Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-09-20
Medical Department of the Univer-
sitY Of Mississippi as an IDEAL
School Tor the First Two
Two Years in Med;cinc

AaN hAAANaN VIA sAaE aaAA.
cal profession Il has been my de-
sire TO see a real good up-to-
date medical school in Missis-
sippi. Owing 70 the face that
there Is no great center of popu-
lation it has been feared that n !
medical school in our state would
lie of inferior character. That.
there Is medical school in our
State University. and one that l.
thoroughly alive % the best in
terests OF the students, and one
well in advance of the best
schools. is cause for great satis-
foction. The medical course Of
The University Of Mississippi cx-
tends Tor the present over a Pc
Rod 81 two college years. nj
consists 81 those branches which I
are offered during the first two /
years OF the four year course in /
the best medical colleges IN the I
United States. Any student who /
successfully completes the course
will be given certificate which
will admit him TO the third year
course in high grade medical
college.
The young men of Mississippi
with their limited means are
prone to % to medical schools
which have short terms. ard poor
facilities. They make u great
mistake. II they would 20 t. the
State University and obtain the
necessary preliminary training.
and set their first two years IN
medicine thoroughly ground into
them. they would make better
physicians and would be a credit
% the State. Il is true that about
30 per cent Of the failures %
pass State Board examinations
are made ia those very studies
that are best taught in ihe Uni
versi,y of Mississippi, ard are
made by those students who have
the least preliminary education.
Ii medical man fails II get a
good foundation in anatomy.
physiology, chemistry, patho!o-I
~. bactcriology, materia med ca,
and toxIcolocy, he will be en-
barassed the balance of his DAYS.
Medical boards vii be "pur-
bears to him, and his better
educated fellow practitioner viii
always be an object II envy.
II IS TOW conceded by all Of
the great medical educators that
the preliminary education is the
weakest point in the present day
education Of the medical student.
n fact that IS observed by state
medical boards, especially in the
south, IS the illitcracy that is
shown by applicants for medical.
license. The University Of Mis-
sissippi offers to the medical stu
dent the very best opportunities
20 strengthen himself on weak
subjects, and it instills in him
the university spirit which makes
man long for better and
broader education.
The idea OF giving the first two
years Of medicine in schools Of
arts IS fast growing. The best
schools Of medicine are giving.
little, or 10 clinical work y fIrst
md second year students. The
IDEAL standards of medical edu-
cation as adopted by the Ameri-
can Medical Association, in 1919
IS i've years course. witt, the
lrst year given t. physics. chem
istry, ana biology: the second
and third years u be spent in the
laboratories Of anatomy, phvsi-
olosy, pathology, histology. etc
The work done at the Universitv
ii Mississippi meets with the an
proval Of this Association after
thorough investigation. INN,
Iopinion these fundamental sub.
jec;s can be better given. in q
school of liberal arts and especi-
ally in an endowed institution
The students are not attracted
from their work during the first
Two years, by some major opera-
ton. or some fascinating. but
less tedious clinic Which he is not /
YET prepared 70 appreciate.
Another advantage which this {
institution offers IS that the
branches in the Inc of medicine
may be utilized to Z certain ex- /
cent, in obtaining a bachelors I
degree. This Is j very desirable /
hing as it now requires tee much |
II poor mans time and money /
% keep him in the liberal arts for
Tour years, and then Rake him
take four more years 10 graduate /
in medicine. The University has +
provided 4 course by means Of
which student can spend two
years IN the Academic DEPART
ment, and thea by taking the
-wo-year course obtain 3. s.
degree in medicine. This course.
in my judgment will in no sense
lower The Standard Of medical
education. 1t simply encourages
The student of limited means to
take certain amount Of prelimi-
nary work looking toward the
medical degree, and also affords
the additional opportunity for
the student of comfortable cir
cumstances who has a limited
time 70 spend at college, but who
desires thorough medical train
ing, u use two Of the eight wears
formerly required 10 obtain the |
B. 6. end NJ. d. degrees for hos
pital work.
Mississippians in general. and f
the medical profession in particu-
lar. should be proud Of the work
that Is being done in the Medical (
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