The ideals and organization of a medical society / by Jamieson B. Hurry.

  • Hurry, Jamieson B. (Jamieson Boyd), 1857-1930.
Date:
1913
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Credit: The ideals and organization of a medical society / by Jamieson B. Hurry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Chapter One tlbe 3beals of a fIDefctcal Society Ayvwg §£ /cat OGLwq ^LarrjpriGCjO (3lov rov ejjlov /cat re^vrjv rrjv e/lir]v ,t Oath of Hippocrates. m MEDICAL Society exists for the advance¬ ment of Medicine and for the cultivation of good fellowship in the medical profession. In proportion as these objects are attained does a Society realise its ideals. The ars medendi has never exacted such devotion from its votaries as it does to-day. Astonishing pro¬ gress is taking place in every department of Medicine, and only by incessant vigilance and zeal can the conscientious practitioner hope to keep his daily practice abreast of the latest advances of science. Amongst the forces that contribute most to the maintenance of a lofty standard of life and work, the membership of a Medical Society ranks high. On the one hand opportunities of collective investigation and criticism are afforded, and the perennial danger of mental progeria is lessened. On I* “ With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practise my art'.”