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Duke Hospital, InterGom
Let’s Look at Pathology
(Continued from pai^e 1)
off the old elevator on tlie third floor
amid the fresh paint and absence of
white pots (replaced by space saving
plastic ba^), the newness is ap
parent. Office space, the secretarial
pool, classrooms and conference rooms
(all (juiet and clean work) are con
centrated alonp: one corridor. A second
corridor is devoted to the service
laboratories (such as histology and
surgical pathology), the autopsy room,
cytology lab, radioisotope lab and
central glass washing room. Out of
the way of this day to day routine
iire the research laboratories and
equipment.
Since the teaching of both medical
students and house staff has always
been a major effort of the pathology
department, much thought has gone
into an updating of this program.
Most dramatic innovation in this line
has been the introduction of television
into the classroom. The idea of TV
for teaching is a consuming interest
of Dr. Markee of the department of
anatomy. He and Dr. Kinney’s de-
|)artment have worked together to
make this and other visual aids an
attractive addition to the curriculum,
(’ircuits liave been set up so that
groups of students in the classrooms
or conference room can watch an au
topsy. (This is iiow they were ta^ight
initial autopsy procedure this fall
before encountering their first autop
sy.) They will be able soon to ob
serve a procedure in the operating
room, switch to the surgical pathology
lab where a piece of tissue is examined
and back to the operating room.
Another important aspect of the
new teaching ])rogram is the incor-
poratiou of student and house staff
into tile research i)rogram. Each lab
is set up to accommodate interested
students. Dr. Kinney and his staff
feel that since today’s physicians must
be more well-rounded than those of
a few years ago, tlie early introduc
tion of the student to complex labora
tory equipment and procedures is all
to the good.
Not only are students encouraged
to partici])ate in the use of the special
ized researc'h equipment, but so are
members of other deiiartnients in the
hospital. It is one of the aspirations
of the pathology staff that more ajid
more joint efforts in research will be
made with members of other depart
ments.
And so we have had a brief look at
this new-from-head-to-toe department.
As Dr. Kinney points out, the three
fold purpose of the department re
mains unchanged: teaching, clinical
services and research. But it is hoped
that the latest equipment and the ded
ication of the new staff to the prin
ciple that every member shares equal
ly the responsibility for proper func
tioning of the teaching program, clini
cal services and research will help de
velop a stronger department ready to
make its contribution to the overall
progress of the Duke Medical Center.
Magazines, Please
The Auxiliary’s Magazine Serv
ice needs clean, used magazines for
distribution on staff wards and in
out-patient areas. Picture maga
zines and. comics are popular;
church publications, news maga
zines, and home magazines go well.
('hildren’s magazines are helpful in
the clinic areas. Magazines should
be rea.sonably up-to-date, and may
be left in the office of the Director
of \"oluuteers.
What People
Are Saying
Fro)n a Florida patient:
Please accept my sincere thanks and
appreciation for the many favors ex
tended to nu; on my recent visit to
Duke University I’rivate Diagnostic
Clinic. The recej)tionist, nurse, tech
nician and all other contacted person
nel were most gracious and kind.
From a North Carolina patient;
I woidd like to say that I was partic-
idarly pleased with all attention and
services I received. The Intensive
Nursing Service is to be commended
for the nurses they have on their staff.
They are excellent.
Employee of the Month
WAYNE TAYLOK, who works as
an orderlj' in Nursing Service, has
been singled out for his outstanding
service. At the Medical Center for
16 years, Wayne Taylor was employed
on Octol)er 3, 1945.
Here are some of his work habits
and traits of character that make him
an outstanding employee. He does
his work thorougldy and is completely
dei)cndal)le. He does more than is ex
pected. He is pleasant to work with
and very cooperative. He is proud of
his Mork and always puts a little “ex
tra something” into it.
Oui’ congratulations to Wayne Tay
lor and a wish for continuing good
health and happiness.
Let us remind our readers to nomi
nate their candidates for Employee
of the Month. The Employee of the
Year will be announced in the June
issue of InterCom.
Superintendent’s Corner
(Continued from page 4)
ance, greater demands and pressures
will be placed on every segment of
the Medical Center operation. It will
require exceptional cooperation and
understaiuling from each of us if we
are to contend successfully with this
situation in the years to come. We
are here to serve our patients and this
can be done best and easiest if we trj’
to understand the problems that all
our departments have in doing their
jobs with limited space and personnel.