Med school class of ’68 mark 50 years
THE Dunedin School of Medicine graduates of 1968 did not just make a contribution to healthcare — they also changed the architecture of the Scott Building.
‘‘We were the first class to have a number of women in it, which was considered revolutionary, and they had to make extra room available for toilets in the medical school because of that,’’ class spokesman John Tiller recalled.
Now wiser and greyer, more than 50 of the 1968 graduates are back in Dunedin to mark a half century since the end of their student days.
‘‘We had a tremendous group of people with a diverse range of skills,’’ Prof Tiller, an emeritus professor in psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, said.
‘‘The class has made amazing contributions right around the world — the Mayo Clinic in the US, medical education in the UK, medical education, training and leadership in Australia and in New Zealand. It was an extraordinary group of people, who still contribute not just in medicine but in many other ways as well.’’
That contribution continues even at their 50th reunion, with a feature of the event being presentations of their contributions — both personal and professional.
‘‘They are a group who have had a real focus on service and providing benefit for others,’’ Prof Tiller said.