The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-21
REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE
STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD
State Medical Board VIII Not Give
Credit for Work Done in Med
icine at Indiana.
STATEMENT BY BRYAN

A special meeting Of the State Board of
Medical Examination and Registration was
held yesterday afternoon at the Ciaypool
Hotel to confer with the authorities of the
Indiana University at Bloomington relative
to the recognition Of the State University
medical college as far as the first two
years Of the four-year medical course are
concerned. The State University was rep
resented by DR.. William Lowe Bryan, presi-
dent of the university, and DR.. Myers. pro-
fessor of anatomy in the medical depart
ment. The proposition made by the State
University was that the two years of med
ical work now given at that institution be
recognized by the State board. The last
two years of the course, which requires
clinical work, could be taken by the student
at any medical college of good standing.
Indiana University some time ago estab-
lished medical school for the purpose of
giving the students of the state institution
an opportunity TO secure a medical educa-
ton as far as the junior year in any four
year medical college The State Board of
Medical Examination and Registration,
however. refused to recognize Indiana Uni
versity as a medical college, and announced
that any persons taking up medical work
there would be refused admission to prac-
tice in this State, even though they grad
uated from other recognized schools where
the Indiana University credits had been
accepted.
The State University, in order 10 place it's
Medical College on plane with the very
best in the country, made the entrance re-
quirements to that department of educa-
ton higher than those required by any
other medical college in the State. In spite
of the excellent standing of the State Uni
versity, the board yesterday hesitated TO
give it any recognition and adjourned
without even giving Ii full consideration.
DR.. Bryan said last night: I'VE have the
assurance from many States in the Union
that our college will be recognized by them
and the move made by the State University
has the approval of the highest medical
authorities in the country still we are not
to be recognized in our own State By
turning down the State University yeSter-
day the Board of Examination practically
forces students who attend college at
Bloomington to seek other States to prac-
tice their profession. 1t is absurd TO re-
fuse Indiana University recognition when
the requirements for admission are higher
than any other medical college I'm the
State, but instead of making me angry, as
some people suggested IL should, ii has
afforded me amusement because of the
ridiculous position in which the board has
placed itself Why should the medical de-
partment be deprived of recognition in In
diana when ii is gladly recognized by other
States? The board did not feel that Ii
would be fair, one of the members stated
yesterday, to give Indiana University any
consideration as a medical school because
ii might injure the prospects of the two
colleges in Indianapolis. That was a frank
statement"
On account of the two medical colleges
here in Indianapolis IL was said yesterday
by a member of the board it considered
best to refuse the proposition offered by the
Indiana University authorities. II was
feared that recognition of the State Univer-
sity as a medical college would hamper the
colleges in Indianapolis in securing students
and probably would work their ruin.