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Medical Education and State Boards of Albany. New York. Feb. 18, 1918. WAKE DP! Registration Your Medical School nlont; with many others is slated for nnni- lilhillon by the A. M. A.—Colwell—Hevun Simmons. In the State of New York alone only live schools are to—be left. COMING EXAMINATIONS In Wisconsin a school of 2S0 students was recently totally Dki.aware: State Society und Homeopathic, Dover und Wilming¬ destroyed In less than a week hy (lie above conspirators. When ton, June 3 7-3!). Secretary Of the -Medical Council, Dr. Henry W. (lone there are (o he left hut ."ill Medical Schools to be controlled Iii-iiit;s, 102(1 Jackson St., Wilmington. hy tlin.se who have undertaken to destroy the others. Iowa : Capitol Building, Des Moines. June 2-4 ; Slate University, In less than a year the plans for the acompllshment of this will Iowa June 5-7. See., Dr, (biilftird Slate Do Is time l'es City, II. Simmer, House, i.ompleted, you not think it. to organise for your .Moines. own protection? [Cansas: Topeka, Jane 10. See., Dr. H. A, Dykes. Lebanon. A call lias been made for all A. M. A. class B & C Schools to Kentucky: Armory, Louisville, June 8-B. See., Dr. J. N. assemble at the in on creen. Congress Hotel Chicago February 24th and McCormack, Bowling discuss ways mid means for Hie exposure of Ihe unjust methods LOUISIANA: New Orleans. June r>-7. Sec.. Dr. A. 1!. Brown, 108 Baronne St., 1'. 0. Box 1000. employed hy Ihe few A. M. A. .Medical autocrats. Will yon send a to this The is MARYLAND: Regular, 1211 Cathedral SI.. Baltimore, June 17. delegation n.tlngT enemy organ¬ See., in-, j. McP. Scott, Hagerstown; Homeopathic, Baltimore, ized and so will we he after llils convention. June 18-14. See., Dr. (). N. Duvnll, 1KI7 N, Fulton Ave. Yours very truly, Committee of Ten. Michigan: Ann June 10-12. I!. D. 004 Arbor, See., Dr. Harison, Washington Arcade, Detroit. Feb. 21, 1913, this was followed up by Ihe following night Michigan : V. M. c. A. Bldg., Detroit, May 22-24, Sec, Dr. B, D. Harison, B04 Washington Arcade. letter: Minnesota: Pathological Laboratory State University, Minneap¬ and of at olis, June :;. See., Dr. Tl.las SI. Qxpect large enthusiastic meeting medica) colleges McDnvitt, l.ovvr.v Bldg., Paul, Hotel twelve Mississippi: Capitol Bldg., Jackson, June 8-4, Sec, Dr. E. 11. Congress (not Auditorium) Chicago February 24th o'clock noon, semi delegation, Galloway. P. Nebraska: Lincoln, 28-20. Sec. Dr. C. l'. l'ait. Beatrice. B. Mure. May Pbarcb New Jkuset: Capitol Bldg., Trenton, June 17-18, Sec. Dr. H. <!. Kixtzixg, Norton, 420 lo. State si.. Trenton. New York : June 1M-27. Chief of the Examinations The meeting was announced in the lobby of the Congress Hurlan n. of Division, Homer, Department Education, Albany. Hotel. Feb. ¿4. 1913, as follows: Nohth Carolina: Mordicad City, June 12. Sec. Dr. lteiiiamiu K. Hays, oxford. Muse Medical College Committee Meeting, Ohio: Columbus, June 2-n. See., Dr. George H. Maison. State Chili Room ii> M. and s r. M. House. u, Soi ru Carolina : Columbia, June 10. Sec, Dr. a. Karle Boozer, '800 Hampton SI. The following correspondence carried on recently is interest¬ Texas: Austin. June 4-0. See., Dr. w. I,. Crosthwait, suite mo ing in connection with the A mica hie Bldg., Waco. preceding: Virginia: Richmond, June 24-27. Sec, Dr. Herbert Old, Norfolk. Bennett Medical College W'vo.viim; : Slate House, Cheyenne, June U'ô-^7. Sec, Dr. .1. 11. 1858-1862 Fulton Street lyrrell, Laramic. John Dill Robertson, M.D. Chicago, April 18, 1013. President Board of Trustees. Dr. .laines it. Day. Chancellor, An Attempt to Organize Inferior Medical Colleges Syracuse University, — An effort is made to induce col¬ Syracuse. N. Y. apparently being acceptable My Dear Chancellor :— to an a name but leges join organization having high-sounding At Hie suggestion of Dr.-. Dean of the - Medical having as its chief object the perpetuation of discredited med¬ College of-I am writing you to determine nt what date Dr. ——-, Dr.