to integrate basic science into the clinical years of medical student education throughout the United States and Canada, and (2) describe the highly developed fourth-year basic science integration program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In their critical review of medical school curricula of 126 U.S. and 17 Canadian medical schools, the authors found that only 19% of U.S. medical schools and 24% of Canadian medical schools require basic science courses or experiences during the clinical years, a minor increase compared with 1985. Curricular methods ranged from simple lectures to integrated case studies with hands-on laboratory experience. The authors hope to advance the national discussion about the need to more fully integrate basic science teaching throughout all four years of the medical student curriculum by placingWhile I was in New York last week, I wandered down Second Avenue to the Manhattan Antiques Center, just in case a piece of Staffordshire might be lurking. As this center is better known for its jewelry and rather glitzy decorative objects, this was a long shot....and it was a yucky, soggy morning. But I couldn't help myself. I just had to go and look. For once, luck was with me, and I found this little pair of dandies marked SALT. As I had not hitherto recorded a pair of Salt dandies of any size, I was thrilled with my find, and I bought them.

Hoffman Gampetro, the gallery where I bought my dandies, had a number of pearlware figures in stock, and I enjoyed talking with the gallery