Medical education, medical colleges and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada, 1765-1891 : Medical education and the regulation of the practice of medicine in foreign countries.
- Rauch, John H. (John Henry), 1828-1894.
- Date:
- 1891
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medical education, medical colleges and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada, 1765-1891 : Medical education and the regulation of the practice of medicine in foreign countries. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![a. MGchealjurisprudence. hygiene, materia medica. 6. Clinic of internal diseases nath- ologioal anatomv. 5. Dissortation-a. T/tese. which must bo defended before the faculty These theses are the result of original work, and are valuable contributions to meS' feculties^' ^^^'1'^^'^°^ foreign schools must pass an examination before one of the sfx Greece -One university medical school, at Athens. Four courses of study required at the end of which the theoretical examination is held and one year after tliis the candidate is examined practically. The practical examination corresponds to the German State Ex- amination and is necessary for the license to practice. Graduates of foreign schools must PclSS SL otSit6 iiiX&DllD,3(tlOIl, iTALY^Has twenty-one medical faculties and schools: Eoyal Medical Faculties at Bologna. Caghari Catania Messina, Modena, Naples, Padua, Palel-mo, Parma. Pisa Rome bassari Siena and Turin; free universities at Camerino. Perrara, Perugia and Urbino and the Instituto di Studi Superior; Practici e di Perfezionamento in FloPence, All of these grant the degree. The medical course lasts six years, with an exaTiinafion at the end of each year, and a final examination at the close of the course. In Rome qualifled foreign men who confine their practice to their on countrymen are not interferred with, though in order to practice generally, the M. D. of an Italian university must be obtained. ■ Holland.—Has four universities, at Leyden. Utrecht, Groningen and Amsterdam. The right to practice IS granted to none but those that pass a severe theoretical and practical examination before a government examining board, and that, after passing this examina- tion, have the care of medical and surgical cases for at least two years, and attend at least ten norrnal cases of midwifery and two in which artificial dehvery must be employed For- eign medical men must pass a severe state examination in order to practice. NoEWAY.—Has one medical school in the Frederik's University of Christiania. The- cpur.'ie of study is seven.years. The successful passing of the final examinations gives the title Candidate in Medicine and the license to practice. To obtain the degree the candi- date must defend an original dissertation before faculty. As a rule foreign medical men must pass a severe state examination in order to practice. PoETUGAL.—Has three medical schools, in the universities of Coimbra. Lisbon and Oporto. The medical course is five years, at the end of which the candidate can get a U- cense to practice by passing the examinations. The degree M. D. is granted by the Univer- sity of Cpimbra only. The other schools confer the title siu-geon. Foreign medical men who wish to practice in Portuguese territory must pass a state examination (held in the Portuguese language) at one of the medical schools. RouMANiA.—Has two medical schools, in the Universities of Bucharest and Jassy. The medical course lasts five years; at the end of the course, which is similar to that in Ger- many, the candidate may obtain the degree and the license to practice medicine by passing the final examination and defending a thesis before the faculty. Foreign medical men wishing to practice must pass a viva-voce state examination. Russia.—Has eight medical schools, in the Medical Military Academy at St. Petersburg and in the Universities of Moscow. Kasan. Charkov. Kiefl, Warsaw. Dorpat. and Helsine- fors. The medicalco arse lasts five years. The methods of stud v. of examining, of licens- ing, and the examinations are practically the same as in Germany. Foreign medical men must pass the State examination in order to practice, unless he holds a foreign M D of high value, in which case the Minister of Education may be satisfied with the reading and defending of a dissertation. Sweden —Has three medical faculties, in the Universities of Upsala and Lund, and the Kongl. Karolinska Mediko-Kirurgiska Institutet at Stockholm. The student must complete his general chemistry and physics education before beginning the study of medicine. After passing the examinations in anatomy, physiology, physiological chemistry, pharmacology, genera] pathology and lustory of medicine, the candidate must nave six months' service in the academy hospital, eight months' service in the Seraphim Hospital at Stockholm, two or three months m the Hospital for Venereal Diseases, four months in the Lying-in Charity the chnic for women and the Cliildrens' Hospital, and two months in the Hospital for the Insane. In from three to five years after passing the examinations mentioned above he can come up for the licentiate examination, the passing of which gives the right to practice. J^or the M. D. degree the hcentiate must defend a dissertation publicly. Foreign medical men must pass a severe state examination in order to practice. c ^F^^-r medical faculties in the Universities of Barcelona. Granada, Madrid. Seville, Salamanca. Santiago. Valencia. Valladolid and Saragossa. The medical course lasts six years. The examinations are .miuilar to those in Germany except that the faculty exam- ination IS practical and clinical. After this the candidate must pass the government exam- ination for the Licentiate s degree and one year thereafter a second government examina- tion for the M. D. degree. Foreign physicians wishing to practice must pass a state examination. Some British diplomas are sometimes exempt. TuEKEY.—Has two medical schools, the Military and the Civil, at Constantinople. The course IS six years, tvvo of which are spent in clinical work. Foreign medical men must pass an examination, tiio fee for which is £110s, in order to practice. Gautemala.—One medical school, in the University of Gautemala. The course is six years, as follows: First ycflr— Anatomy physics, botany. Second i/mr-Chemistry, zoo- t?^?!' .Piiysiology. anatomy. Third and fourth years —Gone-al, internal and surgical pathology. surgica,l clinip. operative , courses, hygiene, assistance in the surgical clinic. Jf If til //ea)---Matena medica. medical jurisprudence, obstetrics, pathological anatomy, medi- cal climc. bizth 2/ett»—Materia medica,pharmacology, toxicology.assistance iuthemedical](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21508070_0246.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
