New-York tribune., 1910-08-20
HITS At MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
American Association Finds
Many Below Standard.
TWO IN NEW YORK CITY
Dean of Woman's College,
Among Those Criticised in Re-
port, Makes Sharp Reply.

In this weeks number Of The Journal
of the American Medical Association. out
to-day, the council on medical education OF
the association makes public its annual re-
port on the medical schools Of this coun-
try and Canada.
All Of the New York State schools e1-
cept two are in the Class A list OF the
council. classed as Acceptable Medical
Colleges giving a complete four-year
course OF the two exceptions, the first.
the New York Medical College and Hospital
for Women is listed in Glass B, under the
heading of Medical Colleges Needing Ger
tain improvements to Make Them Accept
able: and the second, the Eclectic Medical
College Of New York, is put in Class -
under Medical Colleges Which Would Ke-
o,lire a Complete Reorganization TO Make
Them Acceptable.
The councils report shows that there
are now 133 medical colleges IN the Cnlteo
States. which is eleven less than there
we're last year and thirty-three less 'nan
there were IN 1904. In all the other couh-
tries of the world there are only 1so Tleol-
cal colleges, however, SO this country mas
nearly half of the worlds supply. OF the
f3s colleges IN une United States twenty
two are sectarian and include thirteen
homeopathic. seven eclectic, one phSS'o-
medical and one college which says II
teaches several systems of medicine accord
ing to the councils report
Woman's College Criticised.
OF the two local colleges criticised by the
council one is q woman's institution In
the report the New York Medical College
and HOSPITAL for Women is credited with
a total registration last year of twenty
four and graduating class of four,
Or. Helen Cooley Palmer, the dean or
this institution said last night that the
chief criticism of the council had been
based on the institutions size.
NO college is acceptable TO the Amer1-
can Medical Association said DR.. Palmer
that is a small college and think 1t Is
great question whether a self-constltuteo
body of physicians, such as that organ
izatjon is. should have the right to openly
critic;sa all who are not Of their particular
view"
Dr. Palmer said that the council had sus-
1ested that the woman's college would be
improved by alliance with some larger III
stitution. but that she pointed out, "ouio
make It a co-educational institution, which
was exactly what they wished to avoid
NO institution. no matter what It's size
she said, gives its pupils more thorough
training than We do. Our graduates nave no
difficulty In passing the Regents exanlha-
tions and one of our graduates has regis
tered the highest passing mark ever MADE on
the Regents examinations. AS 1t is now we
are able 10 give our students the oppor-
tunity to act as internes In cur own nos
pital. privilege which few II any women
who attend co-educational medical colleges
enjoy
DR.. Palmer thought that some OF the crit
ycism of the council was based on the fact
that the voman's college is a homeopathic
institution.
Protest "Hiei, Handed Stand.
They" she said, referring to the Aneri-
can Medical Association, don't think that
. bomnopath has any more right to live
than a Christian Scientist and there Is
growing protest not only among medical
man and women who are not allopaths, bit
among the laity, against the high handed
s+.,d and methods of the American Medi-
cal Association.
The Eclectic Medical College. IN last lftn
street which was the only other local insti-
.,.,o, criticised by the council in its re-
mort. has been established since 1865. 1t
graduated its first class in 1861. and its total
registration last year was ninety-one. Thir-
teen were graduated last year.
The criticisms III tho counciIs report
we're in part foreshadowed in March by
DR. Abraham Flsxner, of the Carnegie
Foundation. who at the closing session OF
the Association OF American Medical Col
Ieses caused a sensation when he declared
in an address that at least thirty-hVe or
the colleges In the association were below
standard on their entrance requirements
The present report lists Il medical col
Ieres In it's Class A, as acceptable colleges:
% In IFS Glass 3, as colleges needing GER
tain improvements, and SO In its Glass Z.