The present state of the medical profession in Great Britain and Ireland : with remarks on the preliminary and moral education of medical and surgical students: a book that will be found helpful to medical students, and the parents and guardians of young men, and of general interest to the members of the medical profession / by William Dale.

  • Dale, William.
Date:
1860
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Credit: The present state of the medical profession in Great Britain and Ireland : with remarks on the preliminary and moral education of medical and surgical students: a book that will be found helpful to medical students, and the parents and guardians of young men, and of general interest to the members of the medical profession / by William Dale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    authority, granted by Government, to compel Poor Law Guardians to give up to the infpedlor of anatomy all un- claimed rubjefts. The plan fuggefted by this writer is what is needed, not only for the fupply of the metropolitan, but alfo of the provincial fchools. All unclaimed fubjeds (if all are required) fliould be available for the purpofes of dilTeftion, fo that the « parts could be fold at a moderate price ; and the diligent ftudent, though he might be poor, inftead of only diJfeSiing the whole body once in accordance with the requirements of his curriculum^ would be induced to diflect it again and again, and alfo to perform many of the operations on the dead body. Indeed, fo long as this dearth of fubjects continues, anatomy muft be very imperfedly taught in the Englifh medical fchools; for fubjefts are almoft daily needed, during the winter feffion, for the pur- pofes of demonftration, and the ufe of the difledling room. It is probable the Government will ftir in the matter, if it fliould difcover that, in the time of great extremity, fome enterprifmg ftudent had vifited the grave-yard for his fubje6ls. Let Tisiiope this return to the defperate meafures of darker days will not be required; but fome demonftration from the whole body of ftudents and officers conne£1:ed with the various medical fchools, and an earneft appeal to the Houfe of Commons, would call the attention of our legiflators to this important queftion, and, at no diftant period, produce an efficient law to meet the cafe. In the meantime the ftudents muft have fubjecSts, though they be coftly. Let not the medical fchools be parfimonious and grafping; for furely they may fupply the difleiling rooms by feeing the undertakers, and outbidding the Boards of Guardians; for thefe gentlemen are not celebrated for making over-liberal payments to the people they employ. III. Expenfes of Medical Education, and Fees of the different Medical Corporations for Degrees, Licenfes, &c.— The coft of attendance in London on all the ledures and hofpital praaice required by the Royal College of Surgeons, and