Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28

ard four-year high school cducatio
over % per cent OF the freshmen
medical students enrolled at the Mcdi-
cal College OF Virginia for the pres
cnt session are degree men. For the
session OF 1866 the preliminary cdu
cational requirement for matriculation
VIII IL" two years of collegiate work.
including biology, physics, chemistry
aid II modern language
The enrolment for the session OF
i1l4-i5 is much larger than for last
Scssion--j35 students being matrlcu-
lated. The enrolment by schools is as
Follows: medical. 3d.: dental -. and
pharmacy. "a.
BOARD CALLED TO
ELECT FACULTY
called meeting OF the Board Of
Visitors Oh the Medical College or VIZ
Sinin will be held in Itchnond on
March %. 1915 for the purDoso OF
"l"cttng the faculty for next session.
Tho vacancy caused by tho death Of
DR. John f.. VIM VIII be filled at that
time.
The REGULAR annual meeting Of the
board VIII be held, as heretofore, dur
ing the commencement week.
The executive committee, which Is
composed Of l.. Il. Norris. chairman T..
l.. Bcrniss Dr. George Ben Johnston.
Eppa liunton, Jr.. w r. Miller and
Thomas l.. Moore. Will nominate to
the board the faculty for the session
OF 1888.
The executive committee, through
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. j. X. McCau-
ley. controls the financial affairs of the
college. thus leaving the faculty free
to attend to the scholastic affairs Of
tho institution.
The faculty officers are: Or. Stuart
Mcclure. dean: Dr. - l.. Graz chair
,pn nf iTin T),
simpson. chairman. school OF DENTS
try: y. Bolcnbauph. chairman. school
OF Pharmacy. Memorial Hospital. T.. r.
Marlock. superintendent.
Referring TO recent changes made il
medical institutions Of the country. a
wcIi-known officer Of tn. Medical Col
lcgc OF Virginia yesterday Huid:
Scver before mas the choice Of n
medical school been so simple and easy
az at the present time. owing TO the
abundance of information which Is
available for the students guidance
And never was it so important that Il
careful ana wise choice be made.
''F'ormeriy the training secured I'm
any medical college was suGicien, to
give the physician a start in his life's
work. and to secure a license TO prac-
lice was also simple matter. Not
so at the present time. Modern medi-
cine is based on scientific knowledge
and without this knowledge the ply
stefan of the future viii he "A failure
To secure such knowledge the student
must have a better preliminary educa-
tion In college which has corps OF
expert. salaried teachers, we'll equipped
laboratories and an abundance of dis
pensary ana hospital facilities. Now
ais" definite qualifications are de-
mnndcd By the various States before
the license 10 practice can be secured
PRELIMINARY EDUCATION
iS NOW ESSENTIAL
Before choosing a medical school
the student should acQuaint himself
with the requirements OF preliminary
and medical education held by the va :
, iions states licensing boards If the
student needs additional preliminar "
training. the time TO acquire it, of
course is before he begins the study
ct medicine. In fact. this higher pre-
lliniiSffN education is now required by
all OF the better medical colleges. More
. important. however. a good preliminary
education is essential in order that the
student may be enable! to master the
more complex problems of the modern
medical course.
Another very important matter for
the student To consider IL the character
Of the college Itself. State licensing
boards are now making more comm n
use of heir legal power TO discriminate
between medical colleges and to refuse
recognition to those which are deemed
not propriy qualified 10 furnish a train
ing IN modern medicine. Diplomas
I from those not recognized do not con-
stitutc acceptable qualifications for
IN" license to practice medicine in such
+ states. 1t is important for the student
1" make sure not only that ha has III O
adequate preliminary education. but
also tina; he shall obtain his training
in medical college which is given
recognition In all States"