-, and myself can visit you In ical colleges and avowedly to the Council on Medical oppose Syracuse in regards to an association known as the American Asso¬ in its to secure Education efforts reasonably high standards of ciation of Medical College Faculties which was determined upon nodical education. A brief statement showing the incidents nt a recent meeting of about twenty live medical colleges In Hie to will United stales. Representatives of these colleges met in chicnuo leading up this organization be interesting, in In February and decided upon this organization, the object of .March, 1912, an Ins].lion was made of Ihe Maryland which is to make n closer union between the teaching bodies of the Medical College by representatives of Ihe Council on .Medical various institutions, to study different methods of pedagogy in the United Slates Bureau of medical schools, nnd to cuniliut Ihe unfair treatment given to many Education, Education, Washing¬ of the medloal sohools in the United states by the council of the ton, I). C, and the Maryland Slate Hoard of Medical Exam¬ American Medical Association. [Italics ours.—Ed.] iners, Amolle other bad conditions it was found that This orgnnizntion is made up of schools of classes A, R, 0, of "tudents had been without Hie A. M. A. classification. We desire to confer with you looking admitted adequate preliminary -toward active this and that securing your support In organization, If " ftining, and others had been given advanced you think It will he worth while for us to *v'io standing call upon you In Syra¬ had failed miserably at other médical schools. As a result, cuse along the lines above mentioned we would he plensed to mala: °' the trip. If. on Die other hand, for reason It he this inspection the was rated in Class C tbe any will impos¬ college by sible for you to .loin with us in this organization 1 would tlinnk ouitcil on Medical Education and action was taken by the yon for n candid statement to Hint effect Maryland Stale Hoard of Medical Kxamincrs withdrawing Hoping to hear from you nt the earliest possible moment, I beg teCOgnition from the school. to remain, Very truly yours, In John Dill Robertson. January, 1913, the following letter was sent to a large The "candid was "limber of medical colleges, particularly to those of (lass (': following statement'' sent: 'I'he College of Medicine of Syracuse University Maryland Medical 307-811 Orange St ''aveu,, College Syracuse, New York, April 10, 1D13. and Calhimn Sts. Dr. John Dill Robertson "'"i-,,,, Doctor:— Baltimore, Md.. January 31, 1918. Bennett Medical College 1'"' Chicago, in. American Medical Association seems to have determined Hint ' My Dear Dorlnr :— . "l.lowed médical close, and the colleges musí foiling Hint, Chancellor Day has referred your letter the is to have Slate Daws passed, or to effect concerning proposed cl™°ciatlon attempting American Association of Medical College Faculties to me. ''Ufas in laws, so that Hie of ihe various existing requirements This school tins been Interested only in pushing forward lo Hie ''"'"'<ls w11' '"' M"'" ,hni " """"I '"' Impossible for us to meet them utmost the silence of medical education, The position which we ' have earned in the opinion of medical educators is due to '.''''' "ni' should he done for mutual and entirely or,, something protection, the unselfish devotion of the faculty to these Ideals of medical edu¬ I'D',, for an expression of opinion as to the advisability oí ,V'""Kan cation. We have felt Hint Hie education departments of (ho stiHos ,;,c,tla8 organisation for Huit, purpose. nnd of Hie nation have behind """''''' immédiate and will lagged rather than advanced too facliii requires attention, you greatly We have, therefore, no interest in the "to "ale matters an Respect yours. rapidly. proposition by early reply. fully combat the unfair treat men I given to many of the medical schools Committeerw,mH.„„ J B- P. MOSE, M.D. in Hie united Slates by the council of ihe American Medical \ Vl,An,,K kivi/ino, M.D. Association." Very truly yours, John i,. llKi'tiiox, lup. l".7'1iMfî was kter called to be held in Chicago, Feb. 24, Dean. ' '"' is a of an circular letter It be at a later to the I "''d following copy anonymous may interesting date publish member¬ Feb. 18, 1913. ship in this association. Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Thomas Jefferson University User on 05/14/2015 District of Columbia January Report and in the puerperium, and the condition of the birth-canal with are T)r. '(oorgc C. Olier, secretary of the Board of Medical respect to asepsis first discussed. The prevention of Super¬ obstetric a visors, reports the written and oral examination held at hemorrhage and consideration of the pregnant woman as a are next taken In Washington, .Ian. 14-l(i, 1913. The number of subjects exam¬ surgical patient, up. the chap- ter devoted to anesthesia a is shown for ether. 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