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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 37
September 22, 1972
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Hayes, Jarboe
To Lead United
Fund Campaign
Richard B. Hayes, assistant director of
development for health affairs, has been
named chairman of the Medical Center's
United Fund Campaign.
Hayes will be assisted by Wallace
Jarboe, director of hospital planning
studies, who will act as vice chairman.
The United Fund Campaign at Duke
Medical Center will be conducted
throughout October in an effort to reach
a goal of $40,000. Last year Medical
Center personnel contributed $33,000.
"We would like to have a significant
increase over last year," said Hayes. The
campaign chairman believes the Medical
Center has "never reached its potential in
UF campaign contributions” and
expressed belief this potential may be
achieved by increasing the number of
first-time donors and encouraging those
who give regularly to give again at an
increase if possible. In addition, Hayes
said he wanted to double the Pacesetters
group.
Pacesetters are those who contributed
$50 or more. "Duke Medical Center has
5,500 employees. Of that number, 225
became Pacesetters in 1971. If we can
double that figure this year we can reach
our goal and then some," Hayes said.
The chairman noted that this is the
only solicitation of university employes
allowed each year by both the University
and Medical Center. "By giving once,
only one gift, to the United Fund, each
employe is helping 23 service
organizations to remain active to help
others in need here at home," he said.
The chairman also said he hoped it
would be possible to recognize Medical
Center contributors to the United Fund
(continued on page two)
NO TIME TO LOOK UP—First year medical students Greg Sharp (left) of
Squantum, Mass. and Vaughn Lamb of Southern Pines, N.C. are kept busy during the
first weeks of their medical educations in physiology lab. (photo by Bill Boyarsky)
Frosh Enter Med School
A total of 114 future physicians began
their years of intensive medical training
this month as the class of 1976 entered
the School of Medicine.
Dr. Suydam Osterhout, associate
professor of medicine and microbiology
and associate director of medical school
admissions, characterized the class as
"extremely high caliber," and he said, "I
think we have a very promising group."
He went on to note the large increase
in applications over the last year and the
difficulty in making choices among the
many qualified students who sought
admission.
The 96 men and 18 women comprising
this year's freshmen were selected from a
record number of 3,151 applications,
almost a 47 per cent increase over last
year.
The students come from 25 states.
North Carolina has the largest state
representation with 31, while Georgia
follows with 11. Virginia and New York
have 9 and 8 students, respectively.
Thirty members of the class are Duke
graduates.
The size of the class has been
expanded by nine over that of 1971.
For the seventh year a curriculum
which provides more flexibility in
medical education will be followed. The
program consists of two core years, the
first in basic sciences and the second in
clinical work at the hospital. The third
and fourth years are made up entirely of
electives in both the basic and clinical
sciences.
Students from Durham are George R.
DIxson, Michael R. Geer, Charles H. Livengood,
111, J. Stuart McCracken, Stuart H. Manning,
and Robert D. Williams.
Students from elsewhere In North Carolina
are Ralph H. Beaumont, Robert M. Tate, and
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