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Several Advantages

The advantages of the new clinic include the
patient being attended to by one physician in
one place, and being seen relatively promptly.
There is also greater continuity in the follow-up
care.

Dr. U.G. Turner III, chief resident of the
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of
the University Hospital, was the major force
behind the change in the availability of
gynecological help for female students.

He explains, "In the past, female students at
many colleges and universities, including our
own, have found it difficult to obtain readily
available gynecological services simply because
of their status as 'students.' However other