Medical School
In recent weeks the presence of the Dartmouth Medical School has been felt in the large community comprising New Hampshire, Vermont and western Maine in a variety of ways. The Medex program, which trains veteran military Medical Corpsmen and others to be physicians assistants, has announced plans for its second class and has chosen twenty-odd participants from more than 600 applications. In fact, it had to stop accepting applications. The Medical School s Department of Community Medicine was also publicly active in knottier way: organized by Dr. Marie-Louise Johnson, Associate Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) and Coordinator of Continuing Medical Education, a Postgraduate Day of pertinent symposia was held at Kellogg Auditorium for practitioners within driving distance of Hanover. The day was in every way a success; others will follow.
Another important element of Community Medicine, the Hitchcock-Claremont closed circuit television link, may be making national news by the time you read this. When the Federal Communications Commission issues the appropriate license, the TV link, now known to be successful over the years, will be greatly expanded. It will be extended to the Medical School of the University of Vermont in Burlington, with branches to intermediate medical facilities. Initially, the Hitchcock-Claremont link was used for psychiatric consultation. Now, many forms of medicine requiring only visual and auditory "contact' are provided by the physicians of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and the Hitchcock Clinic. The interstate TV link between Hanover and Burlington will be unique, and eventually it will be extended into New York State and, in the other direction, to Maine.
The true onset of winter has occurred in Hanover and, during the first days of 1972, ideal conditions for a ski carnival prevail. But there are rewards for others besides the outdoor men and women. It's also the season for medical awards and the earliest announced ones show Dartmouth will have a good share. Dean Chapman and MarshTenney M'44 have noted that the Department of Physiology has received two Research Career Development Awards from NIH's National Heart and Lung Institute, with John Remmers M'60 and Donald Bartlett M'61, the recipients. Another member of the same department, Reed L. Detar, Assistant Professor of Physiology, received the Established Investigator Award of the American Heart Association. And at press time there was still another award. Tom Almy reported that a member of his department, Lester B. Salans, Associate Professor of Medicine, received a Research Career Development Award from the United States Public Health Service which will extend over the next five years in support of his studies in obesity and diabetes.
During the College's lengthy period of self-examination regarding coeducation and year round operation (CYRO), no one at the Medical School is said to have proferred an "I told you so" or a Don't worry," even though we have had 46 women students since 1961—and the relative number of them is increasing—and our version of CYRO is working.
George Margolis, DMS Professor of Pathology, is adept at writing letters that get into print. (The plight of minorities, especially regarding education, has been his subject.) Taking a 600-to-one shot, he wrote to the Editor of The New York Times and that editor found Professor Margolis' words fine examples of what's fit to print. Imagine how prolific he would be if our notes were his target! We try to make use of every bit of alumni information that comes our way.
During a visit to our former home in Connecticut we had the good fortune to run into Stuart A. Kay M'51. The popular ophthalmologist is known as "Sir Kay" in New Canaan where he has been in practice for some years.
We're delighted to have direct word from Bruce D. Noonan M'69 who writes from Minneapolis: "I'm half finished with my rotating internship at Hennepin County General Hospital and will be heading for Pensacola, Florida, for flight surgeon training with the Navy beginning July 3, 1972. We have a new daughter, Deeanna Renee, born 12-6-71 (seven pounds 14½ ounces). Nancy and I are delighted, to say the least. Hope to make it up to Hanover next fall for a football game and see the new Med School."
Since compiling the notes for the last issue of the Alumni Magazine we have learned of the fall marriage of Patrick A.Dietz M'68 and Miss Maryann Keenan. As reported in the Boston Globe, the couple will live in San Francisco. Mail service is said to be improving. Why not try it?
Robert A. Danziger T'57 (left), president of Northland Investment Corporation,Newtonville, newly elected president of the Greater Boston Tuck School AlumniAssociation, is shown with Prof. Brian Quinn (center) of the Tuck School faculty andDonald V. White '57, Manager of Price Waterhouse & Co., Boston, original presidentof the business school alumni group.
