Dr. Perry. After graduation from Plano High School in 1947, I attended the University of Texas and was duly graduated there in January of 1951 with a degree of Bachelor of Arts.
I subsequently graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1956 with a degree of Doctor of Medicine. I served an internship of 12 months at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco, and after 2 more years in the Air Force I returned to Parkland for a 4-year residency in general surgery.
I completed that in——
Mr. Dulles. Where did you serve in the Air Force, by the way?
Dr. Perry. I was in Spokane, Wash., Geiger Field.
At the completion of my surgery residency in June of 1962, I was appointed an instructor in surgery at the Southwestern Medical School.
But in September 1962, I returned to the University of California at San Francisco to spend a year in vascular surgery. During that time, I took and passed my boards for the certification for the American Board of Surgery.
I returned to Parkland Hospital and Southwestern in September of 1963, was appointed an assistant professor of surgery, attending surgeon and vascular consultant for Parkland Hospital and John Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.
Mr. Specter. What experience have you had, Dr. Perry, if any, in gunshot wounds?
Dr. Perry. During my period in medical school and my residency, I have seen a large number, from 150 to 200.