanded facilities, for teaching now chief of the Renal Division at St. its commitment in research and education and research, enabled the program to bur Mary's Hospital in Montreal. Dr. Fred in Veterinary Pathology. At the same time geon. With thirty patients on dialysis and Hatch is Chief of Renal Services at the GW has appointed a Veterinary Pathologist five artificial kidneys operating at this date, University of Tennessee. to stimulate research in Comparative " dialyzing has been extended to evening Full spectrum training is the watchword Pathology. It is felt that coordination of hours for those patients trained in home in the renal section. With complete tissue the two will produce a significant expan use of the kidney, but who are unable to typing laboratory not far away, with dialysis sion of knowledge. purchase their own machines. treatments in full swing and research facili Dr. Peery's study will include visits to Renal research laboratories provide ties blossoming-the Clinical Training Pro approximately 50 zoos in the United States, ample facilities for students and fellows gram in Renal Diseases ha~ come into its Canada and Western Europe. who wish to engage in extended research. own.
10 11 JOSEPH H. ROE ... GREAT TEACHER AND SCHOLAR
The tall, lanky youth wearing funny most precise method devised, is still in looking glasses and riding a bicycle regu standard use. It was one of the main tech larly made the five-mile trek through the niques used in nutrition surveys made by Virginia countryside from Winchester to the World Health Organization, following the village of Opequon, where he taught WW II, to determine effects of food short at the one-room school. A high school ages on the people of Western Europe. In student himself, he was always back in 1954 the GW Medical Society honored him Winchester in time for Latin class, which with its annual distinguished service award he had to take if he hoped eventually to for his research in developing at least go into science or medicine. This was seven biochemical methods which are in Joseph Hyram Roe in the early 1900's, common clinical usage today in diagnosing Award of the Alfaro Foundation of Panama presented by Dr. Ricardo E. starting on the path toward a career that diseases. Alfaro, former President of the Re public of Panama, 1961. Dean Parks was to bring him professional honors and In the literature of medical science Dr. at left. Dr. and Mrs. Roe al Winchester Ca the profound esteem of his colleagues and thedral, Winchester, England, 1963, Roe contributed several books and over for international scientific meeting. two generations of students of medicine. 150 research papers. He was the author of Dr. Roe was born in Winchester, Vir A Laboratory Guide in Chemistry and co ginia, in 1892. After receiving his A.B. de author, with Dr. Carleton R. Treadwell, of Commencement, 1953. gree from Roanoke College he served in A Laboratory Manual of Biochemistry. His World War I as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Principles of Chemistry was published in Field Artillery. Later he earned an A.M. ten editions. degree in biology at Princeton, and two Receiving Award of Merit from CW Medical Society Teaching boys' chemistry class, after President, Dr. Luther H. Snyder '35, on February 20, graduation from Roanoke College. Ph.D . degrees, one from GW in chemistry 1954; Senator Styles Bridges looking on. and the other from Yale, in physiological chemistry. In 1919 he joined the GW staff as an instructor in biochemistry. Professor for 40 years and 31 years Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Roe was beloved by the medical community as a teacher and a scholar. His career embraced three aspects of medicine: teaching, re search and writing. As a clinical research chemist Dr. Roe made important discoveries about the metabolism of carbohydrates and the bio chemistry of certain pathological condi tions. A charter member of the American Institute of Nutrition, he was an authority on nutrition, especially regarding the role of Vitamin C. His method of testing for the presence of Vitamin C in the diet, the
