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Volume I, Number 7 Incorporating Newsbreak and Observer Wednesday, June 8, 1988
Diplomas granted to 263 graduating
medicine, dental, hygiene students
Two hundred sixty- three
students received diplomas dur
ing commencement ceremonies
for the Schools of Dentistry and
Medicine on Sunday, May 29.
Speaking to 131 School of
Medicine graduates at 9 a. m. in
the University Church of
Seventh- day Adventists was
William C. DeVries, MD, a car-
Summer session registration
now in progress at Loma Linda
Using a phacoemulsification machine and an operating
microscope, a visiting ophthalmologist attending an all- day course
at Loma Linda University on phacoemulsification, practices the
procedure on a pig's eye, obtained from a slaughterhouse.
Ophthalmology department
sponsors alWay course
On Sunday, May 22, the
department of ophthalmology at
Loma Linda University spon
sored an all- day course in
phacoemulsification. ( Phocoe is
Greek for the lens of the eye,
and " emulsification" means to
break into small particles and
suspend in solution.)
This technique has been
developed for use on human
lenses diseased by cataracts, to
allow removal of the lenses by
means of a much smaller inci
sion, i. e., 3mm instead of the
customary 10mm to 12mm inci
sion. Not only does a small in
cision allow much quicker heal
ing ( making possible quicker
rehabilitation and resumption of
normal activities) but also great
ly decreases the risk of per
manently altering the shape of
the eye, which causes
astigmatism.
The latest intraocular lens im
plants are soft and foldable and
can be inserted through the
small opening made for the
phaco unit.
Phacoemulsification is likely
to become the technique of
choice for cataract removal in
the future. The instrumentation
and equipment to perform this
very highly specialized and
Registration for the Loma Lin
da campus 1988 summer session
began on May 31 and continues
' Disarming Diabetes'
planned for end of June
" Disarming Diabetes," a com
prehensive program to help per
sons with self- management of
diabetes, will be presented June
27, 28, and 29, from 8: 30 a. m.
to 4: 30 p. m., at Loma Linda
Diabetes Center. Two follow- up
classes will be held on Thursdays
from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m.
; istration is required. In
terested persons should call ( 714)
824- 4783 or 1 ( 800) 233- 4901
immediately for a registration
form or for more information.
through June 27.
Forms are available in the of
fice of University records during
regular business hours. Degree /
certificate students may com
plete all steps of registration and
return the forms to the records
office by June 17. Students
registering from June 21 through
June 27 will be charged a late
fee. No registration forms will be
accepted after June 27.
Non- degree students may
register at their convenience
during office hours until June 27
with no late fee.
There is a one- stop registra
tion for non- degree students
registering for only one class.
All students are encouraged to
register by June 17.
delicate surgery are already
available in many institutions,
but very few ophthalmic
surgeons have been trained
specifically to safely perform this
type of surgery.
The instrument consists of a
hollow needle that vibrates at
ultrasound frequencies, and
when it is introduced into the
eye, the sonic energy of the nee
dle breaks even hard cataracts in
to fine particles, which then may
be rinsed from the eye.
Thirty- six ophthalmologists
some from as far away as San
Diego attended the course,
which qualified for medical-education
credits.
The instructors were David
Apple, MD, professor of
ophthalmology at the University
of Utah, and Henry Hirschman,
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diovascular surgeon at Humana
Heart Institute International in
Louisville, Kentucky, who was
thrust into the international
spotlight when he implanted a
mechanical heart into Barney
Clark in 1982 at the University
of Utah.
In his address, Dr. DeVries urged
the graduating class to do what
they believe is " right and true."
Dr. DeVries told the graduates
that there will be " wins and
losses" while practicing
medicine. The ultimate reward,
he said, will be the " thanks for
saving a patient's life."
During his address, Dr. DeVries
related his visit to William
Schroeder on Christmas day, in
whom he had implanted an ar-tifical
heart.
" Mr. Schroeder grabbed my
hand and said, ' I want to thank
you for giving me this day.'"
" After a year and a half of get
ting beat up by the world, by the
news, by ethicists.. . the love in
that man's heart will sustain me
for the rest of my life," Dr.
DeVries said.
Dr. DeVries told the students
that they were entering the field
of medicine at an exciting time
because there is a tremendous
mushrooming of technology that
has improved the treatment of
cancer, created a way to pulverize
kidney stones, and allowed
physicians to implant lenses in
eyes.
" Medical advances are made
as much by the researchers as by
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Offering quality service is goal of media services
Warren Barnhart, ( left) video engineer, Mary Dohm, recep
tionist, and Dick Croft, ( right) production coordinator, con
gratulate media services director Jerry Daly ( second from left)
on receiving the " Employer of the Week" award from KDUO.
Offering quality services at the
lowest possible prices is the goal
of LLU's department of media
services.
" We have eliminated rush
charges for film processing in
order to accommodate our
client's needs," reports Jerry Daly,
director. " We don't assume we
have everyone's business just
because we're located on cam
pus. We have to compete for the
market whether it is in art,
photography, or design. We have
kept our costs down and we try
our best to meet client's needs."
Located on Stewart Street
next to Gentry gymnasium, the
department of media services
now- occupies the facilites once
held by LLUMC audiovisual.
The change transpired last fall
when Loma Linda University
Medical Center cut back its
audiovisual services for
budgetary reasons.
In response, the University
placed the department of media
services directly under Helen
Thompson, PhD, vice president
for academic administration,
and expanded the department to
meet the continuing demand for
audiovisual services by LLU
faculty, staff, researchers,
LLUMC and medical groups.
Some LLUMC photography
and patient television needs are
now met by a core audiovisual
staff under the direction of
Wallace Schmidt. Their offices
are located on Taylor Street next
to the University Arts building.
The media services depart
ment staff is composed of two ar
tists, four photographers ( in
cluding film processing), one
equipment delivery person, one
and a half production assistants,
one computer graphic artist, one
secretary, and one director. The
University hired several LLUMC
audiovisual employees who had
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