The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-17

velopcd. and arc still developing our
system. appear to he absolutely blind
rs 1" the all-inportant distinction be
tween instruction and education.
Even 80 distinguished and well-mean-
ing body as tho Carnegie Founda-
ton, In that report upon education 10
which I have already referred. WAS
,arred with tho same brush. In criti-
ci2ine and laying down what they
regarded as the elements OF good
medical education. not one word was
said b. tho authors of that report re-
gardinS anything beyond tho acquire
ment Of knowledge of medical facts
ana technique. 1t is tacitly assumed
that this Is everything what 4
man teaches Is not half the game!
how he teaches 1T counts. would al
most say, everything. or prime
value also is the university education
outside the classroom. the laboratory.
the ward; 50 valuable Is this that the
medical school must he an integral
and intimate part OF university OF
several faculties, In order that the
student may minglo with men Of other
ideals, other habits OF thought and
modes OF life. Your medical man, TO
be Of service 10 his Kind. must have
AN education in, ana must know. hu-
mainly. Unfortunately all these as
poets OF his training were completely
ignored in that most important and
otherwise stimulating report" have
before mo Medical Education In t:u-
/ rGpe' by the Carnegie Foundation for
their criticism upon the methods Of
teaching adopted by. the German uni :
as noted By DR.. Adami-they would
substitute instruction for education.
/ Instead Of scientific thinkers, empires
/ would result ii the methods suggested
/ by the Carnegie Foundation We're FOL
! lowed Scientific medicine and sur
gerry owes more to Germany than 10
any other country, and we must Judge
OF the tree by It's fruits.
Another fundamental error Is tho
| wide spread belief that medicine can
only be taught in large institution
reverse; The best educated young
! medical men come from the smaller
universities and colleges. have
York. The University Of Virginia has
a reputation of which It's alumni may
standing before army and navy cN-
aminating boards. hospital boards. etc,
as Well as for their subsequent careers.
/ Where can be found a better demon
I Two of the most splendid works on
scientific medicine. which have no
equal in the world and which are en-
cyciopcdic proceed mainly from the
smaller universities. AT the great Uni
Ncrsity Of Vienna one of it's profess
sors. Professor Iiyrtl declared that it
had been the custom to require thesis
! from the applicant for his medical de-
gree, but 1t had to be abandoned. as
character. whereas in the mall Uni-
vcrsity Of Dorpat the theses were
classical In the larger institutions.
with great attendance. the teacher
acts on masses. he cannot train and
develop the individual. ana that teach
my only Is worth consideration that
BRINGS out the best III man. not only
! 50 far, as the mind is concerned, but
also the character
There IL not sufficient clinical ma
terial here" IT has been said. To this
| would reply that such Il statement
docs not rest upon Il basis OF fact. AS
Il matter Of fact, there is abundant
material for clinical purposes, and the
statement is simply evolved out OF the
inner consciousness. as Goethe has
sad There. is another aspect of the
question which is iinport;:nt, and il is
/ tllS. Every young medical student
should make ii his aim before, as a
German professor expressed 1t. he IL
turned loose on the public. to become
"a member OF the house star OF a
hospital. and This is absolutely ncccs.
! sary If he intends to practice surgery
~ ne Is graduate OF the university
succcSSiul cXamination before Tic
hospital board than If he were "A
graduate OF Il larger school. But one
I of the advocates OF tho proposed
new school Will be high. TO this
reply, II will belong To a system which
VIII 10, hotnihB 10 roster lrUlNluu.tlltE
! which ignores the distinction between
! instruction and education. and which
cultivates saincncss. ana that means
! intellectual death. The Richmond
Medical school has 1872 students II
needs no addition to it's numbers II
VIII have as much as II can do II il
/ shall train these students properly
! The consolidation would rebound in
no way To its advantage for th. reason
above mentioned. What is dcsirablc In
medical education is moro elasticity,
and more freedom allowed for the In
ldividuaI school TO control Its own de-
Nciopncn:.
cali upon all alumni ana al good
1 ciii.nns. cf tllin Common Avrnliil L. IL,