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f" " *"" -< I 'H- "" " * I.. I I , ? mm .J,,.i .,,1 i . Monday Oct. 31, 1977 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Volume LXIV, No. 17 ySW:^''' v ff f j ||| Workmen begin renovation of the pai Osborne Administration building, adi wnicn win house the office of the ex- Gr< I Colleges too I' ? By JOHN 11. IlOUTIl opt ? \ (iamccock Staff Writer & ? 1 t: Health services of the schools of medicine the and public health and the colleges of nursing Scfr ' and pharmacy will be incorporated into the opt Thomson Student Health Center care this A (spring, President James B. Holderman the .octtw. fou / Holderman said the reorganization would car J ^'substantially improve the availability and E level of health care for students." The Stu changes were made knwon at the Oct. 24 pro meeting of the student health advisory aln ft T committee. The health center is currently stu< Am , ii sr By TKHRY POIX'AKI (iamecoi'k Staff Writer Duiing the past few months, the Student Healtl has had quite a problem with a doctor shortage. Dr. Isao llirata, director of the USC health ten three weeks ago the health center was in the wors has ever been since its opening three years ago. Till'- SHORTAGK began two months ago when / I Clinic Director Gean luiborde had a heart attack SRf v %^| j| u " ** ,3?i& T1 wail <?' P^l^y >oul I11 ,,} ft saI - -'^ Pr?l a va n^ reai *l s i '^MTf'"' IB7* 1>eri 1 " star pj - j the t hn nded admissions program. The missions office is now located 011 ,,y egg Street. said ffer services jrated by the Division of Student Affairs. recogn We ha\ )K. J. ROBERT Hewson, chairman of progre Department of Family Medicine at the Hirata 100I of Medicine, will direct health center rations. Ill It/ kccording to Hewson, the center will use has s help of the faculty and students of the definite r colleges and schools to expand health made e services under the School of Medicine. Pharm >r. Isao Hirata, Jr., director of the service dent Health Center, said the new Spoui gram will help some of the services faculty ?ady offered grow to accommodate more for trea ients. "USC's student health program is in Kiel . doctor shortac said. "Thesesituations are unavoidable, doctor down," he said. on Oct. 14, Dr. Serena Clark, physic h Center clinic, had to resign because of i Christopher Biser, physiologist and radi ter, said center, developed an acute ulcer, lie had it hind it weeks off. "NOW THIS put us three doctors do Assistant "The situation was getting serious and v , liirata fast, which is not easy." JSC exf 'ecruitii I)AN I'ALMA niecock Staff Writer recruiting program to attract more ai ludes increasing the recruiting staff, anding its office hours, began this fa ne major change which will occur ur missions office from its location on < Iding which also houses the office of US 1 I ~ U ?- ? * ' * " i wuiu tu nave uireci input into the adn ire reported directly to the provost. No OlSTKRNIMi TIIE admissions offi borne) is handier to find. We're startin ly and we will also change the area ar< le for students and parents." llolderm idleton Street Garage where many visit he new recruitment program will utili it to get people out recruiting in mor nger people recruiting because they c? it to attend our university." nlHorm?m eo?*4 OA ?* * r 41 * ' u.uvi mull .iuiu ou pci itiii in ine nign "s attend a college outside the stat gram, said students with high SAT scoi iriety of reasons, but that there was "o >ons." KDKKHKlUi SAID the three main rea: demic reputation, its large size of the j >larship money. A'e have got to have more aggressiv ionally contacting every student in Soi idard of excellence." derberg said the university must info honors program at USC will imvi ilu?i m that we can give them the intimate, s facilities of a big university," he sai VK HAI) some depressing statistics coi . "Only 93 out of the 2600 freshmen se Ml . %9 I II^UII 111 ized as one of the best in the nation. >e many unique services which should ss faster under the new program," said. VTA ADDKI), "The nursing school ome unique concepts that will ily benefit all involved. We've also an agreement with the College of acy which will include many modern a. 5cs and children of USC students, , and staff members will be eligible tment at the Family Practice Center iland Memorial Hospital. Student |e relieved but (hat put us one Hirata conta "wonderful," he ian in thi* general Service come tl irthritis and Dr. olosit at the health "WK'HK NO'I I to take a couple of l?aborde is bac beautiful recov< works out, we w wn," Hirata said. of the next seme ve had to find help relieve some of t is a gynecologic r lands ia effort tid better qualified high school students, which refurbishing the admissions office and later ill. ider the new program will entail moving the Cxiegg Street to the Osborne Administration C President James Holderman. lissions office," Holderman said. "Admissions w, they w ill report directly to me." ce move, Holderman said, "This building g a prospective student touring program right jund Osborne so we can get a parking area set an also cited Osborne's close proximity to the I i -1 ,..i6 Muunub uiiu parents will nave to park, ize lioth university students and alumni. "Wo e sizable numl)ers. I would like to see these in identify with the younger students who may school students who score over 1200 on their e. Peter Sederberg, director of the honors es w ho did not choose to attend I'SC did so for million threads that ran through most of these sons given tor not attending I SC u-??r?? .ic i?->a Uudent IhkIv and its refusal, to offer I hem any e recruiting," Sederl>erg said, "This means Uh Carolina who is qualified to meet a certain rm the outstanding liigh school students (hat ir individual needs. "We have got to let them mailer classes of a liberal arts school but w ith d. lie out of our 1976 freshman class." h ored over 1200 on their SATs. I want to get a Sw ADMISSIONS, pan*' :t center treatment at the campus health center is included in student fees. All resident and professional medical students at the health center will Ik* fullv supervised. Faculty members and consultants will help make decisions. THK lli: \l ! ll center has a staff of eight physicians. Senior residents at the family practice residency program at Kichland Memorial Hospital service the center on ;> rotating two-month basis. Hewson said the reorganization "adds to the quality of health development for the students. It is like putting frosting on the cake." \ i:ted Ft. Jackson lor help. They were said Volunteers from Ft Jackson .Medical iree afternoons a week f 111 a hind at Ihis time," said Ihrata "Dr. k on a part time l>asis. ho lias made a My. If he keeps improving and everything ill ho hack at full strength hy tho hogmnmg stor Wo liavo hired another^ywvologist to he pressure off of Dr. Potts." William Potts ?t at the health center. /