The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-21
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
FOR FOUR YEARS. COURSE
Resolution Adopted in State Meet
ing Opposes Recognition of
b Two-Year Students.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

AT its closing session yesterday afternoon
the Indiana State Medical Association
placed itself upon record as opposed TO
pre-medical courses OF two years in literary
Institutions. the two years being credited
10 the college four-year curriculum and be-
ing recognized by the State Board of Med
ical Registration equivalent to the first
two years in a medical school, Although
this is not being done $ yet. there is much
talk among several colleges of the State
of adopting a course of this kind in case
the State Board of Medical Registration
will recognize the two years of medical
study spent in the literary colleges. At the
time Of the last meeting of the State Board
of Medical Registration this question was
discussed. Several of the members, ii was
said. favoreL the plan. while others did not
believe ii TO be advisable.
In a resolution ADOPTED yesterday by the
Indiana State Medical Society request is
made to the State Board of Medical Regis
tration that IL refuse all demands of the
colleges for recognition of pre-medical
courses. he resolution reads:
Whereas, There is effort being made
by the various literary institutions of this
State to establish pre-medical courses of
two years duration. which two years is to
be a part of the regular college curric-
ulum of -four years demanded for the
Bachelor of Science degree. and
w neTedS, Inc SAID institutions are de-
handing of the State Board of Medical
Registration and Examination that the said
two years pre-medical course be recognized
by the said Board of Medical Registration
equivalent of the first two years at
present given in the regular medical col
leges.
Resolved That the Indiana State Med
ical Society is not in sympathy with such
measure, regarding il as detrimental 10
the best interests of medical education; and
be Ii further
RESOLVED That the State Board of Med
zeal Registration and Examination be re-
specially requested to refuse all such oe-
mands."
The association decided upon West Baden
as it's next place of meeting, the date 10 be
determined later. Delegates to the Amer
lean Medical Association. which holds its
convention in Atlantic City next month
were elected yesterday, as follows: Edwin
Walker. of Evansville; w. y. Wishard, of
Indianapolis; d. c. Peyton, OF Jefferson
Vile; c. A. Daugherty. OF South Bend.
The election OF officers of the state as
sociation for the ensuing year was an
nounced yesterday afternoon as by the
house of delegates. which is the executive
body of the association, as follows:
President, George T Mccoy Columbus;
T. Hendershot. Cannelton; D. ]. Loring.
Valparaiso; secretary, +. G. Heath, Indian
aPoiis; tr treasurer. A ,r. E. Buis9n Fort
Knapp. Vincennes: Third. Harry Sharp.
JeffersonyLillse . Fourth w n , Stein . North
Sixth d. w. Stevenson. Richmond Sew
enth. w. y. Wishard indianapolis; Eighth.
G.. w. Kemper. Muncie; Ninth, p. j. Bar
Gus. Charlottesville; Tenth, E. j. Blinks.
Michigan City Eleventh. Robert Hessler.
Logansport; Twelfth, A. z. Bulson, Fort
Wayne; Thirteenth, c. A. Daugherty. South
Bend.
Many papers were read yesterday before
the association. During the morning DIR.
ID. c. Peyton presided over the medical
! section. A paper on THE Present Status
of the X-ray in Therapeutics and Diagno-
sis was read by Dr. A. NJ Cole. of In
dianapolis. A discussion Of the paper fol-
lowed by Dr. F. B: Wynn, of indianapolis;
A. w. Brayton. of Indianapolis; DR.. Gro
mer. of Union City; c. S. Bond. of Rich
mond: DR.. Davidson, of Evansville, and
DR.. Swartz. of Portland. Other papers
were read by. A. c. Kimberlin. of this city.
| on "Arterio-Scleross;" DR.. l. p. Drayer,
of Fort Wayne. on ''Diabetes;" DR.. G. A.
| Whitledge, Of Anderson, on "Optic-Neu-
ritis;' DR.. A l.. Wilson, of Indianapolis.
| on Scarlet Fever"
The meeting closed in the afternoon with
papers by Dr. A E Sterne of Indianapolis;
| Martha j. Smith. Indianapolis; Robert
| Hessler, Logansport; w. II. Williams, Leo-
| anon; w. A Boyden, Anderson; III. j. Hall.
| Franklin; Harry Sharp. Jeffersonville; w.
p Winery, Fort Wayne.