Report on medical education, medical colleges and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada, 1765-1890 / by John R. Rauch, Secretary.

  • Illinois State Board of Health.
Date:
1890
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Credit: Report on medical education, medical colleges and the regulation of the practice of medicine in the United States and Canada, 1765-1890 / by John R. Rauch, Secretary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEDICAL COLLEGES Of THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA-17()5-18})0. Embracing the Titles: Locations: Addresses of Corresponding Officers: Organizations: Curricula of StudjG Requirements for Admission and for Graduation: Fees: Number of Ma- triculates and of Graduates—of all Existing iledical Schools in the United States and Canada. The Titles: Locations: Dates of Organization: Periods of Existence and other Historical data—of all Extinct iNledical Schools in the United States and Canada. Arranged Alphabetically as to States, and Chronologically as to Dates of Organization. ALABAMA. THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OP ALABAMA. Jerome Cochran, M. D., Mobile, Senior Censor. The Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and the Boards of Censors of the several County 'Medical Societies in afTlliation with the State Medical Association, are, under the law, the authorized Boards of Medical Examiners. The Stale Board is composed of ten members, elected by the State Association, and each County Board of five members, elected by the County Society. Diplomas of Medi- cal Colleges confer no right to pra<?tice medicine in Alabama. Nothing does except the certificate of one of the examining boards, based upon actual examination of the appli- cants. The County Boards examine none but the graduates of reputable medical Col- leges, the diplomas serving simply as a means for getting before the Boards. The State Board alone examines non-graduates. The rules for the government of the examining boards, including the standard of qualifications and the branches of medicine to be in- cluded in the examinations, are all prescribed by the State Association. The examina- tions are both oral and written, but the principal stress is placed on the written exami- nation, which usually occupies about one week. The answers to the questions are val- ued according to their completeness and accuracy, and an aggregate of 75% out of a possible 100% is necessary to pass the applicant. The examination papers are carefully written and bound, and are filed in the State Board of Health office. They are all care- fully reviewed by the State Board, which makes to the State Association a special report on the character of the examination of each separate applicant. The Alabama law to Reprulate the Practice of Medicine was enacted in 1877. It was applicable only in counties having medical societies holding charters from the State Association, and at the time of its enactment not more than one-half of the counties were thus organized. Prom year to year new societies have been organized until in 1888, there was a medical society and a board of examiners in every county in the State. This system seems to be very complex, but in practice is found to work well A large number of incompetent and ignorant practitioners are stiU left in the State