12 13 cheating, later returned to visit Dr. Roe and Among Dr. Roe's professional honors to say to him, "I want to thank you for were the 1956 Ernst Bischoff Award of the teaching me how to live." American Association of Clinical Chemists Dr. Roe was married to the former Clara to the year's outstanding clinical chemist, Grace Lauck. Their son, Joseph Jr., took his and the Alfaro Foundation Award of undergraduate degree at Yale, his Master's Panama, in 1961, honoring him for his degree under his father at GW, and earned lifetime of outstanding service to science his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University and medicine. He was the recipient of Medical School. He is a pathologist in two posthumous awards. The Emeritus private practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Science Award of the Society for Experi Mrs. Roe is active in the GW Hospital mental Biology and Medicine, D. C. Sec Women's Board and devotes a large share tion, was made on June 8, 1967. Dr. of her time to its projects. Despite Dr. Roe died on May 18, 1967, four weeks Roe's dedication to his profession, he en before he was to receive the award for joyed a rich family life and interests out outstanding achievement in clinical chem side the field of medical science. Early istry from the Capitol Section of the Amer Biochemistry Staff, from left (seated): Dr. Benjamin W. Smith, Dr. Carleton R. Treadwell, plagued by ill health, he made the varsity ican Association of Clinical Chemists. In Dr. Roe, Mrs. Peggy Pogue, (standing) Dr. George V. Vahouny and graduate students football squad in college, surreptitiously so accepting the award for Dr. Roe, Miriam Archie Smith, Stanley Sherr, Donald McKay, Paul Zubkoff and Richard Gray. as not to worry his parents. An avid fan of Reiner, Ph.D., Clinical Chemist at D. C. the sport, in later life he never missed the General Hospital, said, "We will always Dr. Roe loved working with young peo is beloved by us all. May he long continue big games which usually occurred near his remember him for his loyal friendship and ple and he made the decision early to to inspire future classes in our School of birthday, December 27th, watching the his many acts of kindness. He was a great forego the material rewards of a medical Medicine." plays on television with Joseph Jr., while teacher and a good friend. He was truly a practice in order to devote himself to Invited to deliver the 1953 Closing As Mrs. Roe served steak dinner to the two scientist, a scholar, and a gentleman. We teaching and research. Where business sembly Address, which was published as "spectators." Dr. Roe was an outstanding will all miss him." The Capitol Section men count success in dollars, he counted "A Letter to A Medical Student," in t"e photographer, both movies and stills, and Annual Award has been re-named the his students as his treasures. The students September 1954 issue of Journal of Medical frequently showed his "western travel "Joseph H. Roe Award" in his honor. reciprocated through their respect and Education, Dr. Roe exhorted the graduates documentaries" at the request of friends. It is fitting that a final tribute to this affection. Winner of the General Alumni to continue in growth and experience, to A member of the Cosmos Club, his interest beloved teacher came, as one might ex Association's annual achievement award maintain a scientifically critical attitude, to in picture taking led him to become an pect, from his students. On July 25, 1967, in 1955, Dr. Roe was given a standing ova realize their obligation to elevate social active member and later president of die the Dean's Office received a check for the tion by the current classes when his cita and moral standards of the community "Cosmotographers," a group of club mem Joseph H. Roe Memorial Fund, represent tion was read at Commencement exercises. and, above all, to show the utmost in bers interested in photography. ing the profits collected on the 1967 Jn the opening pages of the 1950 Speculum tegrity, knowing that "the highest satisfac Those who worked with Dr. Roe cher Speculum. In the accompanying letter the a photograph of Dr. Roe accompanies a tion of the medical profession is to serve ished him for his integrity and his en yearbook's co-editors wrote: "All of the paragraph which reads: "The graduating humanity." thusiasm. They say he never lost faith in staff feel that it is a great honor to be able class of 1950 is proud to dedicate its year Dr. Roe served as a member of the his fellow man, but held everyone in the to contribute to such a worthy cause. Even book to its friend and teacher, Joseph H. Dean's Council and Chairman of the Com highest opinion. The measure of the man though Dr. Roe was not as active in teach Roe, who in the unspectacular clime of mittee on Scholarship. It was his sad duty was his success in bringing out the best in ing our class as he had been in previous classroom and laboratory helped prepare to be the faculty member who conducted others. Students, colleagues and associates years, we all learned from his image and us for the clinical years to come. Quiet the final interview with those few students not infrequently found themselves living grew to have great respect for him. He and kindly, combining knowledge with who hadn't made the grade. One young up to his estimate of them, encouraged be was indeed a great human being whose humility and learning without pedantry, he man, asked to leave the school because of cause they knew he expected they would. memory we shall cherish."
