Medical education and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada / prepared by the Illinois State Board of Health, and published by permission of the Board ; revised and corrected to March 1, 1884.

  • Illinois State Board of Health
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1884
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Credit: Medical education and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada / prepared by the Illinois State Board of Health, and published by permission of the Board ; revised and corrected to March 1, 1884. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    the Province of Nova Scotia, but although repeated attempts were made to procure a copy, they were unsuccessful.] Halifax Medical College {University of Halifax Medical Depart- ment.) Halifax, N. S. (Pop. 36,107.) Organized in 1867, as the Medical Department of Dalhousie College; attained its present relation in 1876. First class graduated in 1872. Classes graduated in each subsequent year excepting 1873.—Faculty embraces eight professors, one adjunct professor, seven lecturers and instructors, and two demonstrators of anatomy. Course of Instkuction: One annual graduating course of six months' dura- tion. Three years' graded course required, four years' course recommended; daily examinations by the professors; a roll of students attending each class is called from time to time.—Lectures embrace principles and practice of medicine, clinical medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, principles and practice of surgery, clinical surgery, physiology, anatomy, medical jurisprudence, dermatology, botany, diseases of children, practical chemistry, materia medica, therapeutics, microscopy, pharmacy. Requirements; For admission: (a) diploma of recognized university in arts: or, (b) matriculation examination on the following compulsory subjects: English Language—including grammar, composition and writing from dicta- tion. Arithmetic—including vulgar and decimal fractions, and the extraction of the square root. Algebra—to the end of simple equations. Geometry—first three books of Euclid. Latin—one book, translation and grammar. Elementary Mechanics of Solids and Fluids, and one of the following optional subjects, viz: History of England, with questions in modern geography. French translation. German translation. One Greek book. History of Nova Scotia. History of the Dominion of Canada.—For graduation: (1) four years' study; (2) three full courses of lectures; (3) one three months' course in practical pharmacy, chemistry, botany and medical jurisprudence; (4) two six months' courses in other branches; (5) twelve months' attendance at a hospital; (6) three months' practice in dispensing drugs; (7) at least six cases of accouchment; (8) a certificate from a registered medical practitioner, of proficiency in the practice of vaccination; (9) one course of practical anatomy; (10) thesis; (11) twenty-one years of age; (12) a general written and oral examination on all the branches of medical and surgical science; (13) a clinical examination in medicine and surgery conducted at the bedside, cases being submitted for diagnosis and treatment in the wards of the hospital. In estimating the standing of candidates and the number of marks to be awarded, professors shall take into account the regularity of their attendance, and the diligence and care they have evinced in reporting cases. Fees: Lectures, about $60; practical anatomy, $8; graduation, $21. Students : Number of matriculates and of graduates at each session reported, and percentage of graduates to matriculates— Session. Matriculates. Graduates. Percent. 1877-78 29 2 6— 1878-79 36 3 8+ 1879-80 37 2 5.4 1880-81 35 2 5.7 1881-82 37 1 2.7 1882-83 41 3 7+ Average percentage of graduates to matriculates during the past six years, six.