ADVISORY/Pioneering Heart Surgeon Dr. Louis Samuels to Deliver Keynote Address on the Future of Medicine at Drexel's Convocation.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Oct. 22)

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Drexel University 

What:       Dr. Louis Samuels, professor of surgery at The Drexel
            University College of Medicine, will deliver the keynote
            address on the "Marriage of Man and Machine" to Drexel
            students, faculty and staff tomorrow at  Drexel's
            Convocation ceremony, the formal celebration of the new
            academic year.

            Dr. Samuels performed the world's fifth AbioCor
            replacement heart surgery last year at Hahnemann
            University Hospital. As he concludes his address, Dr.
            Samuels will welcome to the podium William Miller, who
            underwent a procedure in July to implant a left
            ventricular assist device to increase his heart's blood
            flow, as a successful example of the marriage between man
            and machine.

            This year, the founders and histories of Drexel, Hahnemann
            and Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania will be
            commemorated at Convocation. Processing to a choral and
            organ rendition of "Pomp and Circumstance," Convocation's
            chief marshal will lead faculty and staff in the cap, gown
            and hood of their academic regalia to their seats.

When:       Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 10:30 a.m. - Noon

Where:      Drexel University's Main Building Auditorium (32nd &
            Chestnut streets)

Visuals:    The chief marshal leading the processional of faculty and
            staff in their full academic regalia into the auditorium
            to "Pomp and Circumstance" ... The chief marshal placing
            the mace before the assembly to begin convocation ... Dr.
            Samuels speaking on the future of medicine ... Heart
            patient Miller being escorted to the podium ... The chief
            marshal retrieving the mace and leading the recessional
            out of the auditorium.

Background: This is the University's first convocation since it united
            with MCP Hahnemann University in July ... The chief
            marshal carrying the mace traces its origins to days of
            the Roman Empire.

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