The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-28
UEIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Tho High Position Taken by Her Graduates
In Medicine.

Editor Times:
The men do good work again. On Sep
terlber 18th was held the examination
for appointment of surgeons on the staff
of the City Hospital formerly called
Charity HospitaD, of New York city.
Appointments on this staff are much
sought after, as the system IN this hOspl-
tai is different from that in other lnstl-
tutions in the city, giving training in all
departments of medicine, while in other
hospitals a man enters either the surgl-
cal or medical side, and there spends his
term of service without seeing the other.
Twenty-one men presented themselves
at the examination, which was conducted
by seven wel-known New York physi-
clans, as follows:
DR.. Stern, on anatomy and genito-uri--
nary Diseases DR. Taylor, on venereal
and skin diseases; DR.. Goldthwaite, OH
physiology and gynecology; DIR. Jarman,
on obstetrics DR. Andrews, on the eye;
DIR. Mcclure, on practice and materia
medica; Dr. Phelps, on surgery.
There were eight vacancies TO be hlled
out of these twenty-one men, represent
ing colleges from all over the country.
Five Of the applicants were University
of Virginia graduates, and when the re-
suit was announced all five of these men
had received appointments, winning the
first. second. fourth, sixth and seventh
places. The other three places were won
by graduates of New York colleges. The
successful University of Virginia men
were: DR.. Addison Greenway, OF Arkan-
sas Hot Springs; DR.. II s. Hedges, OF
Charlottesville, Va; DR.. Robert f. Will
hams, of Richmond, Va; DR.. {. Il: Gran
dy, of Norfolk, Va; DR.. George Brown,
of Alabama. These gentlemen go on ser
vice October LIST next, and remain on the
staff for a period of eighteen months:
There are already three OF our alumni
on the City Hospital stat-Drs. Carr
Dudley and Taylor. They Will remain
on the staff till next April, when WIN sha
give us eight M II, or one-thlrd OF the
whole medical staff of the hospital Tor
the next six months. :. :,
Another achievement or the meolcal
graduates this fall was that the nVe men
who stood the Virginia State BOARD eA-
aminations won the first five places. Inns
shows what the University OF virginia
Medical School is. The course has been
heightened to a two-years' course OF nine
months each, which makes 1t equal III
the length Of time of study TO any OF lhe
Northern colleges, whose COURSES dic
three years. but only SIX months e;lchc
The only thing in which TINS schOoi "
medicine has been weak in Is clinical
advantages. This will shortly De cor COT
rected by the completion OF a new as
pCnsary at the University. where chhiTS
win be held three or four times weeh.
The advantage and convenience OF tIus
dispensary over the old hospital down ia
Charlottesville will induce many 10
patronize it who kept away from me nos
pitals so that the clinics Will be very
valuable. But, ever without the ciiniC"i
advantages of No''Eern colleges IN tue
st. see the urtQialcd record or our
State University: No graduate Vi III :
TIisersity of Virginia Medical Sr9ool
has ever failed on examination before
the army or navy boards. This fact'
with the achievements of the past sesc
sion's work AS sncva in the results Of
the Virginia State Board AMI the New
York Charity Hospital examinations
should induce Southern men to patronize
the university that was founded by -
Southern man and is now supported by
Southern men. where Southern chiyalry
and honor are upheld, instead OF seeking
their first instruction in some Northern
college. where-well. where their Gus
IONS are different from those our fore
fathers have handed down 10 us.
'"'''' An ALUMNUs.