New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-18
BAD MEDICAL COLLEGES
American Medical Association
Committee Publishes Report.
GENERAL CONDITIONS POOR
Only Seventy Schools in Glass A,
Described as a Lenient Rat
ing-Some Hopeless Gases.

Chicago June 17-Following the publ
cation of the report Of the Carnegie Foun-
dation on medical colleges of the United
States, the council on medical education OF
the American Medical Association publishes
the results of its investigation of the same
institutions The report marks the COM
pIetfon of an investigation extending over
six years, and including at least two per-
sonal inspections of each medical school
The report of the reference committee
on medical education says:
I'VE wish to congratulate the council on
the great progress in medical education
since it began it's work. six years ago,
shown not only in the raising OF STANDARDS
Of admission, but in the more systematic
and better arrangement of the curriculum
.sWhen the council began this work there
were 16S medical schools in the United
States Some of the poorest schools nave
been forced to discontinue. A number nave
disappeared through the amalgamation OF
schools thus making stronger and better
schools The number has now been reduced
to 1873.
THE council has been enabled to under
take work that was much needed, yet
for which there seemed to be no estap-
Itshed official agency-namely, the investl-
CATION of the actual standing and condl-
ton of the various medical schools of the
country This investigation has covered
several years.
After investigation the reference COM
mittee is impressed by the leniency with
which these ratings have been made Con-
seouently we would urge the schools IN
Glass A (rated over 20 per cent? not to
feel that they have reached perfection be-
cause they are designated first class
Glass A contains seventy schools.
The schools in Glass B were rated at 80
to 20 per cent. They are unsatisfactory in
certain particulars, but capable of improve
ment to a satisfactory basis. To all these
schools information has been sent showing
in what lines Improvement should take
place There are twenty-nine schools in
this class.
Glass c comprises the schools falling
below a rating of 80 per cent. Some or
these schools are regarded as hopeless; 9TH
ers can be made satisfactory only by a
thorough reorganization along more ad-
vanced lines. The council will gladly fur
nish information to these schools as TO
their shortcomings. If they desire it. Twen-
ty-seven schools belong to Class c.
1.-The schools for negro students have
been classified on sun more Ienlent OASIS
This is justified, not on the ground of any
racial difference but on account of peculiar
educational conditions.
The council believes that the time has
come when the best interests OF medical
education demand that this rating OF
schools should be made public. 1t seems to
be a disagreeable but necessary duty"
The report ends with recommendation
urging the council to further efforts in the
direction OF procuring more uniform state
regulation of the practice OF medicine and
in obtaining reciprocity between states and
indorsing the establishing of a registry of
medical students