Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-06
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In my last article I mentioned the great
world movement toward a more efficient
more scientific. and moro practical medi-
cal service in accord with 1.-THE New
Ere in Medicine" as outlined by the
writer Time did not permit mo 20 cata-
log the scores OF scientific physicians in
all parts OF the civilized world who have
contributed their quota to the develop
ment OF the high status of practical ef-
ficiency. which has been attained In all
branches OF medicine and surgery all
of which, have kept race with the mod
ern advancement in Scientific Psychothe-
rapy, Clinical Medicine. or Psychiatry
and Neurology. To which my work has
been more especially devoted. Suffice
/ Il TO say that these last mentioned
branches Ohese correlated branches)
have fingered longest in the darkness
of ignorance, pretension and despair II
Is fitting. therefore. that the beginning
OF the Goth century should have been
marked by such marvellous therapeutic
advancement in these helated branches
20 as to almost completely eclipse the
progress made In this particular field
| within the last half Of the 18th century,
so far as its scientific application TO the
| amelioration and euro OF many of the
diseases OF mankind are concerned
coming rs the result OF the practical
employment of the theories OF evolu-
tionary monisrn. or tho application OF the
biological principles of evolution, to tho
conservation of human life. the pre-
vention and cure of disease, and the
achievement Of health, sanity and eff
cheney.
In fact. 30 rapid has been tho recent
advancement in practical clinical medi-
cine. scientific psychotherapy. or mod
? eTn psychiatry, and neurology that few
physicians OF the present time have kept
up with the vanguard OF progress, as
the papers presented at our recent Ne
braska Medical Association clearly indi-
cate, and as a comparison OF these pa.
pers with the more advanced articles
presented before the last meeting of the
American Medical Association also, Il.
luEtrato in no unmistakable manner.
The reader can we'll understand, then
why the writer felt cramped beyond fur
Their tolerance, with conditions as they
are in Nebraska. since the medical
schools had the local medical and state
societies within their grasp, forcing them
to conform to the financial interests OF
tho medical school and hospital machines
while the interest of the larger profes
sonal and social organizations were be
ing neglected. so gullible were tn,
scarcely nrtioulate mass constituting th'
rank and file Of the profession. Thai
} the more enlightened minority outside
the schools keenly felt the cramped po-
sition. from which they were unable &c
extricate themselves am more thar
glad to concede. Indeed, there Is As
high a quality Of professional brains
IL the state OF Nebraska as can be found
in any state in the union and all thai
they require Is the ho-physlological
stimulus OF tho light that 1 am now
turning upon the situation, so as {,
evoke the reaction. that will set the en-
tire herd aright.--in keeping with the ad
, vancement OF the 10th century progress
in medical science and art.
More yet, the rank and file Of thos
, constituting the faculty OF the Medica
, Department OF the Nebraska State Uni
versity do not deserve the shame ana hu
J initiation to which they are subjected
, by the searchlight being thrown upor
the body as a whole; but. since no ma
; chinery or organization. is stronger thar
, its weakest point. they must take thei
; part of the medicine. There are. OF
the other hand In this faculty depart
c ments Of medicine. surgery obstetrics
gynecology, therapeutics. pharmacology
p. pathology. physiological chemistry bac
teriology. and other laboratory studie
that have no superiors In the Unites
States, to say nothing OF the OTHEI
EFFICIENT SPECIALITY DEPART
MENTs. all Of which are essential to