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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



Dr. Wm. J. Mayo, President of the American Medical Association. 



Sec. 3. That such corporation shall have 

 power to make by-laws, rules, and regulations, 

 and choose officers for its government and the 

 attainment of its purposes. 



The council on medical education 

 presented an important report. It 

 was stated that the ideal standard to 

 be held up should consist of 



a. Preliminary education sufficient to enable 

 the candidate to enter our recognized univer- 

 sities, the passing upon such qualifications by 

 the state authorities 



b. A five year medical course, the first year 

 of which should be devoted to physics, chem- 

 istry and biology, and such arrangements 

 should be made that this year could be taken 

 either in a school ot liberal arts or in the 

 medical school. Of the four years in pure 

 medical work, the first two shouid be spent in 

 laboratories of anatomy, physiology, pathol- 



ogy, pharmacology, etc, and the last two in 

 close contact with patients in dispensaries and 

 hospitals in the study of medicine, surgery, 

 obstetrics and the specialties. 



n. A sixth year as an interne in a hospital or 

 dispensary should then complete the medical 

 course. 



The council holds, however, that a 

 four-year approved course with the pre- 

 paration above mentioned is all that 

 can be expected at present. It believes 

 that a preliminary college education is 

 only desirable for a limited number of 

 men. 



The meeting of the association next 

 year will be held at Boston under the 

 presidency of Dr. Wm. J. Mayo, of 



