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Kredich Named Markie Scholar Famous Clown Visits Kids An assistant professor of medicine has received one of the most prized appointments in academic medicine. Dr. Nicholas IVI. Kredich was one of 25 young medical scientists from ail over the United States named Marlle Scholars by the John and Mary R. Markie Foundation of New Yor). His appointment begins July I. A total of $30,000 will be paid to the medical center over a five-year per iod to supplement salary, aid research or otherwise assist in the development of the scholar as a teacher, investigator or administrator. Dr. Kredich, 33, earned his bache- .lor's degree at Duke, his master's in chemistry at the University of Michigan and his M. D. at Michigan in 1962. He served his internship and residency at Duke and since 1964 has been involved in research, primarily in the field of genetic and metabolic diseases. The Markie Foundation was esta blished in 1927 "to promote the ad vancement and diffusion of knowledge . . . and the general good of mankind." AN EYE FOR THE CLOWN—Little Frances Lucas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James 0. Lucas of Wade, didn't flinch when Emmett Kelly Jr. leaned in for the photographer. (Photo by Thad Sparks) Auxiliary Gifts (continued from page four) electrocardiogram read-out unit and an oscilloscope, enabled the addition of four new beds in the cardiac unit. The oscilloscopes placed at the nur ses' station permit constant monitoring of the patient's heart activity. If the patient gets into difficulty, an alarm bell rings and an electrocardiogram is taken immediately. The division of neurosurgery has re ceived electronic monitoring equipment which measures pulse, respiration, intra cranial pressure, blood pressure, electro encephalogram and electrocardiogram in patients with severe head injuries. This equipment will be used for patients following surgery or for those who have sustained head injuries and are being observed with the possibility of future surgery. The machine cost $5,- 000. The auxiliary expanded the teaching facilities of the division of hematology with the purchase of a $6,700 Leitz microprojector. This machine will pro ject stained blood cells onto a screen, thus allowing many students to see the specimen at once instead of each having to look through a microscope. With the completion of the hospital's new Allen Memorial Chapel near the main lobby, the auxiliary again found a need to fill in the fact that there was no money in the chapel budget for an organ. The auxiliary quickly answered the chaplains' request for an organ and the small, dark-wood instrument now graces the new chapel. Another life-saving gift from the auxiliary to the division of cardiology is a portable defibrillator, a machine that stops irregular muscle action in the heart by employing electrical impulses. Still another major auxiliary gift went to the Edgemont Community Clin ic, a joint Duke-University of North Carolina project to provide better health care to residents of Durham's Edgemont Community. One thousand five hundred dollars was given to the Harriet Carter Memori al Lectureship Fund. The lectureship, instituted in April, is in memory of the late Mrs. F. Bayard Carter, one of the founder's of the Duke Hospital Aux iliary. Nearly $600 went to the children's service at the hospital with $400 being presented to the chaplain's service. Recipients of smaller gifts from the auxiliary included the intensive care nursery, the hospital school teachers, the nursing service, the outpatient de partment, medical records and several other areas. Thanks for the auxiliary gifts was expressed by the hospital administration at a dinner April 22.
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