14 15 T. M. Brown Sets Up SOMEBODY'S LISTENING, PROFESSOR! Arthritis Institute Dr. Thomas McPherson Brown, Eugene A famifiar theme runs through the con standing ovation following the Award at Meyer Professor of Medicine, is establish versation whenever more than two pro Follies, it seems many shared our feelings," ing the Arthritis Institute of the National fessors get together: do students listen? do wrote Bob Schulz, Sophomore Class Presi Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Hospital, they understand? are we getting through dent. in Arlington, Virginia. to them? Dr. Margileth, Professor and Associate A member of GW's medical faculty for Some indicators of professorial success Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, 24 years, Dr. Brown became Director of are more subtle than others. Students have drew the clerkship Golden Apple for teach the Institute April 1. Three other medicine their own methods of dissecting faculty ing. "Dr. Margileth's boundless energy professors are joining the newly formed ineptitude and praising what they consider and concern for his students stood as the sound teaching. GW's Follies, of course, high point of a totally enjoyable clerkship group at NORH: Dr. Stewart Bush, Medical GW MAKES THE GRADE Director; Dr. Cap H. Oliver, Clinical Di spotlight professorial foibles with that experience," said John Emmett, Senior rector; Dr. Harold W. Clark, Research Di A new grading system has been imple great leveler, ridicule. The Student Ad Class President. rector. Microbiologist Jack S. Bailey will mented at the Medical School and will be visory Committee to the Dean presents Dedication of the yearbook to a pro direct the Laboratory. effective beginning the Fall term of 1970. collective views for administrative enlight fessor is another coveted tribute. The stu Dr. Brown views the new Institute as an Student evaluation will consists of two enment of faculty members' well prepared dents' admiration last year was directed to extension into the community of special parts. There will be letter grades of H or poorly presented lectures, course mate Dr. Alec Horwitz, "always a teacher-in ized medical education and research. It (Honors), P (Pass), F (Fail), I (Incomplete), rial and ward or clinic teaching. formative, thought provoking, and contro will provide the community with a perma or W (Withdraw), plus a written evaluation Praiseworthy professors are singled out versial . . . a physician and surgeon of nent center for the treatment, research and of the student. for recognition. Golden Apple Awards are outstanding ability.... " training in the broad spectra of arthritis Evaluations for Pre-clerkships will be made yearly for excellence in basic and Seniors elect their final lecturer, whose and rheumatic diseases. Through the well written only when in the opinion of the clinical teaching. The annual yearbook is sendoff comes at commencement. Last established patterns of the GW rheuma department, the assignment of a letter dedicated to an outstanding teacher, and year, Frank N. Miller, Jr., Pathology Pro tologists, measurements and procedures grade does not adequately describe the seniors choose for their final lecturer one fessor and Associate Dean for Student have been set for the determination of student's situation. who has been known to inspire them dur Affairs, encouraged the graduates to find diagnoses, as well as the progress and A written evaluation will be made for ing their course. time in their lives for the humanities. management of arthritic patients. NORH all students in clerkships, and particular will provide some two dozen beds desig attention will be given to pertinent com 1970 Golden Apples Alumni Professor nated for connective tissue disease prob ments which will be of assistance in eval The Golden Apples this year went to Alumni, too, have established a warm lems, in which arthritis and rheumatoid uating the student to outside agencies. anatomist Charles M. Goss and pediatrician salute to teaching. Four years ago the diseases play a major