New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
CAREERS FOR MEN.
Confined from page one.

manner A voung man actually gets into prac-
lice without being wholly responsive
The man who is to practise in a hamlet OF
small village or considerable town should o! a'i
means ft himself 20 take care OF anything ul~I
NAV con1e along--a bleeding blood vessel d u'-
located shoulder. a fractured thign' a "oUIu al
the eve a scalp wound, typhoid fever pheu-
rnonia or cases OF labor. 1t may not ne hecss-
sarv for him TO learn to perform the fornloaoie
operations which only special surgeons Can
.,ua1if,- themselves to perform properly-such
operations as those for appendicitis, for great
Internal tunors, for cataract. growths IN the
larynx and go forth. But, as such genera
practitioner he should be able to do the right
,bine for every emergency case, so that there
NAV be no harm to the patient from the oelaS
Of Ignorance. He should know enough to recog-
nize what is beyond his knowledge and capacity
and be brave enough to say SO, and TO get an eA-
pert in time. When the practitioner is to settle
in a great city he may deliberately devote NM
self after adequate preparation. beginning Win
general practice TO such specialties as general
surgery orthopedic surgery, ophthalmolosy'
otology and forth
As 10 the necessity Of going abroad Tor the
perfection Of ones medical education, as Things
are now in the State Of New-York it is not
,,a-eesar-- for any naa to seek preparation for
'AiNN'0A"'~
highest plane by going abroad. But, while it is
.,. ne,essar-- ii is of the greatest use and en-
,,,-,,,ent 10 q well prepared young man to visit
20 clinics of Great Britain, Ireland and CONT
mental Europe and take private courses in some
Instances of some of the leaders of the profes-
sion. or even of their assistants But fortu-
,atelv this is no longer indispensable Foreign
ers are beginning to come TO the United states
for special courses. just as so many OF us go 10
Europe. The day is not far off when instead OF
a few, many will come.
II NAV be incidentally remarked that thor
nugh medical education is great acquisition 10
men who never propose to practise Inc writer
.sf this paper knows of instances where young
men of leisure and wealth have been graduated
=, medicine have passed through hospital
who have never entered into practice. ana nave
,berebv increased their usefulness in the COM
r11unfty a hundredfold.
Finally. what rewards may man expect
after having started out in good physical condl-
lion having spent many years in preparation,
and who has finally entered upon the practice
he has so much desired? In the first place, in
This country he will have excellent social
standing He will be the friend Of the lofty and
she lo1vlv and he a welcome guest at any table
He viii also II his years long. have the oallE
and delightful satisfaction OF troops or frlehos'
Especially is this with successful -prac-
fitioner in q large town or in wide countryside.
In the cities the personal attachment may not
he SO great the opportunities not being sum
Gent. the life being little too strenuous but
even in p metropolis there will be apprecia-
lion on the part of his fellow men that is re-
ward far greater than that which is to be con-
1erred by money
1t viii be seen from this account that to ac-
af \ n ir71rp a
necessarily expensive course. Only young men
with fathers able to see them through until they
are twenty-five or twenty-six years Of age can,
as q rule undertake the study of medicine in
this State There are scholarships, no prizes
IN money to be obtained The young man must
nav HIS fees and his board, he cannot go on
There may be some opportunities for earning
money. but. as compared with what obtains In
the study Of divinity Law, they are very few
Only a few could bear the strain or have the
time for more than university work When the
degree is obtained it gives no right to practise
IN the State of New-York. There is then the ex-
animation OF the State Board But this need
have no terrors for q graduate of a New-York
State or Boston or Philadelphia or Chicago col
iese He viii pass it without trouble. 1t is
only inlperfectly prepared young men that have
trouble here. But the examination takes time
and there are more fees
However well prepared, unless under eXcep-
tjonaI circumstances, no young will do any
more than earn bare living at the start. If he
has no private pecunlary resources for two or
three or even more. years. after being gradu-
ated he may find it difficult &c live, even in q
very modest way. These statements as TO the
late day a. which graduate in medicine may
begin TO his living may be qualified TO a
slight degree by certain openings for young
doctors OF medicine that are made by our times
The army and navy always have vacancies III
their medical departments. The examinations
are rigorous, but well qualified young men can
always satisfy them, and begin to support
themselves as soon their commissions are
given them. Life insurance companies also are
generally in need Of young and qualified medical
examiners, TO whom living salary is given
But ambitious young men who well pre-
lsared often prefer 10 endure hardship for a
season in waiting for practice then 10 accept
these positions. which are, the whole, less
satisfactory 10 q man with aspirations than the
avenues opened IN hospital dispensary. Joined
10 poorly paid and scanty private practice
Then again, young graduate with taste for
literary work may get some assistance by work
sns on the great weekly medical journals. But