Report on medical education, medical colleges and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada, 1765-1890 / by John R. Rauch, Secretary.

  • Illinois State Board of Health
Date:
1890
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Credit: Report on medical education, medical colleges and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada, 1765-1890 / by John R. Rauch, Secretary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JV In i?s82 the Diiii;bei’ of or more courses of ieci n7 es cojIc^vs 7-i‘qiiirinjT attendauee on iln-ee - -- - res 'vas 22; in II; iii 11^8^, 47; m the pi-eseat report, 64. ia 1882, 42 cr)lJegcy IukJ clj;.;,r.s of hygiene aial 61 hnij eluiirn of n’Orlical jiii'irpnjdeni'o; iu 1886, 116 liad chairs of Vivg'ione aru! r .'ic .sane* riambcr iia.l cliair- .- of medical jurisprudence; in 1886. 117 taiiglil li v^gicni', ami .112 medical jurjsprndenc<u lu 1860, 116 toacli hygiene and 114- medical jurisprudence. 1 he average duration of iocture lerms in 1882 was 2^.5 weel's; incrcaHcd nnt.il in the present repoi-t it is 2.).5 weeks, ov aii increase of two we<‘ks. ^ i he number of schools Imving terms of five iaontlis and more ni fije year 1882, w aa 101; in that of the ju-esein report is 121. The number having six months or more in 1882 was 42 in th it. o: tlse ])i> sont rcpoj't (I88t.>-601 it is 76. Tlieie are now in the 1 iiitod Stales 22 liix'nsing and exaniii- ing bodies that do not give instruction. It is a'lnatter of im porraiiCe that .'.he pvoi k of tiiese i xaminiue boards should b ' as nniforin as possible, in order to b'ing about i he besi’ re- smts so far as medical education and the reguiation <2‘ tlu^ practice of medicine arc concerned. Tiie dil!icnltie.s imldeut to eivided and limited jurisdictions would thus be overcome, and the work niade broader and more iiatiomil in its (hararter. Ijiili s.i tliis IS done, owing; to frocjueiif.. changes of ri'sidencc bv medi- cal moil, repeated examinations become onerous, -and in some cases work hardship. Tliis i.s one of inaiiv' good i fasouo tor trying to secure co-opcratioii and u.n.iformitv of imtion in w. smrig and recognizing ceriJhcates of examiualion by rln^ Tavi- as ooards. If tliis coip-.se is adopted, it will fuvnisb facilities for the investi- ^ gatioii of the character of applicants wlieii removimr -,o .muer states, as expi'i'ieuce has tanglit tliat graduatcf^ h.-rving dii.ilo. iiias .roni si'ine of the Imst medical coUrges. or those wdio have passed a good cxamiimtion, are freqmmi 1 v tin- greate st iirofe^- sioim ti-Muds and scoimdrois K nowlcim.. of rhe lt-stom- of ( uese men, tiiUH (mtaiuei,, would assisi. ia }u*<-vcuting thru-* beim* li- cmisee m overstates, a,ml would oxent,,. a sin^^^rvisi.m oviw all winch would do much towards uplioldiiig tin' inor.de of the pro- tessmn. ^ It ha;^ hm, th,- praetice of this 1!„auo i,o rocotnizc Uia .'oi-- titicatcr: of exarmimtjou issued by otlier IJoavis. llici’c na.s been an inevciwe siuc-^ thclasi rc]»ort of one coliem^ lor womeu, there no- being seven in the T’nited St-Uea and two m tn.um-ia. 1 ho number of colleges for hot h .sexes has iiicremsca The rotai number of gradu.aie.s in the [Jm're<] Htates in 1881-8''^ 'tssious 1888-86 it nas 4,o87. ihe pcrceniage of gnuluate.s to inutriculates for the former period was 36.8; for the year 1888-86 it was 31 r,
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