role. The written evaluation is, however, for Andrew M. Margileth. The legendary edi Medical Alumni Association named Pro "Research," Dr. Brown said, "should be internal use only and will serve as the tor of Gray's Anatomy, Dr. Goss was dis fessor Paul Calabrisi the first Alumni Pro an integral part of all community hospitals. primary source of qualitative information covered to be as well "warm, understand fessor, recognizing the esteem his former In order to maintain good measurements in the preparation of letters of recom ing and knowledgeable, with a calmness students hold for "Dr. Cal." He has also for what they are doing, hospitals need at mendation by the Office of the Associate and friendliness that helped relieve the been elected an honorary member of the least one endeavor that fits in with the Dean for Student Affairs. It will also be substantial anxiety associated with the first Class of 1942. patient care area that they emphasize. used in evaluation of student performance semester.... The qualities of humanness Academic excellence is recognized by NORH already has a fine program in re by the Committee on Scholarship. and knowledge of a field are extremely private foundations, whose support is habilitative medicine and research. The This grading system will be re-evaluated important to a teacher. We felt Dr. Goss given financially toward research and Arthritis Institute will strengthen this ana after a trial period of no more than two excelled in both of these areas .... Judg teaching. The John and Mary R. Markle lytical approach in a new dimension." years. ing from the length and magnitude of the Foundation selects "Scholars in Academic
16 17 Medicine" from among the nation's med 1970 INTERNSHIPS BEAUMONT SOCIETY RESEARCH DAY ical schools. Two current members of the GW faculty are Markle Scholars: pediatri cian Cheston M. Berlin, Jr., and Dr. Thomas E. Piemme, Director of the Division of General Medicine.
Prof. Cohn Designs Drug Abuse Course
Beaumont Society winners and mentors, from left: Sherwood Barefoot, President; Advisor Dr. Harold Stevens, Dr. Ochoa, Christopher Davis, Roger Starkweather, John Wojcik, Arnold Levy and Robert Heinze.
Senior John J. Wojcik won first place participants was Senior Robert G. Heinze, Pharmacology Professor Victor H. Cohn, for his paper "Endothelial supporting func whose paper was entitled, "Detection of widely experienced in speaking with groups tions of platelets," at the William Beau Antibodies to Encephalitogenic Basic Pro of young people and their parents about mont Society's Spring Research Day on tein in Guinea Pigs with Experimental Al drugs, has designed a course in adolescent February 20. lergic Encephalomyelitis." Third place was drug abuse for secondary school teachers. Second place winner among the 12 won by Junior Arnold G. Levy for his "In Offered at the graduate level and adminis hibition of Histamine Active Transport by tered by GW's College of General Studies, Salyrgan." Fourth place went to Junior the 16-week course was instituted in Feb Roger J. Starkweather and Sophomore ruary at a suburban Maryland high school. Christopher J. Davis for their "Effects of Montgomery County representatives from physical environment on adult beating each of the county's 44 junior and senior heart cells." high schools attend the 15 sessions of 21/2 Nobel Laureate Severo Ochoa, M.D., hours each. was guest speaker at the presentation This intensive course for teachers in which was held at the D.C. Medical So cludes pharmacological and psychological ciety's Auditorium. The distinguished bio aspects of drug abuse; factors leading to chemist, who is Professor of Biochemistry adolescent drug abuse; legal implications; at New York University, discussed, "Trans prevention, control and treatment of drug lation of the Genetic Message." Dr. Ochoa abuse; and techniques for teaching and was awarded the honorary degree of Doc counseling. The program involves both tor of Science by the University at Winter GW faculty and other lecturers. Convocation, February 21.
