Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MEOICs7
Dean Tinkham to Ask Trustees
for Option to Hold One.
Wants to Help supply Lack Of Assist
ant Surgeons in Navy, hut eau.
lions Students against CUTTING
short Their Courses.

Dean II. c. Tinkham of the medical COL
lege will write to the university board Of
trustees to-day, asking for the option Of
beginning the next session of the college
shortly after the close Of the present SEES
sion the latter part Of June instead Of
waiting until next fall. The present class
OF 1918 would then be graduated next jan
nary or February. Dean Tinkham has
taken this step SO as to assist the govern
ment In filling the depleted ranks Of its
assistant surgeons In the navy Mean
while, he will communicate with the
medical boards Of different States and. II
he finds that most Of the latter in States
where graduates Of the college would be
likely to practice are willing to permit the
abbreviated length of course without dis
barring candidates from taking their
State board examinations. ne will use the
privilege If the university trustees ex-
tend It.
DIR. 8. W. Hammond. head Of the State
board of medical registration, has writ
ten Dr. Tinkham. that there Is probably
no statutory reason why the State board
cannot without any change Of law or
amendment thereto accept diplomas I'M
der any condition which you may see fit
to give them, SO long as no lowering Of
standard is made Of the college in so do
ing. BY standard. I mean such as is now
recognized by the A. NJ. A. and accepted
by our board"
DR.. n. p. Colwell, secretary Of the coun-
ell on medical education Of the American
Medical association, writes Dean Think
ham that "a number Of States have the
requirement that a student must be in
attendance for at least 90 per cent. of the
college session. I think. however, that in
the present emergency no State licensing
board would refuse to license a physician
who had substituted army or navy medi-
cal training for the last month or two of
his regular medical work. We are in
formed that at least In few instances
| State boards have acquiesced in such ac-
| ton by their local medical schools" DR..
Colwell in a preceding letter wrote Dean
Tinkham that the council on medical
education has voted to approve the early
graduation. II necessary. by any class A
medical school. Of these special senior
students who succeed in obtaining admis.
sion to the naval reserve force"
EXAMINER COMING 9TH.
| DR.. G. G. Freeman of the Boston navy
yard is coming here to enroll such stu
dents as are acceptable and to explain
what the service is. Only seniors wht
have obtained an average rank in the
! first three years Of the course Of s. pei
cent or more may withdraw from the
college before the TERMS end. and the,
not before May 10 or Is. They will b.
examined at once. Graduates of 1916 an(
1915 are also enrollable. however.
The chief difficulty with the State board
Of other States is that a statute ma!
exist forbidding the admittance Of candi
dates to State board examinations WIN
have not finished 50 per cent. of tn,
| years course.
Dean Tinkham got the seniors togethe
yesterday afternoon and explained TIL
| whole situation. He Is anxious to be D
service. but also desires his students Il
realize the difficulties they may have t.
face later II they do not complete tn
course.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
Dean Tinkham described the require
ments for commissions and also the step
to be taken after leaving the college
The 1917 graduates, for instance, will fir
take the oral examination here on Apr
1925. They would then enter the coas
naval reserve. remaining throughout tn
summer. On October they would ente
the school In Washington and take a 81
months course. completion Of whic
satisfactorily would mean a commission
The examination here. 1t is said. wi
be comparatively easy. Secretary Daniel
has urged that medical students renal
and complete their four year course an
he has also communicated with Stat
medical boards in various States
furtherance Of the foregoing scheme.
1t is said the naval school might thro'
Its doors open for a summer session
the demand for assistant surgeons shout
become Immediately imperative. The d.
mand is great now and that accounts &c