Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-15
JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE,

JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE,
'l>HE Js6erson Medical College was instituted in
Philadelphia. in 1895, and during it's first ses-
sion, was endowed by act OF the Legislature Of
Pennsylvania. with power To confer degrees in Me-
dicinc and with oil the privileges and prerogatves
OF s'miar institutions, IN our own country and in Eu
rope
Since its foundation 600 students have attend
cd the respective courses Of lectures; aud of this
number las from various sections of the United
States, the CoDadas West Indies, and Europe. have
been admitted TO tho degree Of Doctor OF Medicine
The sixth session of the colleg will commence on
the first Monday Of November next, and, It is be-
hevcd, under the most favorable auspices every OBJ
sacle to ITS future advancement having been removed
and such measures adopted by the board Of trustees
ss will give new impulse TO the exertons oc the
faculty. Among these measures, thought proper
to specify particularly. the appointment of Professor
Drake, OF CINCINNATI to the chair Of the Practice of
Medicine. His reputation n lecturer is acknow-
lodged, while his practical acquaintance with the dis
eases most prevalent in the southern and western
sections of our country, in which majority of the
graduates in medicine may be expected to locate
themselves, must greatly enhance the value of his
instruction.
The additions which have been made to tho ana
tomical cabinet with the facilities afforded for dis
section and demonstration such will bear com
parison with those of the oldest medical schools on
this side Of the Atlantic.
In all other respects it is confidently believed it is
no, surpassed by any Of it's sister institutions, with
ing of perfect equality-a course olectures in one.
being held equivalent to course the same bran
ches. in every other.
The Aims House and Hospital of the CITY afford
ample opportunities to the student of acquiring clint
cal instruction. and hours are appropriated TO this
purpose An infrmnry for disc of the eve is also
connected with the college, under the direction of the
Professor of Surgery, who will operate in the pre-
sence of the class, where this is practicable
The following is the organization of the Medical
Faculty, viz:
.ana,omy-By SAMUEL MCCLELLAN. NJ. D.
.1ateria .Mediea and Obstetries-By JOHN EB
CAemistry BY JACOB GREEN, NJ
Theory and Practice IF .nedicine-By DANIEL
DRAKE, NJ d.
surgery-By GEORGE MCCLELLAN, NJ. D.
Institutes Of Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence and
The Diseases Of Women and Chiidren-By b.
RUSH RHEES. NJ. ID.
The fee for attendance each course is 5 dola RS
or 90 dollars for all the The graduation fee
IS IS dollars, und no other charge is made either on
matricuation, or subsequently.
The whole expense Is therefore less than 200 dol
lars for the two full courses, required by law TO en,e
the Student to graduation. One Of these, at least,
must be attended in this institution; and is fur,he
required that the candidate shall have studied three
years Inclusive Of the terms of attendance on the
Lecturcs) under the direction of a respectable prac-
tltiOner of Medicne-that he shall be twenty -one
years OF age-and having presented a Thesis on
some Medical subject, shall give satisfactory evidence
Of his qualifications examination by the Facu-
ty, which takes place immediately after the close of
each session.
The Annual Commencements for comforting the
degrees will not be delayed beyond the time requi-
se to complete the examination, that no unnecessa-
ry expense may be incurred by the Student for board
This may be procured in Philadelphia, at the rate of
from two dollars and fifty cents to four dollars very
respectable houses to which the Janitor will furnish
references without charge.
Ten Students by law admitted gratuitously,
each session, 1.-THE sum of 90 dollars only being paid
ton Application for the benefit ofthis provision, and
all other communications to the Faculty. must be ad-
dressed to Samuel AcCellap, NJ. D. Dean of the
Faculty, at the Jefferson Medical College, 10th, near
Walnut etreet. Philadelphia
BY order Of the Faculty,
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN, Dean.
Philadelphia, March, 1880.
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