18 19 promise in reducing postoperative pain ciation which considered proposals to be KANE-KING and morbidity for hysterectomy patients. made at a meeting of the International An atomical Nomenclature Committee which Three faculty members participated at meets in Leningrad in August of this year. the annual spring meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics held in Washington, A postgraduate course on "The Diagnos D. C. William A. Howard, Clinical Profes tic Evaluation of Children with Learning sor of Pediatrics, presided as a session Problems: A Systems Approach," will be chairman and presented a paper on in held at the Washington Hilton Hotel, June Pharmacology Professor H. George Man tractable asthma. Pediatrics Professor Syd 3-5, under auspices of the Department of del has been appointed to a three-year ney Ross participated in a discussion on Neurology of Children's Hospital and the term on the Advisory Committee on Re laboratory procedures, and Ob-Gyn Pro GW medical school. Registration will be search of the American Cancer Society. fessor Cecil B. Jacobson participated in a limited. Further information may be ob The committee reviews applications for panel discussion on perinatal diagnostic tained from Dr. Mark N. Ozer, Assistant support from research investigators in can aids. Professor of Neurology and Director of the cer chemotherapy. Learning Research Unit at Children's. Four GW surgeons participated in the Pediatrics Professor Felix P. Heald has From left: Ors. F. Bayard Carter, Herbert 0. Ramsey March 17 meeting of The American Col Dr. Martin Samuel Wolfe, a specialist in '20, Samuel M. Dodek, Robert H. Barter, Dean edited Adolescent Nutrition and Growth, lege of Surgeons, in Washington. They tropical medicine for the State Department, Parks, Dr. Clarence K. Fraser. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1969. were: Paul C. Adkins, Charles A. Higgins, has returned to GW where he once served The book contains research articles by 23 William S. McCune and Hugo Rizzoli. as an intern, as Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. F. Bayard Carter, Professor and Chair contributors dealing with caloric needs of of Medicine. man Emeritus of the Department of Ob adolescents between the ages 10-18, as Medicine Professor John M. Evans and Earning his M.D. at Cornell in 1961, the stetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, well as aspects of obesity and of metab Surgery Professor Nicholas P. D. Smyth Pennsylvania-born doctor served his mili delivered the Kane-King Lecture on March olism. have been granted Fellowships in the tary tour with the N.l.H. in Ghana. He 12. He discussed "Sterility in Retrospect," Ophthalmology Professor Marshall M. American College of Cardiology. then went on in 1966-67, to do post tracing four decades of efforts in the field Parks was elected Vice Chairman of Chil doctorate work at the London School of of infertility. Anatomy Professor Frank D. Allan dren's Hospital in Washington. A pediatric Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He served chaired a session on "Ovum transport and ophthalmologist, he is Senior Attending as a clinical assistant at the Hospital for From left: Ors. Clarence K. Fraser, F. Bayard Carter, blastocysts," at the April meeting of the Paul E. Lewis '70, James G. Sites. Ophthalmologist at Washington Hospital Tropical Diseases in London. American Association of Anatomists, in Center, as well as a Consultant at Walter Chicago. Also attending the meetings were Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospitals. Anatomy Professors Charles M. Goss, Ira SPRING LECTURES Ob-Gyn Professor Robert H. Barter pre Telford, Ernest N. Albert and Marilyn Koer sented a 26 minute 16mm color film on ing. Drs. Koering and Albert presented PHI DELTA EPSILON "Vaginal Hysterectomy-A simplified ap papers entitled, "The fine structure of the Dr. Milton Halpern w ill deliver the proach," at a meeting of the International corpus luteum during early pregnancy," Aaron Brown Lecture of Phi Delta Epsilon College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and "A new electron dense stain for elastic on May 13. Dr. Halpern is Chief Medical and the American College of Obstetrics tissue," respectively, and Dr. Telford pre Examiner for New York City, and Professor and Gynecology in New York, in April. sented an exhibit of "Look-alikes" in his and Chairman, Department of Forensic In the film, made in the operating suite tology during the Demonstration Session of Medicine, New York University School of at GW Hospital, Dr. Barter demonstrates the meetings. Dr. Goss chaired and Dr. Medicine. He will discuss "The Role of procedures using a new synthetic absorb Allan participated in a meeting of the the Forensic Pathologist in the Investiga able suture material that shows great Committee on Nomenclature of the Asso- tion of Sudden Death."
