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Excerpt from Aesculapian, 1984 The most conspicuous cutbacks were in the time allotted to Gross Anatomy and to Physical Diagnosis. Despite the obvious shortcomings of the system, however, it has been the consensus of most students over the past 18 years that the sacrifices and constraints of years one and two are weii-compensated by the immense free dom of the elective curriculum of years three and four. Although the new curriculum weathered almost 15 years without major revi sions, the 19805 brought a few major changes. By original design, the second year was composed of five required clinical rotations each of two months duration: Internal Medi cine, Surgery, Pediatrics, ob-gyn, and Psychi atry. However, to the surprise (and constemo tion of some) of the class of 1984, a sixth re quired rotation Family Medicine was added effective September of 1981 Although the rotation has generally been a popular one, the 12-month duration of the second year has been a_ source of dissatisfaction to many stu dents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.