Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-28
For the jour nal.
she Medical Society of North Car
oIIa:a Hts board OF Examiners.

Nc~xrS En- rs Of tie ,JOusn0i-ln my
hastv running account of the meeting Of
the Medical Society i'll Wilson, many iIn-
poftaiIt matters were necessarily omitted
for want OF space. Now that time snti-
cant has elapsed to examine into what
was done, ] a Il still Of the opinion that
this was one Of the most important meet
iugs since the war. 1t would be unfair to
attempt critical analyst of any OF the pa
prIs read this must be left to more de-
hberate after opinion, but it can be safely
said that there was instruction enough in
them to have warranted their bein. spread
over a weeks session. OF course, no Med
ical Society could think of endorsing every
paper which the members, individually,
| might consider good; for iii many insa
! ces the intrinsic goodness i'll an essay is
/ that it is suggestive, and still it might be
| So crude rs 10 be 30 credit to the author
or the Society. The literary efforts
| offered At this meeting showed that
the medical MUD for the past
| year has been energetic. While most OF
the doctors complained, and Very justly no
| doubt, That their medical services were
| but poorly paid, and hat it was only by
unusual effort That they could get the
means to defrty their expenses at this
meeting, very many OF them have with
unstinttd hands leplenlahed their libraries
! with the latest and choicest books, and The
| most improved surgical appliances. Poverty
| has by no means dullcd their pride OF sta
! ton or diminished their zeal i'll the pursuit
| al a profession whose great aim Is the re-
! iicf Of The sick III all conditions and III all
! circumstances The charlatanry and
| greed for cain in the few, by no means
| lessons the force of his statement. North
Carolina was the pioneer i'll tie establish
! e. R,arJ of Ma1iral Examiners.
and very properly it is the pride OF The
medical profession in the State. 1t was
! highly gratifying to see how cieelfuly ana
! willingly it was supported III Wilson. Inc
! law requires that ali persons coming lli'o
the practice since 1859, whether he has a
| diploma or not, whatever his prelensloiis
may DE, shall be examined by tins board.
| 1t is composed of members OF the SHclcty,
| aud chosen every seven years. Any meui-
| cal man failing to comply with the Ia" III
| this respect, and who practices "ilo'"
their diploma, cannot collect his DIS ny
process Of law; this is the only penalty.
But still, from far and near, young piiySl-
clans are complaining with this law; not 50
much, as | believe, because they a:e forcea
II do so, in order to avoid the penalty, ptI
| because with the masses of junior pracu-
| TONERS their professional pride leads lhehi
TO voluntary compliance. ,o
Then, too, alicense OF this board Is 'liaue
tie test Of membership with the STATE %,
Getty. The good work done by this boata
is only fully seen and appreciated by lie
profession, for it has'worked wonders III
raising the standard Of medical education
in the colleges. L mention these MAJ,
tiers to show what reforms we are a'ii'''.o
al, hoping that the good people OF the o, .,s
may aid us by their approval: having III,
accomplished, the Medical Society oi MUM
| Carolina will take care of the rest.
I'm has not already been inferred IRON
what [ have said, that the sessions OF out
| Society are something more than an assen-
| bly, OF ply scians to indulge IN the pi5 1ars
ures of society, l am sure your rea'o,o
! would readily accord to US the nlerh , W.
/ deserve, for the reforms we aim at lli' C
the interests every citizen of Norm :, az
| CIina VI. "