Requirements for admission to medical schools including the combined baccalaureate and medical course : a paper delivered at the 40th University Convocation, July 1, 1902 / by Albert Vander Veer.

  • Vander Veer, A. (Albert), 1841-1929.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Requirements for admission to medical schools including the combined baccalaureate and medical course : a paper delivered at the 40th University Convocation, July 1, 1902 / by Albert Vander Veer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    of students who matriculated, it certainly reflects great credit on the profession of medicine, in that they exhibited such an earnest desire to elevate the standard of medical education. Along with the increase in requirements for medical students, the profession moved in a solid front for the enactment of a law organizing state medical examining boards, so that the work of the colleges could be justly graded, giving the possessor of a diploma only the privilege of applying for examination before the State board when desiring to enter on the practice of med- icine in this State. This has had a most salutary effect in ele- vating the standards of our profession. Few commonwealths have on their statute books better laws than those that are now enforced in this State, and all this is largely due to the efforts of the medical profession itself. It is proper that the State should exercise the right of deciding who shall practise so important a profession as that of medicine and surgery and should control all requirements. While the smallest hamlet has the right to demand the best that the State can afford, }’et it is possible that it can not always command the same for lack of adequate remuneration; however, this should not be taken into consideration when applied to the medical student, or to the discharge of so impor- tant a profession as that of medicine. It is interesting to look into this subject carefully and study the various suggestions that have led up to the present status of affairs. Fortunately for the public, fortunately for the am- bitious young man in this State, who desires to enter the pro- fession of medicine, a standard is now in operation, which is yielding fairly good results, and of this it might be well for us to speak. There are two methods in this State whereby a student may enter a medical school, i. e. by holding a high school certificate, or having completed studies equivalent, which will obtain a medical student certificate, or by being a graduate possessing a baccalaureate degree. The high school graduate, holding his certificate, can now enter a medical college, and continue his work, graduating at