Volume 4

Report ... with minutes of evidence, and appendix ... 1834.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Medical Education.
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[1834]
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Credit: Report ... with minutes of evidence, and appendix ... 1834. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sims, John, m.d. (Analysis of his Evidence)—continued. 2121-Mixed practise of physicians, surgeons and general practitioners, 2126- Existing divisions as to practice of no use to the public, 2131-Interference or ecclesi¬ astical bodies in former times caused the present divisions as to practice in the medical profession, 2135-Value of raising the standard of education ; difficulties of going beyond a certain point as to expense; probable effect of raising a body of irregular prac¬ titioners, 2142-2147. Constitution of body to which witness would think it expedient to entrust the exami¬ nation of candidates for medical or surgical degrees, 2148-How far persons graduating at foreign universities should be subject to undergo further examination in this country, 2154-2157-An essential condition of requiring extensive preliminary education to devise some means of rendering education cheap, 2147-2159-Present mode of remu¬ nerating general practitioners a bad plan, 2160-Better pay for attendance than medicine, 2160-Prevalence of the customs of druggists prescribing across the counter, 2165-Grievances adverted to in petition embrace all which licentiates suffer, 2168- Nature of the Harveian orations, 2173-Quotation showing the feeling of the fellows towards the licentiates, 2179 Loss of respect towards the fellows owing to their treat¬ ment of the licentiates, 2185-The College of Physicians is highly unpopular with the body of licentiates, 2187-Quotation from the Harveian oration of Dr. Pemberton, at¬ tacking the desire for reform in the medical profession, 2193-2195-Case of Dr. Askew, whose claim to a fellowship was refused by the College of Physicians, 2212-Case of Dr. Archer, who was refused the fellowship, 2216-Case of Dr. Stanger, who was also refused, 2221-Case of Dr. Fothergill, who was refused a fellowship, 2216. [Second Examination.]—Further explanation of examinations which should be con¬ sidered necessary on taking degrees, 2224-Education necessary prior to the admission to take medical degrees, 2229-Nature of the business of a consultation physician, 2259--General practitioners in point of number are greatly increasing over physicians, 2273-Practice of surgeons in the country not confined to surgical cases, 2276- Difference between surgeons and apothecaries as to family practice, 2278-Advan¬ tage which would have resulted if, in 1751, the College of Physicians, instead of limiting the words “British Universities” to England, had extended them to Scotland, &c., 2285-2297-State of medical education at Cambridge, 2307-Reflections on the licentiates in the Harveian oration, 1808, by Dr. Powell, 2316, 2317--Difficult to form any laws which could check quackery and imposture in medicine, 2327-Examination on several sentences from the charter of the college, 2337-57 ^ Pa'd by a licentiate for a stamp and fees for leave to practise, 2348-Instances of licentiates being physicians to several hospitals, 2352-Witness’s opinion of the general inefficiency of Cambridge medical education, 2367-London affords the best means of medical education in England, 2368-Course of medical instructions at London hospitals, 2372-Extent of influence exercised by fellows of the College of Physicians in procuring the election of persons of their own body as physicians, &c. of hospitals, 2377-2389. Sims, Dr. General evidence concerning the rejection of, by the College of Physicians, Hawkins 18, Halford 57, Macmichael 555, Sims 2066, Stanger 3068. Smith, Dr. C. Reward received by him for suggesting a mode of destroying contagion by acid gases, Arnott 2476. Squire, Dr. Nature of the applications made by him and others to the corporate bodies to take cognizance of that branch of the profession termed Midwifery, and the results thereof, Clark 4198. Stamp Duties. Stamp duties payable on taking the different degrees at the College of Phy¬ sicians, Elliotson 1673-Everything possible should be done in the way of removing stamp duties, high fees for diplomas, and hospital practice, Sic .Arnott 2460—2462. Stanger, Christopher, m. d. (Analysis of his Evidence.)—Graduated at Edinburgh 1783 ; ob¬ tained licence to practise in London 1789 ; applied for admission as fellow 1796; 3040- Steps taken by witness to obtain admission, 3041-Claimed to be examined as an Oxford and Cambridge man, 3044-Was refused examination, and applied to the Court of King’s Bench, 3046-Opinion of witness of the case of Dr. Wells, who applied for ad¬ mission under the seven-year bye-law, 3055-3060-Case of Dr. Lewis, who applied for admission, 3068-Disadvantages to physicians who are not admitted fellows of the Col¬ lege of Physicians, 3072-Strong feeling among licentiates that their interests would be promoted bv admission into the fellowship of the College of Physicians, 3075. Opinion of Lord Kenyon as to the rights of the licentiates, 3078-Evils which in wit¬ ness’s opinion result from the power of the president to nominate fellows to thecollege, 3 083 --Evidence concerning extracts from Mr. Erskine’s speech on the application of wit¬ ness to the Court of King’s Bench, 3100-Extracts from the judgment delivered by Lord Kenyon on witness’s application for a mandamus in the case of the rejection of his application to be admitted fellow of College of Physicians, 3111-Opinion of licen¬ tiates as a body on the conduct of College of Physicians in moving the previous question in Dr. Wells’s case, 3117-Value which licentiates would place on being called in and consulted on questions regarding infectious diseases by Government, 3125-Opinion of licentiates after the rejection of Dr. Weils that there was not much chance fora licen¬ tiate claiming admission under the seven-year bye-law, 3132. 602.—I. k 2 Stanger,
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