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JUST BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE—Roy N. Crenshaw (in photo at left) extends his hand in thanks to Robert G. Berry for a certificate of recognition Berry presented to him June 6, the day Crenshaw turned 65, at a ceremony to mark his retirement on June 30. Between them is Crenshaw's wife, Irma. Crenshaw has nearly 33 years of service to Duke, 20 of them in the Surgical Division of the Private Diagnostic clinic (SPDC), where he will be succeeded as director by Berry on July 1. Following the ceremony and over a couple of platefuls of food (photo right), Crenshaw chats with the man who was his boss for several of his years in the SPDC, Dr. Deryl Hart, chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1929-60. (Photos by John Beclon) Professional news Dr. Siegfried Hcyden, professor of community and family medicine, is serving as a consultant to the Division of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's. In April and May he gave lectures on "Drug and non-drug treatment of essential hypertension contemporary problems and findings" and "What is new in lipid metabolism and its relationship to hypertension?" In addition to his advisory role to the community control of hypertension project in St. John's, Heyden has been appointed a consultant to the Canadian Heart Foundation. He continues his role as co-principle investigator of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program of the National Heart and Lung and Blood Institute, Evans Co. Center, Ga. Dr. Kenneth D. Hall, professor of anesthesiology, presented a paper on 'Thermodilution Cardiac Output during Anesthesia" at the North Carolina Medical Society Meeting in Pinehurst last month. Hall participated in a June 3 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists House of Delegates in Chicago. He attended as a district director. David P. Hunter, an associate administrative director of the hospital, has left to become executive vice president of Burlington County Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly, N. J. He took over management of the hospital yesterday. Before his Duke Hospital appointment. Hunter had been associate director of the Duke Family Practice Residency. Dr. James A. Bobula, assistant professor of community and family medicine, presented two workshops recently. The first workshop, "Test-Taking Techniques for the American Board of Family Practice Examination," was given May 26 as part of the Louisiana State University Medical Center's 1978 Family Practice Update Course, which was given May 24-May 26 in New Orleans. The second workshop was presented as a part of the American Academy of Family Physicians 1978 Annual Workshop for Directors of Family Practice Residency Programs, June 5-7. Bobula's presentation, given June 6, was entitled "Strategies for Faculty Development." The workshop took place in Kansas City, Missouri. Johns Hopkins honors Pickrell Dr. Kenneth L. Pickrell, professor of plastic, maxillofacial and oral surgery, has been named to the Society of Scholars at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The society honors former postdoctoral fel- lov^rs at Johns Hopkins who have gained marked distinc tion in their fields of academic or professional in terest. DR- PICKRELL Pickrell received (from 1977 portraii) his M.D. from Hopkins in 1935. He completed post-doctoral training and served on the hospital staff there until 1944 when he was appointed professor and chief of the Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery here. He gave up administrative responsibilities as chief of his division in 1975 but continues in practice at Duke. Recognized internationally, Pickrell has served as president of the American was Dr. Dolph Klein, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, was installed as a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology during the 78th annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Las Vegas, May 14-19. Dr. Nicholas G. Georgiade, professor and chief of the Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, will be a delegate to the American Medical Association annual meeting June 17-23. He will be visiting professor and lecturer at the International Aesthetic Society Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 28-July 1. Dr. Robert B. Jennings, professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology, spoke on "Isochemic Changes at the Ultrasonic Level in the Heart" during the Kolner Symposium held in Colgne, Germany in June. NCME program A network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME) program on "Blood Components and their Application" will be shown Friday, June 16 (today). This program will continue through Wednesday, July 21. Each program is shown at 1 p.m. in Room M406 (green zone, fourth floor) at Duke and Rooms D3008, C6002 and C7002 and Building 16 at the VA Hospital. Nursing alumni attend luncheon for his service to crippled children and adults. Pickrell was one of 11 new members inducted into the Society of Scholars. He cited for his achievements in the as a clinical practice of plastic surgery, teacher of plastic surgeons and for major contributions to research and development in the field. Approximately 75 Duke nursing alumni are attending a luncheon today at 12:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. Other Duke University graduates will be on campus this weekend taking part in activities planned in conjunction with Duke University Alumni Weekend. (Duke Medical Alumni Weekend is a separate event, scheduled this year for Nov. 9-11.) The new president of the Duke University School of Nursing Alumni Association is Dr. Virginia Neelon, assistant professor in nursing and physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Neelon was installed as president in May at the annual banquet held by the alumni association for graduating nursing students. She received her B.S.N. from Duke in 1957 and received her Ph.D. from Duke in 1972. Dr. Ruby Wilson, Dean of the School of Nursing, will welcome the alumni to the luncheon. Some of the nursing alumni will tour the Edwin A. Morris Clinical Cancer Research Building which opened June 5. The alumni also will receive information about Duke Hospital North. The nursing alumni association has two major meetings a year including the annual spring banquet and an open meeting in the fall. The executive council of the association meets at other times during the year. Student to learn by teaching A Duke medical student will do some of her learning this year by teaching. Diana R. Silimperi, a fourth-year student in the School of Medicine, has been awarded a Medical Perspectives Fellowship, sponsored by the SmithKline Corp. to provide creative learning opportunities for medical students. Silimperi will use the $5,970 award to support a series of community health education presentations for adults and elementary school children in Seattle. She will conduct the series during the 1978-79 academic year, under the supervision of Dr. Eva J. Salber, professor of community and family medicine and director of the Division of Community Health Models. Following graduation from Duke in 1974, Silimperi spent a year as a Luce Scholar in Taipei, Taiwan, where she created a program of data collection and community education concerning genetic abnormalities. The Bethlehem, Pa., native was selected to receive the SmithKline fellowship by the National Fund for Medical Education, which administers the award. • Look out tor that corner . . , slow down . hit that wheel chair . . . look out for the
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