Inaugural and presidential addresses / Franklin H. Martin.

  • Franklin Henry Martin
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[1928]
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    stimulated in the different localities, and the people aroused to a knowledge of the ideals which motivate the Fellows of the American College of Surgeons, through the sectional meet¬ ings of the College, inaugurated in 1920 for the purpose of bringing a miniature Clinical Con¬ gress into the states and provinces, and carrying to large groups of laymen and women the story of scientific medicine. There is no doubt that our practical examina¬ tion for admission to the College, which requires the filing of 100 case records, has impelled recog¬ nition of the value of records, and has been the means of educating our profession to write better case histories, to improve their literary ability, and critically to observe scientific facts. VIII. These Are Idealistic Activities— What About Their Administration? After the sessions of this meeting in Boston, in which each department of the College has been reported upon and discussed, it is needless to re¬ view them in the brief time at my disposal. Our program and leadership in the betterment of hospitals is now accepted by the national and international hospital associations, and by their great journals; by the departments of the United States government: the Army, the Navy, the Public Health Service, the Veterans Bureau, and the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The South- and Central-American republics, Australia and New Zealand have studied and in many places have adopted our standards. The most convincing evidence of the acceptance of our standards and leadership is the fact that our eleven surveys have stimulated great improve¬ ment in hospitals. In 1918, 12.9% of the hospitals with 100 beds and over met our standard; in 1928, 93.1%; 50 to 99 bed hospitals: 41.3% in
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