The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-25
na-PRosPEeTUs oF THR FACULTY. oFPHY

dr7-PROsPEGFUS OF THE FACULTY OF PITY
SIC OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
The Faculty of Physc of the University of Maryland
grateful for the deep andwide spread interest manifested
by the public, towards their Institution, beg leave to
sure their friends, that they are prepared TO commence
the ensuing Session of the Medical School, with still
increased means of usefulness The vacancy in the
department of Surgery, has been lately filled by the APP
pointment of Prof n. R. SMITH, Lecturer, who will
give full and complete course Surgery, previous to
his departure for Lexington. In extending their term of
Lectures Sir months the Faculty have been governed
by desire increase tho opportunities of thertudens
in acquiring knowledge of their Profession-whle for
the few who conveniently spend six months in
the city, they will consider an attendance, during the
last four months, equivalent to full course. The
Departments of Naeria Medca and Obselics are abu-
dainty provided with every convenience for illustrating
those subjects The Professor of Anatomy will include
in his duties, general and special Anatomy, Pathology,
and Physiology; and after the departure of DIR. SMITH,
will give additional course of Lectures on Surgery
The Professors of the Theory and PracceDf Medicine
and of Surgery, will give daily Clinical instruction in
the Baltimore lnfrmary where every variety of disease
may be found in turn and where the Students, by the
bedside, watch the daily progress of every interest
ing The extensive and costly Anatomical Museum
of the University founded by the late ALLEN Burns has
been during the last season. greatly enlarged by the adj
dtion of numerous valuable morbid preparations and it
will be rendered still efficient by the arrival of
complete set of the celebrated Pathological Models by
THIBERT ordered from Paris, by DIR. SMITH. They will
be the only country, this side of the noun
tains, and will represent every form of diseased stc
ture, much more accurately than be done by any
mode of preparation, and intended to render the
LecIuIeS ON VdSuy more liSHHeuNe tHey
could be made Otherwise. The Dissecting rooms, in
the main College building, spacious and well vent
lated, the supply of subjects abundant and the advan
tages offered for the study of Anatomy, unequaled-
The Chemical Apparatus, unsurpassed in splendor and
extent, by any in the country, has been materially in
creased and improved by various additions, to render
the experimental illustrations of the Science more bril-
liant and striking. very extensive set of Che
mcal symbols, have lately been obtained, which simp
ly the important but difficult subject of definite pro-
portions; and select and valuable Neurological Cabi
net, has also been adod 10 exhibit, whenever possible,
the native well artificial forms and of the
important articles Of the Phamacopeia.
Such are the advantages which the Faculty offer to
Medical Students, and which, without intending any in
vidous comparisons, they consider peculiar to their
Institution. With other schools, they ready to sus
tain honorable competition and are perfectly willing
leave the question of success, 10 be determined by
their efforts TO deserve success.
The Lectures will commence on the first day OF Dc
cember neat, and will continue until the first day Of
March following.
WILLIAM E. A. AIKEN, Dean