Remarks on medical reform, in a second letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, bart. ... / by Sir James Clark, bart.

Date:
1843
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    MEDICAL REFORM. Sir, I had the honour of addressing you in June last, when it was understood that the state of the Me- dical Profession was under your consideration with a view to the introduction of some changes in its arrangement. On that occasion I ventured to press upon your attention the claims of the General Practitioner, and endeavoured to show that the establishment of a good and uniform system of education, applicable to all candidates for licences to practise, was the primary object to be kept in view in any scheme of Medical Re- form. I recommended the union of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, in order to embrace in one great Corporate Institution all the members of the profession. I endeavoured to show that this union might be effected without disturbing the distinctions and grades which are recognised in the profession, whilst it could not fail to raise the character of Medical Practitioners generally, promote harmony among them, and advance the b 2