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— r f'~~^ w v{\/.'>" i . '•>, Wm (I i .' ; -fr m IF 1 %£fl $5 91 ?\ "Mt*- Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/twaveyearbook1999edit T-Wave 1999 TulaneSchoolofMedicine1834 Of Table Contents Student Life Administration Class of 1999 Index . TheTulaneUniversitySchoolofMedicinebegan astheMedicalCollegeofLouisianainSeptemberof 1834. ItbecamethefirstmedicalschoolintheDeep South,andthefifteenthinthecountry. Therewere onlyelevenstudentsinthefirstclass;tuition,room, andboardcametolessthanfourhundreddollarsper year. Professorsreceivednosalarybutwereinstead compensatedbysellingticketstotheirlecturestothe medicalstudents. The Civil War brought a halt to all medical trainingin1862 TheMedicalCollegeofLouisiana . was fortunate to find financial security. Paul Tulane,a wealthyNewOrleansmerchant, bequeathed $1,250,000 to provide for a new University. By 1884 the variousdepartments oftheMedicalCollegeunitedunderthejurisdic- tion of a new institution, Tulane University. In the early twentieth century Tulane's prominent faculty included Dr. Rudolph Matas, a vascularsurgeon,andDr.IsadoreDyer,awell-noteddermatologistwhowas instrumentalinthedevelopmentoftheleprosariuminCarville,Louisiana Sinceitsfounding163yearsago,astheMedicalCollegeofLouisiana,the TulaneUniversityMedicalSchoolhasundergonemanychanges.TheTulane MedicalCenterwasorganizedin1969tobroadenTulane'scommitmentto medicaleducation,research,andpatientcare. Later,theTulaneMedical CenterHospitalandClinicopened,becomingthefirst suchuniversityhospitalinLouisiana. This300-bed hospitalhasbecomeamajorreferralcenterfortertiary careintheregion. Recently,aportionofthehospital wassoldtoColumbiaHCA. CharityHospitalhasalso changed, transferringmanyoftheclinicaldepartments toUniversityHospital. 4 LPlaceholder •**k>;.v> Welcome to CHARITY HOSPITAL The Medical Center of Louisiana A Level One Trauma Center Certified By The American College of Surgeons Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center New Orleans w«r ± __ Tulane University Medicaid ViewsofCharityHospital,theVeteransAffairsHospital,and UniversityHospital. Alsopictured areSeanCookeandScott Bracey as they board the red commute bus from Charity to University. RPlaceholder 5 Pictured: BobMiller,DaveTaminger,andAndy Keeganposewiththeirlovelychildren. Andy: "Areyousurewehaven'tmixedthemup?" Amy HilmerandScottDavissharealaughabouttheir newhairgelonawindydayattheLevee. John SaroyanandAprilFoxwiththesamefashion consultantattheChristmasParty. MattWilson andTracyJonesplayingkegSoftball. Bryan Frentzenjoyingcrawfishonalovelyspringday. Agent008atasoireewithRoyaMansouriandCe CeJackson. "Coffin. DavidCoffin." 6 LPlaceholder 'icturedon thispage: Dave Whitehead with Possumattheclass Christmasparty. "So,doyoucome hereoften?" Gina Kim,Nicole Finke, and YvonneChengcelebratetheend ofAnatomyand workon theirtans. HeatherAndrews,LouisMacareo, and Lisha Barreataclassparty. eannettePaysseand Paul Ryanata classdinner. Todd LewisandJoe Novakecstaticoverthefreemeal. RPlaceholder 7 Cori Pachtman and her cat, Satchmo, fit togetherperfectly. Rob andBambiWalters enjoysunsetonthelevy withmanydogs. ThegangonPerrierSt.: MikeSawyer,Me- lissaBonder,AlisonAsaro,NgocDuong,and HarveyLeowithplentyofdogs. LizDeBaetshasaclose momentwithherkitty. ClaireDudley andher goldenretriever,Bear. AmyKortenwithlittle CodyKorten. 8 LPlaceholder