Observations in reference to the licence of the Royal College of Physicians of London as a complete qualification to practise medicine, surgery, and midwifery : addressed to the Fellows of the College / by Richard Quain.

  • Quain, Richard, 1816-1898.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Observations in reference to the licence of the Royal College of Physicians of London as a complete qualification to practise medicine, surgery, and midwifery : addressed to the Fellows of the College / by Richard Quain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Licentiates cannot fail to elevate the character of the nrofes s.on generally, and thus greatly tend to promote the interests the College List holding its Licence, eacW IT'TnZZ anVrfT A the °Pini0D °f the Present Lord Chancellor t/t/ / i i T’ £Iven when anting as advising counsel thot H r fge) • 6 tiUe °f ^ occufs to me that this title, coming more generally into use, will become ere g familiar to the profession and the public. A discussion has recently arisen as to the means by which the title of Doctor might be obtained for persons holding diplomas from the College but who do not possess University degrees. The interest in this question would assuredly be lessened if the title of Physician in accordance with the opinion above alluded to, were generally a opted by the holders of our Licence. This title would be fa! more appropriate for them than that of Surgeon, a designation rather absurdly applied to practitioners almost excWely migaged in treating medical cases ! ^ In conclusion, I desire to repeat my conviction, first that the Af: CoUeg:to be “ * licence, and the examinations conducted bv examiners of the highest skill and attainments, are a sufficient phvsk! i/the wTf ^ °f °U1' Licentiates Poetise physic in the widest sense as defined by law as well as by nre cedent, viz., medicine, surgery, and midwifery* Secondly, that to compel a candidate for the Licence of our College to pay an additional fee (say of twentv guineas) for an examination in one of the subjects on which oufcolS ZZ authonsed’ but squired by law, to examine himf will be Sfltgat a Sreat hMdSbiP’ beiDg at the same -just Thirdly, that we are bound by duty and by every sense 0f honour to hand down unimpaired to our successors the gLt privileges which our predecessors have handed down to us. connection with ^hysidS7 ‘tIm V' 1°'' suTbject in were founded by Lord Lumlev T||e Lundcian Lectures Harvey was Professor of Surgerv‘to the ColW^n te;acJnn= surgery, to perform surgical operations when necessary? ’ K 10 dld not hesitate Spoliistrootfe * Co., ^nd(„