Medical School
Before you read this you should have received the tentative schedule of the May 27 meeting of the Nathan Smith Medical Society. If not, let us know. After the long winter, this should be a good place to spend the Memorial Day weekend in, as Doctor Sy used to say, the salubrious warm spring green of Hanover. We hope YOU will be here.
We have received many inquiries about the transition to a four-year school. The progress in this direction will be covered in detail at the Nathan Smith Medical meeting, and there will be ample opportunity for questions. It would be impossible to cover the whole picture in this column, so come on May 27 with your questions.
Barring unexpected withdrawals, the Admissions Committee has completed the roster of the 1967 fall entering class. For your information, over 1400 inquiries were handled and between 600 and 700 completed applications were received before the cut-off date. Some 200 applicants were interviewed by invitation, and the 48 tentative acceptees represent 22 colleges or universities.
Walt Walters M'17, who has theoretically retired, has added the duties of Vice-President of the Pan-American Surgical Association to the long list of responsibilities he has assumed to keep busy while enjoying "inactivity."... Another busy "retiree," Hilly Poindexter M'27, now "resting" as Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at Howard University after a distinguished career with the U.S. Public Health Service in Africa, Asia and the World in general, recently chaired a committee which arranged an extensive Centennial Conference on "The Health Status of the Negro Today and in the Future." . .. Bill Cummings M'so reports finding occasional opportunities to abandon his Springfield (Mass.) obligations for a little skiing. ... The Frank Amicks M'54 have "forsaken the bleak midwestern fiatlands" and are now happily located in Cambridge, N. Y.
John Crowe M'55 has completed his training stint and is doing surgery in Stoughton, Mass., and the Peter Bent Brigham, with part-time teaching on the side. ... It was a pleasure to have Chuck Carrington M's7, now at Yale, lecturing in Pathology and demonstrating his beautiful injection models of fine lung structure. ... Through the efforts of his better half, Catherine, we received a report of the Peace Corps activities of Denny Niewoehner M' 63 in Pakistan where Denny set up the first heart-lung apparatus.... And the Tony Wolfes M' 63, also with the Peace Corps, do a little bragging about their son, Andrew, from Dakar. ... Ernie Weymuller M' 64 came all the way from his surgical internship at Vanderbilt to twist Dr. Nice's arm until Phil spent an afternoon skiing with Ernie. ... The DaveWells M'65 like Montreal so well that they are staying there for an internship at the Royal Victoria.... We learned through the press that Jon Yore M' 66 acquired a better half, Estelle, in January. ... Among the M'66ers who recently returned home were Bill Dudley, Jim Rini and the ClayVaughans.
