Distinction without separation : in a letter to the president of the College of Surgeons, on the present state of the profession / Joseph Henry Green.

  • Green Joseph Henry, 1791-1863.
Date:
1831
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Credit: Distinction without separation : in a letter to the president of the College of Surgeons, on the present state of the profession / Joseph Henry Green. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tcring either the Army, Navy, or East India Company's service, will have the advantage of many years' experience. 3. I think the plan of the course well arranged and com- plete. The Lectures convey much valuable information, (espe- cially to those designed for the public service,) which cannot be obtained by any other course of Lectures delivered in the University. Andrew Morison, Surgeon, R. N. 3, Crichton Street, 2lst Feb. 1834.. The same Queries were submitted to Allen McLaren, Esq. Surgeon, Royal Mavi/, and answered as follows : 1.1 am,—having attended two courses,—one previous to my entering the navy, and another on my return home, after a period of nineteen years'* service. 2. That it is eminently useful, and that it ought to form an essential branch of the education of every young surgeon in- tended for the public service, as it comprehends many points not included in other courses of surgery, and brings under one view the various duties of a medical officer, who, on entering his official situation, without such information, must find him- self wofully ignorant, however well educated he may other- wise be, if placed in a situation where he must act by himself. 3. The plan is now so judicious, that I cannot think that any alteration would improve it. A. M'Laren, Surgeon, R. N. Woodlands, Blairgowrie, 19th February, 1834. The same Queries were submitted to George OGiLVY,Esq. late Superintending Surgeon at Bombay, and answered as follows : 1. In reply to the First Query, I have the pleasure to state, that I am acquainted with the nature and objects of the course of lectures delivered by Sir George Ballingall, Regius Profes- !5or of Mihtary Surgery in the University of Edinburgh, hav- ing regularly attended a course of these Lectures, besides an occasional attendance at different times. 2. In reply to the Second Query, I am of opinion, that these Lectures are well calculated for young men qualifying for any of the medical departments of the public service, whether for that of His Majesty, or of the Honourable East India Com- pany. The instructions that are given respecting the means