20 21 SMITH-REED-RUSSELL ease and the pathological implications to The Smith-Reed-Russell Lecture was Pathologist Smith their patients. given by Dr. Herbert B. Taylor '54, Chief The GW professor, still new to the of Obstetrical and Gynecological Pathology Streamlines His Subject faculty when the students singled him out at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. for an outstanding teaching award, made His address, on April 30, was entitled, a strong frontal attack on the problem. "Pathology of Oral Contraceptives." Combining his own talents in photography, accessibility to the autopsy room and a passion for emphasizing essentials, Dr. PHI CHI Smith photographed gross specimens, as sembled photomicrographs of tissue, lined up the pertinent literature, and innovated a system. The result is a step-by-step synopsis of written and pictorial clinical history, lined up in chart form and reduced Freshman Arthur L. Soben views specimen. photographically to file-card size film. The film, called microfiche, is inserted into a be evaluated at GW, where the projectors, console projector called a reader that can supplies and application of the system were be used by two students. The microfiche supported by a grant of $7,624 from the cards contain five horizontal panels of 12 National Fund for Medical Education. frames each. Color photographic trans parencies, both magnified and unmagni fied, alternate with the text which gives A GW pathologist, concerned that his a resume of the clinical history, autopsy Alumni Notes subject is a medical mystery to students findings and other descriptive information. but essential to physicians, has designed a Individual transparencies can be enlarged From left: Ors. Robert F. Dyer, Frank Ochberg, Gabriel new system of streamlining pathology for projection during a lecture. '33 Samuel Topperman was honored re F. Sciallis '70. teaching. The system can be adapted for world cently by members of the staff and others Watching medical students peer into wide use at reasonable cost, and would be of the medical profession upon his retire The Phi Chi Lecture was given by Dr. their microscopes at slides of tissue that especially helpful in societies that forbid ment as administrator of the East Texas Frank M. Ochberg, a psychiatrist with the seemed to bear no relationship to its postmortem study. Since pathology is criti Tuberculosis Hospital. He was cited for National Institute of Mental Health. He parent organ, Dr. J. Chandler Smith re cal to the education of the medical student advances in employee relations and prog spoke on "Violence and the Struggle for called his own difficulties in recognizing and of continuing importance to the ress in patient care, education and build Existence," on March 19. some 300 slides doled out to all students physician throughout his active life, there ing facilities at the hospital, where he has in pathology. As a pathologist he knew served as administrator since 1952. AOA are long-range possibilities for the simple that gross specimens were available at visual device. A student may keep the Dr. Andre Nahmias '57, Associate Pro autopsy but not accessible to students, cards throughout his medical career for '39 Lester A. Barnett was elected President fessor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medi while gross specimens dissected in anatomy study and review as well as for a ready of the Medical Board at Monmouth Med cine, Emory University School of Medicine, class are unlike living tissue. reference source. ical Center, Long Branch, N.J., where he is gave the AOA Lecture on "Genital Her Dr. Smith also pondered on the prob The service will be expanded to a wider Director of the Department of Surgery. He petic Infection: Association with Cervical lem of young physicians with no access range of pathologic specimens prepared has also been appointed Clinical Professor Cancer and with Fetal and Neonatal Dis to the slides they'd long forgotten, making for each of the anatomic systems. Mean of Surgery at Hahnemann Medical College, eases," on April 16. correlation difficult between organic dis- while, the microfiche-reader method will in Philadelphia.
22 23 '39 Hugh Irey was elected President of the of Colorado School of Medicine. A Den CCI Washington Sanitarium and Hospital in ver surgeon, he has served on the Colorado c Takoma Park, Maryland. school's faculty since 1962. c::-· -·:::J '43 Harold N. Kagan is president of the '59 Beale H. Ong was elected Secretary (JQ Cabell County Medical Society, Huntington, Treasu rer of Children's Hospital, in Wash West Virginia. ington. A Consultant in Pediatric Neurol ogy at NIH, he is Attending Pediatrician at '44 Thomas A. Wilson addressed a recent three other D. C. hospitals. meeting, in Washington, D. C., of the American College of Obstetricians and '66 Sam Kaufman will begin the practice Gynecologists, on the incidence of mental of internal medicine upon completion of Ul n )> z n -I -I :J illness resulting from hysterectomy. his residency at Riverside Hospital, Colum 0 )> "' n :::r 0 :r :r
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