Record of the events and work which led to the formation of that society by the amalgamation of the leading medical societies of London with the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society : being extracts from the Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, 1905-1907 / Royal Society of Medicine.

  • Royal Society of Medicine
Date:
1914
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Credit: Record of the events and work which led to the formation of that society by the amalgamation of the leading medical societies of London with the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society : being extracts from the Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, 1905-1907 / Royal Society of Medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / FIRST DRAFT OF A SCHEME OF AMALGAMATION Sussex Hotel, St. Leonards-on-Sea, February ISth, 1906. To Sir Eichard Douglas Powell, Bart., K.C.V.O., M.D., etc., President of the Eoyal Medical and Chirurgical Society. Dear Mr. President.—At your request I have endeavoured to put on paper my ideas as to the possibility of forming in London a Confederation, or rather an amalgamation of the existing Medical Societies. I know that in spite of many difficulties the thing is perfectly feasible, if all the contracting parties instead of dwelling on the difficulties, or the purely fanciful loss of prestige, will approach the subject with a determination to secure for British Medicine the great advantages which would undoubtedly be conferred by the establishment of such a powerful organisation. But if any scheme of amalgamation is to be a success all ques- tions, not only of individual wealth or pre-eminence, but also of exclusiveness, should be ignored, and one aim alone be kept in view, viz. the promotion of Medical Science by the banding together into one harmonious whole all the available talent to be found in the various societies now existing. Some of my suggestions may appear at first sight merely arbitrary, but for some years I have, from time to time, care- fully weighed and considered almost every point which is likely to arise in practice, and although I have endeavoured not to burden this letter with unnecessary detail, I think I am pre- pared to give good reasons for every suggestion I have made. Without further preface I now offer for your consideration my—
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