The past, present, and future of the School for advanced medical studies of University College, London : being the introductory address at the opening of the winter session, October, 1906 / by Rickman John Godlee.

  • Rickman Godlee
Date:
1907
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Credit: The past, present, and future of the School for advanced medical studies of University College, London : being the introductory address at the opening of the winter session, October, 1906 / by Rickman John Godlee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The separation of the teaching of advanced medical studies from that of the preliminary studies marks a new era in medical education. There is a great deal to be said in favour of it, and a certain amount to be said against it. The principal objection to it is that it does away with the old ideal of our College and that of the old Universities — that the young man should find in one institution the opportunity of becoming educated in the humanities as well as acquiring the special training in the limited subjects of his own pro¬ fession. It was hoped that the lawyer, the doctor, or the business man might in this way become a more complete person ; might take a wider view of life, and grow into a more interesting, if not a more useful, the main block are two large lecture rooms and pathological class rooms, as well as rooms for the administration, and smaller rooms for teachers and original research. There will be two staircases and two lifts. . The west end of the structure is occupied by the Nurses’ Home. There are large dining and sitting-rooms, and bed¬ rooms for about 80 nurses, beside the usual complement of bath rooms, bedrooms, &c. The upper part of the Home extends over the house for the obstetric students, and so comes into contact with the upper part of the school department. On the flat roof is a recreation ground. It will be observed that this accommodation is for private nurses, and it is proposed that every nurse who enters for training at University College Hospital shall undertake to devote the end of her time to private nursing. It is hoped that most, if not all, of our nurses will thus be able to have the benefit of this most useful instruction, though it will probably be impossible to guarantee that this will always be the case. This is one object; but there is another of still greater importance, namely, that the members of the staff may be able to rely upon being supplied with nurses for their
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