Physicians must come to grips with gradual expansion of health services insuring comprehensive care from birth to old age, a professor of neurology told 1961 graduates of the Louisiana State university school of Medicine Friday,
Dr. Richard M. Paddison voiced the warning at pre-commence-ment exercises in which graduates took the ancient oath of Hippocrates and received awards.
Nothing that grueling social upheavals as well as technical developments challenge doctors, the principal speaker said the days of solo physicians working alone with hospital facilities are numbered. -
<cWe must strive to evolve ar system of comprehensive medical j care, free from political restraint: and machinations on the one hand and on the other hand meeting! fully the needs of our expanding population," he asserted. AWARDS GIVEN
He cited heart disease, cancer and mental illness as fields challenging the imagination of the new graduates.
The 101 new doctors will receive degrees Saturday on the LSU campus at Baton Rouge.
Robert Gerard Miller of New Orleans, president of the graduating class, was presented the Urban Maes Memorial award, to the student showing greatest promise for future accomplishment in clinical surgery and medicine.
Michel S. Medawar Jr.? also of New Orleans, was selected from the 10 highest ranking students to receive the George S.
ing "the highest ideals of medicine." He also won the Majors pathology award.
SIMMONS PRESENTS
Lynn Thurber Levy, New Orleans, was selected by classmates to receive the Undergraduate Medical Society award to the out standing senior member. He alsc won the Mabel Clair Elmore re search essay award. ! : :
Three other New Orleanians were among winners. Charles C Mary Jr. was given the Qeorg( W. McCoy Memorial award fo] preventive medicine, microbiology and parasitology. Alfred J. Ruftj Jr. and Clyde W. Wagner wer< among winners of Mosby scholar ship awards for outstaridini records in studies.
Awards were presented by Dr Robert L. Simmons, professor o public health and medicine. Dr William Frye dean of the schoo administered the oath to the grad uates.
NURSING DEGREES
Earlier in the day, a simila; pre-commencement ceremony fo: five candidates for degrees o bachelor of science in nursing wai conducted by the LSU departmen of nursing. The candidates, t< receive diplomas in Baton Rougi Saturday, are Phyllis Jane Dick en, Marilyn Sue Foster, Doroth: Marguerite Meadow, Ruth Gris wold Russell and Lee Laine Terry
Other award recipients in thi class of new physicians were;
Mosby Scholarship awards—Liononel Hawkins Head, Many, La.; Lawrence M. Klempeter, and Miss Kay Moore, both of Baton Rouge.
Russell L. Holman Memorial award— Joel Roy Gruillory JrV, Ville Platte,
Peter Graffagnino award — Samuel Philip Scurria.
Russell L. Holman Memorial award (for unusual ability and interest as well as basic scholarship in one or all of the fields of clinical pathology, forensic pathology or pathologic anatomy) — Joe Roy Guillory Jr.
Peter Graffagnino award (excellence in obstetrics and gyriecology during junior and senior years) — Samuel Philip Scurria, Tallulah. La.
Psychiatry award — Charles Timothy O'Connor III, Baton Rouge.
Neurology award — William Albert Martin, Chalmette, La.
Pediatric award, Eugene Edward Taylor Jr., Perriday.
PHOTO: SWAPPING HANDSHAKES after precommencement exercises for the 101 members of the class of 1961 at Louisiana State university's school of medicine are (from left) Dr. William Frye, dean; Robert G, Miller, president of the class, and Charles O. Mary, another honor graduate. Miller and k Mary, both of New Orleans, were among award winners.
