Aesculapian : the 2008 yearbook of the Drexel University College of Medicine

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Drexel University College of Medicine
2008
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> Table of Contents
History of DUCoM 4
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Clinical Sites 10
Faculty. 14
Class of 2008 Graduates. 46
MDs 244
Future
Candids and Class Events...... 248
Senior Events 270
Underclassman 292
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Final Farewell ....*./
Advertisements. ;.302
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UNIVERSITY
Drexel University College ofMedicine
InthetraditionofWoman's Medical Collegeof Pennsylvaniaand Hahnemann Medical College
OfficeofAdmissions
Dear Applicant,
The Medical Student Admissions Committee of Drexel Universit) College of
Medicine is pleased to offer you a position in the first year class entering in
We
August 2004. congratulate you for this outstanding achievement
We are confident that you will perform well and develop to your full potential
in the medical school environment. Your medical education will be a
pertnership between you and the institution. We share in the satisfaction you
must feel at this time and look forward to your future successes.
Your matriculation is contingent upon the successful completion of the
academic work outlined in your application. You must inform us immediate.)
ofany changes in your academic program and obtain approval for such
changes. Required courses cannot be waived.
Information regarding financial aid. orientation, and other services will be
forthcoming. Ifyou have any questions ofconcerns, please call the ( )ffice oi
Admissions at [phone]. Your phone call will be directed to the
appropriate office.
Again, the committee and I extend our congratulations to you on tlu^
accomplishment and wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Sincerely,
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AllanR. Tunkel,M.D./PhD.
Associate Dean forAdmissions
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Founders of Hahnemann Medical College:
Constantine Hering, JacobJeanes, and WalterWilliamson
October 1, 1848: The Homeopathic Medical College opens its
doors forthe firsttime. Tuition is $140 perstudentfora 2 year
program. There were a total of 7 faculty and attendance was
mandatory. Also, each studentwas required to complete a
thesisto graduate. The Medical College was located atthe rear
of229 Arch Street in Philadelphia
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j 1865: The facultyvotesto allow women to sitoutside lecture halls
and listen, butwomen were not permitted to enroll as students.
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1893: Dr. Rufus Weaver received the gold medal atthe
Columbia World Fair Exhibition in Chicago for his dissection of
the human nervous system, affectionately named "Harriet".
1900's: Sports Cry!
Succus, entericus, gastric, bile:
Auricles, ventricles, sigmoid, chyle:
MDC,CCC:
Hahnemann, Hahnemann:
Rah Rah Ree!
1928: Greater Hahnemann Hospital, a 738 bed-20 story
hopstial, currentlythe South Tower, was builtfor $2.5 million
dollars. Itwas the first high rise teaching hospital in the USA
1940: Dr. George Geckler (1919 Alumnus) produced the first
phonographic recordingof human heartsounds. He also later
designed the "walkthrough heart" atThe Franklin Institute.
1941: Women medical students were admitted to
Hahnemann Medical College
1948: Dr. Charles Bailey (1932 Alumnus), Chiefof
Thoracic Surgery, performed the world's first
successful valvularsurgery within the human heart, a
mitral valve commisurotomy.
1959: The last homeopathic elective was dropped from
the curriculum at Hahnemann. Hahnemann Medical
College was the last homeopathic school in the country.
1969: Hahnemann Hospital was the first hospital in
the US to install a completely automated Emergency
Command System (Code 99 - Cardiac Arrest)
August 11, 1981: Hahnemann Medical College
gained University status as Hahnemann University
with 4 fully accredited Schools:
School of Medicine
School ofAllied Health
School ofContinuing Education
The Graduate School
1998: Hahnemann celebrated its
seqsquicentennial, 150 years of medical education.
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Woman's Medical College Classof 1888
October 12, 1850: The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania,
established by Philadelphia Quakers, opened its doors becoming
the firstschool in the world to offerthe medical degree to women.
Tuition was $80 perstudentfora 2 yearproram. Classes started for
the 8 candidates atthe rear of229 Arch Street in Philadelphia,
Hahnemann's old Medical Building.
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Classroom, 1900 1865: Dr. Ann Preston, Alumnus offirstclass, was named Dean of
the Female Medical College afterserving as a Professorof
Physiology and Hygiene for 12 years. She was the firstwoman to
become a professor in a medical school and to become a dean ofa
medical college in the United States.
1867: The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania is renamed the
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in accordance with the
popular notion that "female" is an undignified expression.
1881: 30 yearanniversary -Gradutes:
>60% combined general & Ob/Gyn Practices
1.6% Surgeons
1893 Anatomy Lab 4% abandoned medicine forfamily reasons
33% accepted in medical societies
Dr. Ann Preston
1928 Anatomy Lab
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