Evening star., 1915-11-29
MEDICAL EXAMINERS
HOLD SESSIONS HERE
National Board Aims to Have Its
Diplomas Recognized in
Every State.

| That plans may be perfected so that
members of the medical profession ma Y
not have TO take a state examination
| to practice In a particular locality, the
| national board of medical examiners
| met this morning at the Raleigh to
organize and adopt a constitution. The
board has the recognition of the army,
navy and public health service.
! While there is no legal obligation on
the part of an individual state board
| to recognize diploma of the national
board. IT is thought that many will
| promptly accord this recognition
The provinces of Canada have ex-
tended to their national board of medi-
cal examiners unanimous recognition
The latter body has been existent for
several years. and is said to have
| proved satisfactory.
Ihe examination by the national
| board for the young man who Is able
| TO pass 1t may prove good invest
| ment for him In case of business op-
! portun1ty, Ill health or other reasons
which may cause him to change his To-
| cation.
Licentiates Have Advantage.
As the army, navy and public health
services are represented on the na-
tlonal board. its licentiates, 1t is said,
VIII be looked upon favorably should
they decide to apply for admission to
the Medical Corps of any one of them
The national board has adopted the
standard of the council on medical edu-
cation of the American Medical Asso-
citation, and in addition will require at
least one year of service in an accept
able hospital. An applicant must give
satisfa Glory evidence of having had the
following:
ta) A diploma from high school of
good standing. giving four-year
course.
OBJ A satisfactory course in science.
embracing physics, chemistry and BIZ
ology. of not less than one year.
tc) -Four years in medical school of
"A" grade
(d) At least one year as inferno in an
acceptab bic hospital
The examinations. which will be held
for the present at the Army Medical
Museum and in the laboratories and hos
pitfalls Of army, navy and public health
services, will include the following SUBJ
jects: Anatomy. chemistry. hygiene
materia medica, pharmacology. thera-
peutics. medical Jurisprudence forensic
medicine). obstetrics. medicine and its
divisions. pathology and its divisions and
physiology.
Members of National Board.
The members of the national board
are: Admiral William C. Braisted,
Washington. surgeon general United
States Navy, president; Maj Gen Will
liam C. Gorgas, Washington, surgeon
general, United States Army; Gen. Ru-
pert Blue, Washington, surgeon gem
eral, United States public health serv-
ice: Col. Louis A. La Garde, Washing
ton, United States Army, treasurer; w
c. Rucker. Washington, assistant sur
geon general, United States public
health service; Commander E. r. Stitt,
Washington. U. s. N; DR.. Herbert Har-
Ian, Baltimore, representing the con-
federation of state board Of exam
iners; DIR. Isadore Dyer, DR.. Wyllys
Andrews, New York; DR.. Louis E. Will
son. Rochester. Mimi; DIR. Victor c. |
Vaughan. Ann Arbor, Mich: DR.. Henry |
Sewall. Boston: DR.. w. L. Rodman, |
Philadslphia: DR.. Austin Flint, jr New |
York, and DR.. Horace d. Arnold of
Boston.