The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16
MEDICAL Study ~ P.IRIS.
Its Expense and Advantages to the American
Student-The Free Lectures.

PARIS Sept. q So many letters from
America have reached me during the last two
months concerning the manner. cost. and quail
i,y Of medical education here. that have been
led to investigate the subject completely from
the point OF view interesting to foreign students
and their friends. | have read the various
"Annuaires de INSTRUCTION PuhliGue." Des-
mazes Universitt de Paris" Forts Guide
de rEtudiant an Medicine" and the Guide "
of VI. Canivct; have associated with tho stu
dents and attended lectures In the Sorhonnc.
the College dc France. the Erolc de Medicine.
and the Museum d'Hls,oire Naturcllc (Iarlin
dos Plantesl. and the Hopital dc la pitie (clin-
cal lectures Of Dr. Gallardl.
Let me sum up results rapidly and in simple
language Tho medical aspirants coming 10
Paris fall under two general classes: First.
those who want the complete French degree OF
NJ ID. and. second those who want only GER
tain limited amount of theoretical or practical
instruction in the French medical class rooms.
anatomical theatres. or ospitals. II is evident
that in dealing with the wants Of the first class
all those of the various subdivisions Of the sec
ond class will be included for the whole in
clulcs It's parts.
Yhe complete course Of study here embraces
n period 81 at least four years The class rooms
are nominay free and open to any one who
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or about 1882. divided a. follows
Inscription i.e, of tiris francs 'a,l pay able Of
G.1n a'sner 81 c1 i lsiftr a No,em,er VI
Examination At ihc end cot thu nr.t SECOND. and
talri years, thirty francs each year AMI three N
all J.
INA. .AAn,natYn e's az IA g i"t. YEAR e'Tn 80,
"'@'' anu "'p'o'"' u VI = '"'"N'N .'''''''''.' -
Total 80.
Every student in presenting himself 10 take
his first i,scy,o'ion viii have To depo.e lstl a
.tc. -. 49,. H., T. ~. -, =, -, -,
'erlh'Me 10 prove 'hat no Is Ut ie"Ss ~ years ~
orruar1inn. Clu u certificate Of good life md
.I ,,,t, 49, ,t,-.. :, ra'Lal-nf / -,
ters and Science or. If foreign student. il.
.oui,,l.nt In tha roea n AN American mi.
'','.",s,',,''it 80 a,''.,'D.i ham,
university. or n series Of certificates from som'
competent authority nmountin. To- that. II mus
s,,,','i - ,n,, ,,n rr,'l
lie Understood, however mat il' lr'hci
Faculty tor rather tho Minister Of Public ln
.,rn.,io, ,rb, il IA. nnal ,u1ga T.. ul,yov.
81" "' - 49, 49,
ready u grant every re"sohhbl' laNor 10 s'IAhF
ers. who show by the trouble ani expense they
t,nt th.,u...l,as T., in Gaming from the | mite,
~ w 80
States that they are seriously p'ht on INC
requirement Of knowledge. As to students who
| Lo,a olrno1,, ocn,,irod MORA ~. l,ss ,rnnoi,n,,
nave ai'"'S ""i''i'u ino'e Vi I'SS i'"n'
in medicine in "A university. academy or faculty
| outside Of France they have the right to de
! mand "A CORRESPONDING status ana n conrrs
| sion 81 insrr ptiun-" in Pnris The document,
! ON which This demand may be founded -h,ul,
| be- forwarded 10 the Rotor Of the Faculty wu.
/ will submit them To tho urDper autAoritie.
| md Indicate the result In tlu. way n forrigi
! student may shorten hi. four wear. by duo ni
! two or nh rre yrnrs us lie cas-. may lr In ems,
the applicant should alr, adv hold an American
or English VI. d. il il usual To roncrdr 10 hin
! al the inscriutinns and excuse him IRON pns-
| ing the exnmlnati ons of the first three years Ia,
| VIII only have to undergo the final nNlininn
! lions. In ali cascs Of concess ion- however
! Whether pArtinl or complete tho fun fees ~
! go francs have 20 be paid H. If the ca-se
| had been followed year by year. Lastly. foreign
dortors may pra,f So their profession in France
| without taking tho French dogrnc or lu.-in.
| my examination. 10y Il special authorization -
| thn Minister Of Public Instruction. 10 gaii
| this thc fees will have To he puid as above an,
! thr fnllnwinp documents dpposrl in thr hand
/ 81 mo Ur'.iOr of the Academy of the uiacr il
| which tnnv desirc 10 urusti It,; ilst 4 recon-
! nlnndntinn from the Minister rorres,ntin. thoi
nation i'm Paris; t2dl an Indication ofALy specu