Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
MEDICAL SCHOOL HERE IS
PLACED IN HIGHEST CLASS
Medical Council Places Medical Col.
lcgc OF Virginia In Group L.,
Class a."
ENTRANCE STANDARD RAISED
Richmond Institution Is Now Only
Medical College South of Washing
ton, With One Exception, In High
est Class

The Medical College Of Virginia has
been placed in Group l.. Class 4. The
only medical institution south Of Wash
'ngton giving fouryears course that
has an equal rating is the University
OF Alabama. OF Mobile. The Council on
Medical Education OF The American
Medical Association in iis lassifcation
OF medical colleges in III" United States
revised to February /. ioi5-placcd
the Virginia institution in the highest
class
The action was taken at Chicago. Ill
inns month, when the Association OF
american Medical Colleges. Of which
Ne Medical College Of Virginia is
ncmbcr the eleventh annual conference
OF the American Association ON Medical
Education. the Federation Of state
Medical boards Of the United states
and the Conference on Health and Pub
lie Instruction held meetings for the
transaction of business ana the discus
SION or matters pertaining 10 medical
education throughou, the country.
NEW SYSTEM or
GRADING ADOPTED
The former grading Of class "a. plus
and Class ~ has been abandoned. In
stead of the former method Of grading
medical institutions arc divided into
classes ~ p and &C" the Class ~
being acceptable, and Group rcNuir-
ing two or more years of collegiate
work FOR admission. while. Group re.
uuircs only one year Of college work
for matriculation.
Medical institutions are now CLASH
fled upon the following basis:
showing OF graduates before state
boards and other evidences Of training
received
Enforcement OF n satisfactory pre-
iiminary educational requirement.
granting Of advanced standing and tn.
character OF the records
3 Character OF curriculum. grading
4 OF course. length OF session, time
allowed for matriculation and super
vision.
4-Mcdical school bindings hight.
neat. ventilation, cleanliness.
i--Iaboratory facilities and instruc-
Ton.
1s-Dispensary facilities and instruc-
tion
7Hosrl,al facilities and instruction.
ruatcrnity work, autopsics, spccialties.
-S--Facultv. number ana qualifications
~ traipcd teachers. fun time instruc.
tors ana assistants, cspcciallI OF iabora-
tor, branches, organization and extent
Of research work
g-I.ytcnt to which school Ia conduct.
I'd Tor PROPERLY teaching the science cf
uedicine rather Than FOR the profit of
iu. faculty. directly or Indirectly.
1o-Posscssion and use made OF IL
Drafl'S, museums, CHARTS, Stcr"ppticOrS,
etc.
~TNTl: RONUDS HAVE
RAISED REQ IRENE TS
No, only hay. medical colleges grad =
railN Increased their preliminary re
uuiremcrts for entrance but the stAuG
ards OF state boards hav" recently been
raised in many States, and Will lac sd
vanccd In others in tho carly future
NJ present seven Statcs--Ain bama. Col
orado. indiana, Minnesota. Iowa. North
Dakota and South Dokota-reIu!rc as
lhc minimum standard Of preliminary
education TWO years OF liberal arts col
lego work. IA addition to Il four-ycar
high school education. in eighteen
other states Arkansas, California,
Connecticut. Kansas. Kentucky. llii-
nnia. Louisiana, Michigan. Mississippi.
New Hampshire. Oklahoma. PcnnSvl-
vnnia. Rhode Island. Texas, r;ah, Var
mont, Virginia and misunderstanding
minimum standard is one year of coli
lcce work, in addition TO the high
school education
Until recently the graduates of any
legally chartered medical college re-
.ardlcsS of the low standing OF the
school. could take the examinations Of
.hc medical board OF Virginia. In con-
"oQucncc OF this fact Virginia was made
'he mecca for graduates OF low grade
colleges who could not appear before
many other boards throughout the
country. Virginia now recognizes only
he medical colleges listed in Class \.
VIII. REQUIRE: on:
YEAR Of COLLEGE WORK
Beginning with i"lS all applicants
20 the medical licensing board of Viz
%inia must present evidence OF having
completed, prior to entering upon The
study OF medicine At least one year of
college work. In addition 20 the stand
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