Report on a mission to Paris in October, 1889, to attend the 4th session of the French Surgical Congress : together with observations on the military medical schools of France / by Sir T. Longmore.
- Longmore, Sir Thomas, 1816-1895.
- Date:
- 1890
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report on a mission to Paris in October, 1889, to attend the 4th session of the French Surgical Congress : together with observations on the military medical schools of France / by Sir T. Longmore. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![u Government ctoeS by its leaa expensive plan. 1 had a con- versation on tlie subject with a very experienced officer at the Val-de-Grace, who has been concerned, for a long- time, with military medical education in France, and he told me he was inclined to believe the English .sy.stem to be the most advan- tageous, irrespective of questions of cost. He thought that, if the preliminary medical education were obtained by the c/h-ex at civil schools, wholly under civil direction, they would be more thoroughly grounded in professional knowledge; and that, as regards military discipline, the habit of which is one of the chief alleged advantages of the existing system, his impression was that those who have come to the Val-de-Grace, as Civil Doctors in Medicine, have been quite as amenable to military rules, as those who had received their medical education under military supervision and restraint. 1 will now proceed to give an account of the plan of organisation and particular arrangements for carrying on the studies at the French Army Medical School. < Miranis.iiion No pupil can be received at the School without the pre- df the Military sentation of his diploma, proving that he has got the degree i&hfloTatthe °* ^0C^0r *u Medicine, or of Pharmaoien of the 1st Class, or Vel-de-Graco. without fulfilling all the other conditions required by the regulations. On arrival, he is medically examined by one of the Staff of the School told off for the purpose, who has to be satisfied that the candidate is physically tit for military service. If the examining officer discovers the apparent existence of a disorder, or infirmity, such as might lead to an officer being placed on half-pay, it is his duty to propose the presentation of the candidate before the Special Military Invaliding Committee, if the candidate is already under engagement, or proposes that his admission should be postponed if the candidate is not engaged. If the disorder should be a curable one, but likely to occupy a long time in the treatment, the admission of the pupil is adjourned. Every case of the kind has to be fully reported to the Minister of War. Persona] Staff The Personnel of the School is divided into two Sections •— of the School. (A) tbe staff 0f the School for Administration and Discipline, and (B) the Teaching Staff, yfojinig,. The former Section (A) consists of— tratire Staff; 1 Medccin-Inspecteur, Director. 1 Medeein-Principal, 1st Class, Assistant-Director. 1 Medecin-Major, 1st Class, Librarian and Conservator of the Collections. 1 Medecin-Major, 1st Class, Major, for Discipline. 3 Medecins-Aide-Majors, 1st Class, Superintendents for Discipline. 1 Purveyor, 1st Class, in charge of Materiel and Pay- master. The latter Section (B) consists of—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22303030_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
