Dr. Adam Hammer, surgeon and apostle of higher medical education / by James Moores Ball.

  • Ball, James Moores, 1863-1929.
Date:
1909
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Credit: Dr. Adam Hammer, surgeon and apostle of higher medical education / by James Moores Ball. 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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    The St. Louis College of Medical & Natural Sciences had no graduates. The Charter defines the amount of instruction to be given and the requirements for the medical degree, as follows: “Sec. 5. There shall be two courses of lectures delivered during the year—a winter course and a summer course; the two courses con- jointly to extend over a period of eight months. The number and order of the lectures shall be discretionary with the Faculty. “Sec. 6. Students who apply for a degree of ‘Doctor of Medicine’ must have attended four sessions in this College, or two sessions in some respectable College, and two in this College. “Sec. 7. The examination for the degree of Doctor shall be public, as also the defense of the thesis.” Courses. First course from October 1, 1855, to February 1, 1856. Second course from February 8, 1856, to June 1, 1856. Third course from October 1, 1856, to February 1, 1857. Fourth course from February 8, 1857, to June 1, 1857. The St. Louis College of Medical & Natural Sciences opened on October 1st, 1855, with the following FACULTY. D. M. COOPER, A. M., M. D., Professor of Surgical Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Dean of the Faculty. A. HAMMER, M. D., Professor of the Principles of Surgery, Clinical Surgery and Ophthalmology. J. HAMERNIK, M. D., (Late Professor of Clinical Medicine and Lecturer on Diseases of the Chest in the University of Prague), Professor of the Theory and Prac- tice of Medicine and of Clinical Medicine. J. PLANER, M. D., (Late First Assistant to Professor Rokitansky and Lecturer on Pathological Anatomy in the University of Vienna), Professor of Pathological Anatomy and Microscopy. CHAS. L. LYLE, M. D., (Late of Louisville.) Professor of Anatomy and Physiologv. J. SCHIEL, A. M., (Late Lecturer on Physics and Chemistry in the University of Heidelberg), Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry in all its Branches. FRED. HAUCK, M. D., (Late Prosector at the University of Marburg), Prosector and Demonstrator of Anatomy. C. RAU, A. M., Lecturer on Mineralogy, Geology and General Botany. M. P. CULLIN, Janitor. [The Chair of Obstetrics had not been filled at the time the Circular was printed.]