{"id":4064,"date":"2020-04-01T08:51:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=4064"},"modified":"2020-04-03T10:38:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T14:38:07","slug":"umb-in-wwii-the-classes-of-1943m-and-1943d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=4064","title":{"rendered":"UMB in WWII: the classes of 1943M and 1943D"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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End sheets of the School of Pharmacy’s 1944 Yearbook: Terra Mariae.<\/p><\/div>\n

On March 26, Dr. Bruce Jarrell, the University of Maryland Baltimore\u2019s (UMB) Interim President, released a video<\/a> to the Class of 2020.\u00a0 In the video, Dr. Jarrell, refers to the uniqueness of the 1943 School of Medicine graduating classes and how they had to overcome unusual circumstances surrounding World War II.\u00a0 World War II began in September 1939, with Germany\u2019s invasion of Poland; however, the United States did not officially become involved in the conflict until after Japan\u2019s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, doctors, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists were needed in large numbers to support both the war effort and the home front.\u00a0 To meet this unprecedented demand, UMB began offering year-round school in the fall of 1942 in all schools.\u00a0 This meant an accelerated school year with no extended summer break or long holidays.\u00a0 The schools graduated students in three calendar years rather than four academic years and new classes were admitted every nine months.\u00a0 Most schools also had programs where qualified students could receive commissions in either the Army or Navy and graduate with higher military standing.\u00a0 The School of Nursing, School of Medicine, and University Hospital also contributed personnel to the 42nd<\/sup><\/a> and 142nd<\/sup> general hospitals on the Pacific Front.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a result of the accelerated academic year, for the first time the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry graduated two classes in 1943.\u00a0 In the School of Medicine, the first 98 students graduated at the \u201cnormal\u201d time on March 25, 1943<\/a> (1943 M); the second class of 90 students graduated on December 23, 1943<\/a> (1943 D).\u00a0 Similarly, the School of Dentistry graduated 83 students in March<\/a>, while 76 students graduated in December<\/a>.\u00a0 For the first time, the School of Dentistry produced two yearbooks for the graduating class; the yearbooks are filled with remembrances and frustrations with the wartime schedule.\u00a0 The future that lie ahead of these graduating doctors and dentists is described by Stanley H. Karesh, SOD Class of 1943 D, in the December 1943 Mirror<\/em><\/a> Yearbook; he states, \u201cAs the first class to graduate in uniform, the first class to accelerate appreciably, and as dentists who expect to see action in this war, we review with pride the time and effort spent in achieving our purpose.\u00a0 We entered to learn; we go forth to serve.\u201d \u00a0Dr. Karesh went on to serve in the US Naval Reserve Dental Corps during World War II.\u00a0<\/p>\n

World War II ended in the fall of 1945 soon after the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.\u00a0 With the end of the war, the accelerated programs ended as well.\u00a0 Below is a chart of the number of graduates from 1943 to 1945 for each of the UMB Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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School<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Number of Graduates 1943-1945<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dentistry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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296<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Medicine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

365<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Nursing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

144<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Pharmacy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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References (all available in the HS\/HSL\u2019s Digital Archive<\/a>):<\/sub><\/p>\n

Annual Catalogue: Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland.<\/em> (1942). School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/dentistr53unse<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. <\/em>(1943). School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/4321<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.<\/em> (1944). School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/4322<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Bulletin of the School of Medicine University of Maryland: Announcements. <\/em>(1942). School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/2624<\/a>. [Academic Catalog]<\/sub><\/p>\n

Catalog and 99th Announcement: Including Accelerated Wartime Program.<\/em> (1942). School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/2216<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Innovation in Action: The University of Maryland School of Nursing from its Founding in 1889 to 2012.<\/em> (2014). School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/7106<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Mirror<\/em>. (March 1943). School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/386<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Mirror.<\/em> (December 1943). School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/387<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

\u201cReunion \u201992.\u201d (1992). Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. <\/em>School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore. 77(2): 22, 30-33. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/1609<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

Terra Mariae.<\/em> (1944). School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved from: http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10713\/2380<\/a>.<\/sub><\/p>\n

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