New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
4 MEDICAL BOARD REORGANiZED.

The Medical Board Of Bellevue Hospital has been
enlarged and recognized by the Commissioners VI
Charities and Correction The new board Will
meet tomorrow and ratify the action of the Com
mssoners. The reason for the reorganization IS
thar there has long existed feeling OF rivalry be-
tween the three medical colleges which use the
hospital for clinical instruction. They are ths
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, the University
Medical College and the College of Physicians aud
Surgeons. Ii haB been said that the Bellevue Cob
Iege tried to monOpolize the control OF the hospital
The iul board consist ed of twenty-four members
but there were two vacancies causedIDyihe death OF
Drs Erskine Mason AID James K Wood. There
was considerable difficulty IN choosing their sue
cessors. The new Board will have at first twenty
nine members. but 1t is not lhtended 70 nave more
than twenty-eight eventually. There viii be seven
from each of the hrce colleges which Use the hos
pital and eight bysiclans aud surgeons
not connected with any college. hen the lTst va
cancy occurs in this intercollegiate class II Will
not lie TILED ana then there Will be an equal repre-
sentation in the four departments. Besides
the regular division of tho board INTO physicians
and surgeOna new class that OF gylliecooSss, has
been formed, which viii nave four visiting phys
icians. Whenever vacancy occurs III ally one or
the four departments 1t VIII be hlled by The CON-
missioners, who will appoint candidate nominated
by the college IN which the vacancy e4lsts. Inc
pian which was adopted by the Commissioners on
riday WAS sent TO them by Or. Austin Flint j. IL
proyides that the services of the hospital shall be
divided nearly as possible into four equal parts
which shall be assigned, one for each, u the iouf
classes of visiting physicians and surgeVns Each
class shall elect one Of Its representatives AZ pres
four wears and all committees shall be equally rep
resen ed.
DR.. Aonzo Clark, president of the College Of
Physicians ami Surgeons, Is now president Of the
Medical Board, and 1t was SAID yesterday that no
would probably be elected the hTst preslGcn, vi the
new board. VI hen asked what led 10 the change IN
the staff he said that 1t was owing 10 the feeling
among tue profession that the Bellevue College was
exercising undue authority, aud enjoying moro
privileges than The other colleges. Dr. Int, whose
plan was adopted by the Commissioners. Is nen-
Der of the Bellevue College Faculty, but he did nos
WISH to say any thing about the causes which LED 10
the change.
lhe present board is made up follows: Drs
AlonZo Clark, A. l.. Looms, A. Flint, j.. W. /.
LusA 4. q. Janeway, W. Polk, w. Ill. thomson +,
DelaiieL A JACOBS Ii. +. Walker, j. p " hlte, L. A.
sayIe, ). Smith, j. W ). Gouley. A. b. dott ". T.
tleunrer, Z. McBurney. l.. l.. Keys, T.. Phelps L.
YALE l.. \. Simpson and r. K. Weir. il the new
BOARD the Bellevue College will DO represented by
DIS. A. Flint, jr., h. o. Janeway, A. A. smith, h. L.
heyes, j. De buyant, i. l.. Dennis and ". 4. Luski
the University Medical College by DIS. a. H.
LOOMS ". Ii. Thomson, f. IA. D. Drake, .. smith,
L. A. Simpson, J. ". Wright aud ". Nj. Polk the
College of Physicians surgeons by Drs A.
CIark, 4. Delaneld. A. jacob. X. +. WeIr, Z. Aic-
buIney L. /. Sabln aud u. l.. Peabody. The nom
collegiate class consists OF Drs. }. }. Williams, ".
g. Nyle IL. 1. v alker, W. D. Gouley, K. Lahge, w.
j. F,eunrer L. Phelps and W. X. Gillette Drs. l..
A. Sayre and A.. Is. Mott were appointed consulting
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