Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-10
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
MEETING OF STATE BOARD.
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As announced in this paper ycster-
day the State Board Of Medical Exami-
ners met in the hall of the House Of
Delegates Wednesday.
The Board was divided up into eight
committees Of four members each. aud
to each of these committees was en-
trusted the examination Of one of the
eight branches. The duties Of these
committees included the formulating Of
written questions in their respective
branches, and the examination Of the an
swers written out and handed in by
the applicants for license to practice
medicine and surgery.
Twenty-Five applicants presented
themselves, and were soon hard
at work on the examinations pro-
pounded by the Committee on Chemis-
try, and if physiognomy and skull-con-
formation indicate anything, the result
Of this and all the other examinations
must prove eminently satisfactory to all
parties.
At Q p. NJ. Wednesday the Board
held an executive session in the parlor
Of the Exchange Hotel, and the report
Of the president, DR.. W. c. Dabney,
Of Charlottesville, was read and ac-
cepted.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
DR.. Dabney reported that on Jsnu-
ary lst Of the present year he had Off
cially notified all the county clerks of
the existence Of the "law regulating
the practice OF medicine and surgery in
Virginia." and had requested them to
advise all revenue commissioners in
their respective counties; that at
meeting Of the Executive Committee,
consisting Of the president, vice-presi-
dent, and secretary, held in Charlottes-
vile, Va, in the latter part Of Deem
Der, 1884, blank forms had been drawn
and printed for the facilitating of
the working Of the Board. These forms
consisted of an application to the sec
retary for permit to appear before the
Board, or any three members thereof;
Of permit, to be furnished on receipt
of the application, accompanied by the
legal fee, Of blank form to contain
all the questions to be asked on all
the branches, and Of q certificate Of
evidence Of proficiency, to be furnished
by the president to all applicants hav-
ing passed the examination satisfacto-
rily ; that two gentlemen had already
been examined by three members Of the
Board in each case, and that only one
Of these had been given certificate,
the papers in the case Of the other ap-
plieants having fallen far below the re-
quired standard-three fourths of the
whole number Of questions being re-
quired to be answered satisfactorily;
that steps be taken to decide whether
the "lav regulating the practice of
medicine and surgery in Virginia "
does not apply to the travelling quacks
who profess TO cure so many diseases
with their nostrums.
DR. WARD.
At the conclusion of DR.. Dsbney's
report. committee was appointed to
draft resolutions relative to the death
Of DR.. Thomas Il. Ward, of Norfolk,
Va, late member of the Board.
TO RECOMMEND.
A committee consisting of the presi-
dent, yice-prcsident, and secretary was
appointed to take steps in regard to
carrying out the suggestions contained
in the report of the president.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
A standing Executive Committee was
elected, consisting Of Drs. Harvey
Black, Frank d. Cunningham, William
c. Dabney, Rawley W. Martin. Hugh
I. Nelson, and Robert j. Preston,
whose duty shall be that Of an adyi-
sorry board in general to the entire
Board.
ExAMINATIONs YESTERDAY.
At an early hour yesterday morning
the applicants were again at their seats
in the hall Of the House of Delegates
hard at work, and the different commit
tees were engaged examining such
papers as had been handed in. As the
day advanced the work went steadily
on, the Board not holding its session at
1I:30 A. NJ. as there was no work for
the entire Board in session.
Several of the applicants have finished
the entire examination, and by : o'clock
last night the labor of the young doc
tors was over. The results will be
made known 10 them bv noon to-day.