HOSPITAL
DUKE
DURIIAM, N. C.
Tlic staff of Duke Hospital ami Duke University Sehools of Medicine, Nursing and Dietetics
July 19, 1980 (two days before the hosiiital opened). Left to right, first row: Dr. Eoland
Mellows, Mrs. Elsie W. Martin, Mrs. C’arrio Sykes, Miss Hessie Haker, Miss Winifred
I’atriok, Miss AuKUsta liaxton. Dr. Frank FI. Swett; second row; Dr. Wntt \V. Kagle, Dr.
Kdwin P. Alyea, Dr. Wiley D. Forbus, Miss Marion liatchelder, Miss Floyd, Miss llulda O.
Nelson, Mrs. Nancy 1-. Lnwlor, Mias Mary 11. Muller, Dr. Harold Ij. Anioss; third row: Dr.
Keitt H. Smith, Dr. W. A. Ferlzweig, Dr. Max (). Oates, Dr. Kdith C. Holiinson, Dr. Oscar
('. Hansen-I’riiss, Dr. (’hristoplier .Johnston; last two rows: Dr. (’larence K. Gardner, Jr.,
Dr. I.. I!. Ziv, Dr. Hobert K. Jones, .Jr., Dr. Frederic M. Heese, Dr. T. 1’. .MaRill, Dr. K. I?.
Craven, .Jr., Dr. N. K. Ward, .Jr., Dr. W. Davison, Dr. Haywood M. Taylor, Dr. Doryl
Hart, Dr. IJobert J. Reeves.
The Evolution of a
Medical Center—
with iiilerpolalions by the Dean
Wlu'ii Dr. W. ('. Davison rcliii-
(juislu's the (leansluj) of Duke Univer
sity Medical Sehcol on July 1, lie
completes years of service which
bejran with sn])ervisinr the buildiiip:
of the school and ehoosiii>: its first
faculty. A collea^iic lias said, “\o
ii'atter where he is or what he’s doiufj,
the Medical School holds first ])lace
in his thinkin". It’s his medical
school.”
By the ti'rms of the indenture
whi-h created the Duke Kiidowment
and by the terms of his will, both
dati'd December 11, 1!)24, -lames B.
Duke allocated $1 (),()()(),{)()() tor the
buildiu”; and e()uii)|)in' of a hosjiital,
medical school and nurses’ home at
Duke University. Dr. Davison, then
assistant dean of Johns Hopkinti,
School of .Medicine, was elected dean
of Duke University Medical School
by the uuiv(>rsity’s Board of Trus
tees January 21, 1927. The nunlical
school and hospital were built be
tween 1927 and 1!)I5().
An important vhanije occurrcd
in 1957: the adoi)tion of the name
“Duke UvMiersity Mcdical Center”
to include the mcdical school, out-
patie'nt department, hospital,
school of niirsiv(i and other activi
ties at our end of the campus.
As soon as buildiup; was well befjuii,
selection of a faculty was undertaken.
Should men of proven ability be ap
proached or .should men of comi)ara-
tive youth be sonfjht ?
This was resolved in favor of
(jambling on promisin;/ )io)ni(/ men
with a future.
The averajre age of the oririnal
medical faculty at Duke was 84 years.
The first departmental cliairmen
were: Drs. W. A. Perlzweig, bio
chemistry; Harold ]j. Ainoss, medi
cine; D(>ryl Hart, siu'fjery; Wiley 1).
P^jrhus, i)atholofj:y; Fred JM. Haues,
neurology, later medicine; Frank 11.
Swett, anatomy; David T. Smith,
hacteriolofjy; (Jeorge S. Eadie, pliysi-
olojy and pharmacolofjy; and Bayard
(’arter, obstetrics and gynecology.
Miss Bessie Baker was named Dean
of the School of Nursing, and ilr.
Marcellus E. Winston was appointed
first superintendent of Duke liospital.
After the school was started a division
of i)sychiatry under Dr. Raymond
(’ris))eli was set up within the de-
j)artnu‘ut of medicine. In 1940 this
became the dei)artnu*nt of psychiatry
headed by Dr. Richard S. Lyman.
Miss Helen I. Stocksdale and Mrs.
Moiui S. Morgan were ajipointed to
the administrative stall' to handle stu
dent records and assist Dr. Davison
with his rapidly growing correspond
ence'.
.Marfi Trent Scmans ouijht to be
included in the origi7ial staff. She
was at the dance Iter grandmother,
.Mrs. Benjatnin Duke, gave at Hope
Valley ( lub to celebrate the open
ing of the hospital. And don’t
forget Carl Rogers—after all, he
was “assistant dean!”