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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 6
FEBRUARY 18, 1972
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Provost Names
4 Appointments
To Duke Faculty
Four academic appointments have
been announced at the Medical Center by
Dr. Frederic N. Cleaveland, provost of
the University. Those named to new posts
are Drs. Joseph B. Workman, Ruth L.
Peschel, Jesse D. Hall and Walter G.
Wolfe.
Dr. Workman, appointed associate
professor of radiology, comes to Duke
from a position as associate professor of
medicine at the University of Maryland.
After receiving his medical degree at the
Maryland School of Medicine in 1946, he
took his postdoctoral training at
University Hospital in Baltimore.
He was also director of the
Radioisotope Laboratory at University
Hospital.
Dr. Peschel was appointed assistant
professor in the Department of Medicine.
She received her M.D. at the University of
Berlin in Germany in 1930. She came to
Duke in 1947 as a research assistant in
medicine. In 1960, she was named
research associate and in 1969 associate
in the department.
Dr. Hall, a practicing physician in
Griffin, Ga., for the last 11 years, was
appointed assistant professor of
community health sciences. He graduated
from Emory University Medical School in
1956 and did his postdoctoral training at
New England Center Hospital in Boston
and North Carolina Memorial Hospital in
Chapel Hill.
Dr. Wolfe, a graduate of Temple
University Medical School, was named to
an assistant professorship in surgery.
Following an internship at Philadelphia
General Hospital, he served his residency
at Duke. In 1970 he was named chief
resident and instructor in surgery at Duke
and in July of 1971 was named teaching
scholar in cardiac surgery.
MAKING PROGRESS—1Y\\% is an architect's drawing of the new Alexander Sands
Building now under construction adjacent to the Nanaline H. Duke Building on
Research Drive. The Sands Building will house offices, classrooms, and laboratories for
the Department of Anatomy in addition to research labs of the departments of
medicine, surgery, and psychiatry.
Adolescence Clinic Established;
Dr. Sam Yancy Named Director
In an attempt to bridge the
"adolescence gap" between childhood
and maturity, Duke has established an
Adolescence Clinic.
The clinic is aimed at young people
who are at that in-between age and
unsure whether to see a pediatrician or
see an internist.
Directed by Pediatrician Sam Yancy,
the clinic is supported by the
departments of psychiatry, internal
medicine, and obstetrics-gynecology in
addition to pediatrics.
"The emphasis," Dr". Yancy explained,
"is on behavioral orientation, or what is
called the 'second diagnosis.'"
This "second diagnosis," he explained,
grows out of a legitimate physical
complaint "which is a ticket into the
doctor's office to discuss the real
problem."
As an example, he said, obesity might
be the physical problem, but it could be
only a reflection of an emotional problem
that expresses itself in over-eating.
"Drugs can be another big problem,"
the doctor said, "but drug-taking really
can be a symptom of many other things,
such as socio-economic factors or
disharmony in the home."
Gestures of suicide are another area of
concern for the Adolescence Clinic. "It's
important," Dr. Yancy said, "to
recognize what brought about the
attempt and to point.these people in the
direction of some help."
Dr. Yancy explained that while the
clinic is behavior oriented, this does not
mean to imply that all problems or
complaints involving patients in the 12 to
18 group are emotional or behavior
problems.
"We're trying to find the mid-point
where we can direct them toward help,
whether it's psychiatric, psychological, or
medical help that's needed," he said.
Referrals to the Adolescence Clinic
can be made by calling ext. 2613.