Graduate medical education in the United States / by Sir Humphry Rolleston and H.J. Waring.

  • Rolleston, Humphry Davy, Sir, 1862-1944.
Date:
[1920?]
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Credit: Graduate medical education in the United States / by Sir Humphry Rolleston and H.J. Waring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Minnesota are situated, the students moving to and fro for different phases of their work. In comparing these facilities with those available in this country it is obvious that no such completely organized scheme exists here. The laboratory work in the “ minor ” subject—for example, pathology or anatomy—could no doubt be arranged for, on the lines of the “ advanced student’s” work in other branches of science at the uni¬ versities and elsewhere ; but the third year’s work, corre¬ sponding to that of chief assistant in a clinic, though open to men at their own hospital, would seldom be obtainable by graduate students from outside, and could hardly be open to American graduates unless they had taken some British qualification. The organization of the Mayo Foundation and Minnesota University Graduate School is so complete that it has been described at some length, but the idea is being taken up by other universities. Thus the University of Pennsylvania is organizing a clinical graduate school on a considerable scale with opportunities of gaining a graduate degree or certificate. At Philadelphia the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital and the Polyclinic have become a part of the • University of Pennsylvania, and form the clinical centre of a graduate medical school. This school, with separate administration offices in the University buildings and a separate dean, has associated with it or affiliated to it a considerable number of the special hospitals in Philadelphia. The central hospital has a service of 300 beds. The object of the University of Pennsylvania in establishing this graduate school in medicine is so to train the accept¬ able graduate in medicine that he shall be properly qualified to begin special medical practice or teaching, and be stimulated to “ productive ” medical research, and in addition to perform the public service of affording reputable physicians opportunities to keep in touch with medical advances by coming in contact with the newer things in medicine as exemplified by the practice of masters of the various fields of medical work. It is proposed to give courses of one and in certain subjects of two years’ duration which, if satisfactorily followed, may lead to a degree or special certificate. There are also four-months’ courses, which appear to be on the same lines as the revision classes for practi¬ tioners and may lead to a special certificate. It is intended to develop this graduate school so as ultimately to provide courses and instruction and special work in practically all the branches of medicine and its allied subjects. The special degrees to be given are Master in Medical Science and Doctor in Medical Science. The master’s degree is to be confined exclusively to those candidates who have become qualified to begin the practice of a medical, surgical, or laboratory specialty, and the doctor’s degree to those candidates who have done “ productive research ” or work of considerable merit. The Master in Medical Science does not, as in the Mayo-Minnesota graduate school, demand three years’ work. The University of