Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, dean emeritus.
the Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):1115-1122. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004302.
Academic commencements ceremonies usually do not result in memorable occasions and once ended usually are forgotten. Not so for the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine commencement on May 1,1889, which was marked by an address by William Osler, the retirement of the renowned Professor of Surgery, D. Hayes Agnew, and the presentation to the University of Thomas Eakins' remarkable masterpiece, "The Agnew Clinic." Osler had been on the faculty of the University for 5 years and in his keynote address, Aequanimitas, he laid out 2 elements, imperturbability and equanimity, that he stated would "make or mar" the lives of the students he was addressing. His words and message that day have continued to resonate for medical students and many others up to the present day. Osler ended his address on a more somber note, seemingly surprising the assembled, by announcing his imminent departure from the University. He would soon be one of the 4 founders of the Johns Hopkins Hospital along with fellow Penn faculty member, Howard Kelly. Osler was not the only one on the verge of leaving as this commencement also marked the end of the career of D. Hayes Agnew. To honor him on this occasion of his retirement the 3 classes of medical students had commissioned Eakins to paint a portrait of their revered professor, which was presented on this commencement day and accepted by Trustee Dr S. Weir Mitchell on behalf of the University. The day was indeed one to be remembered.
学术毕业典礼通常不会成为令人难忘的场合，一旦结束，通常很快就会被遗忘。然而，1889 年 5 月 1 日宾夕法尼亚大学医学院的毕业典礼却并非如此，这次毕业典礼的亮点是威廉·奥斯勒（William Osler）的演讲、著名外科学教授 D·海耶斯·阿格纽（D. Hayes Agnew）的退休，以及托马斯·伊肯斯（Thomas Eakins）的杰作“阿格纽诊所”（The Agnew Clinic）捐赠给这所大学。奥斯勒在该校任教 5 年，在他的主题演讲《Aequanimitas》中，他提出了两个要素，即沉着冷静和冷静沉着，他说这两个要素将“成就或毁掉”他所面对的学生的生活。他那天的话语和信息一直延续至今，对医学生和许多其他人产生共鸣。奥斯勒以更加严肃的语气结束了他的演讲，似乎让在场的人感到惊讶，宣布他即将离开这所大学。他将很快与宾夕法尼亚大学的另一位教员霍华德·凯利（Howard Kelly）一起成为约翰霍普金斯医院的 4 位创始人之一。奥斯勒并不是唯一一个即将离开的人，因为这次毕业典礼也标志着 D·海耶斯·阿格纽（D. Hayes Agnew）职业生涯的结束。为了在这个退休的时刻向他表示敬意，3 个医学年级的学生委托伊肯斯为他们尊敬的教授画一幅肖像，这幅画在毕业典礼当天展出，并由受托人 S·韦尔·米切尔博士（Dr S. Weir Mitchell）代表大学接受。这一天确实值得铭记。
