School of Medicine, 1973 - 1975

Part I: The annual report contains reports from individual departments or divisions: Anatomy, Anesthesiology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Dentistry, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Library, and Microbiology. At the front of the report is the School of Medicine Annual Report, 1973-74 and 1974-75, Part II Academic Affairs , Section III Dean’s Summary and Recommendations. It states that due to new pressures and the need for better organization in the School of Medicine, and in response to University–wide programs, several tasks were completed by faculty. Some of these are included in the report including the identification and adoption of institutional goals, a report on plans and projections, a financial report to the President, and a preliminary policy report on promotions and tenure. The dean’s summary gives information on a variety of topics, but of note is the formation of the Department of Family Practice on July 1, 1975 and a Division of Dentistry in 1974, the completion of the new Health Sciences Library, an award toward the construction of a Primary Care Building, and an experimental or alternative curriculum for the School of Medicine.

Part II: The annual report continues the reports from individual departments or divisions: Neurosurgery, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology, Student Health, Surgery, and Urology.