Education

Education was strongly emphasized by my parents. That belief is an intrinsic part of my value system. Education is the means by which individuals can succeed and by which society as a whole can progress. It is the system for individual improvement regardless of social or economic status. The following shows my progression through this system.
Grammar
K-6
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Glenwood School

Still located a short distance (maybe < 0.5 miles) away from my Springfield, MA home.

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On Morrison Ave in front.

Jr High School
7-8
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Van Sickle Jr High School

Now called Van Sickle Academy. We used to play pick up basketball on some evenings in either the boy's or girl's gym located on the each side of the school.

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Pictured with the Carew Street visible. Our walk to school was through the back of the school past the playing fields.

High School
9-12
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Cathedral High School

Destroyed by tornado in 2011, merged with Holyoke Catholic High School in 2016 to become Pope Francis Preparatory School at the old Holyoke Catholic location. Records were destroyed which is why I am not hounded any further for alumni donations!

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Purple Panthers was our nickname. I still have the Panther Pix Yearbook 1969, in which I am NOT prominently featured; only the standard portrait and that I was a member of the National Honor Society. Not very social during these years.

College
Undergraduate: BS
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University of Massachusetts Amherst

A one year scholarship in chemistry after which I switched to the academic study of Exercise Science in the School of Physical Education. Let it be noted that I did very well in chemistry during my freshman year but my interests lie with exercise and sports. My physical attributes did not align with becoming a member of any particular sports team.

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Orchard Hill Dorms

My residence during undergraduate at UMass was way up on Orchard Hill which was far away from the Southwest Towers; initially the all-male Webster Hall and then later to the coed Emily Dickerson Hall. These dorms had a full basketball court on which I played some; a fortuitous encounter occurred here in a pick-up game with "Dr. J " (Julius Irving, future NBA star) with 9 of his friends and little me-it might of been my ball!

College
Graduate: MS
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University of Massachusetts

An overview of the campus in Amherst, MA.

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Boyden Gymnasium in which one finds the Exercise Physiology Lab of Dr. William Ricci

College
Graduate: PhD
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University of Michigan

Michigan Stadium

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Central Campus Recreation Building (CCRB) used to house the Exercise Science Department but was demolished in 2023. The new building is called the Hadley Family Recreation & Well-Being Center.

College
Medical School: MD
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University of Michigan

Medical Campus aerial view

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Another view Medical Campus

Internal Medicine Internship
Anesthesiology Residency
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William Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, MI

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA

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Ether Dome (outside)

At MGH, where the first public display of Anesthesia took place

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Ether Dome (inside)

Lectures are still held here.

My Continuing Education
Beside doing this web site, reading the current literature, writing about previous cases, updating my personal TEE site, reading statistics texts and learning more about the statistical software JMP...