Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-22
DOCTORS DISCUSS
PUBLIC HEALTH
American Medical Association
Convention Considering Prob
lens of National Education.
SPENT $4,000 LAST YEAR
TO PROSECUTE TAKERS"
Will Support Presidents Health
Recommendation When He
Finds Time TO Make II.

ATLANTIC CITY. June 22.-wres-
Ting with the worldwide problem Of
public health is TO be undertaken
With renewed Vigor by the American
Medical Association. This broader
aspect Of public health conservation
VAS dominant over the case OF the
individual at the opening here today
/ Of the sixtx-fffth annual meeting Of
the association.
Today's session was that of the
house Of delegates, the legislative
| body Of the association. which now
represents a membership OF 4 ,O29. a.
the secretary reported. The treasur-
ers report shows a balance Of over
$4,000. Among the Expenditures for
the year were SIS 465 for education OF
the public. and over $4,000 for prop
uganda against frauds and fakes
Public Health Investigation.
The report Of the council of health
and public instruction outlined
comprehensive program for extend
ing the study of the public health.
The plans are for a thorough investi-
CATION Of public health conditions in
the United states, with the gathering
Of more reliable data: the education of
the public by every possible Means
and the crystalizing of public senti-
ment in securing necessary public
health laws, regulations and ordi-
| nances, which will render possible a
conservation of human life commen-
surate with our advancing knowl-
edge
At its last convention the associa-
ton pledged itself to support such a
PUBIC health program as President
Wilson might decide to recommend .
| The council reported this year As
existing conditions make il clearly
impossible for the President to take
up this matter at present, it seems
| advisable to wait until the admins
tration is prepared to make definite
recommendations on this subject
The council on medical education
presented its tenth annual report.
showing that in 1904, when the coiin-
ell was created, there were 100 medi-
cal colleges in the United States.
many of which were organized and
conducted on a purely commercial
basis: that. due largely to the coun-
ell, the number of colleges has beem
reduced to about 100 and that. whert-
as in 1906. there were only four rnedi.
cal colleges having high standard
of entrance requirements. there are
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one year or more of college work in
addition to a standard four years.
nigh school course as condition for
entrance. A striking feature has beer
| that IN many cities in which a num-
Der of weak medical schools existed
| they have through merger and alb
| sorption been combined to form one
4 strong and well equipped Institution.
Tribute to South.
The council pays a tribute 10 the
| medical colleges of the South for the
remarkable manner in which thev
have grappled with the problems Of
medical education in that part of the
country Although working under
greater obstacles than elsewhere, they
have been gradually overcoming their
difficulties. In 1907 the southern sec
ton of the country had forty-one
medical colleges, in which seventeen,
or 4l.5 per cent, could be rated in
class A
For the first time provision has
! been made for a careful INVESTIGATION
of postgraduate medical schools of
the country. 1t is a new line of
work. which the council has not here
/ tofore undertaken.
The committee 10 consider the
movement to commemorate the COM
pletion Of the Panama canal recon-
mended that a monument be erected
TO be financed by the American Med
zeal Association. located on the canal
zone, at a point TO be chosen by the
secretary of war; this monument TO
be commemorative of the contribu-
ton of the American Medical Asse-
citation to preventive medicine and
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