Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-28
MEDICAL BOARD
To REACH CITY
FOR WORK TO-DAY
EXAMINATIONS AND INSTRUCT
IONS Will m GIVEN
WHILE HERE.
DOCTORS WILL ATTEND
Many STOPS Already Mnde NJ Num-
crouS Towns in state By
Members of
BODY.

a Board OF Medical Examiners. |
consisting OF Capt W H. Hargis. |
on O. r. c. San Antonio. and Capt |
Edgar W LOOMS. NJ q. r. c.. Dali
las. making tour Of the state in |
uhe interest Of the Medical Officers |
Reserve Corps OF thte United States /
army. under the auspices Of thtc !
Texas Committee of National De- |
Tense. Medical Section will arrive to-
day.
This board will be I'm Amarillo all
'day Friday. June % and will make
examinations az the Federal building
. The board will operate while In the
lcity under the direction of the local
auxiliary committee consisting Of
Drs J ] Crume. A. j Caldwell and
M. 4. Johnston
Where BOARD stopped.
The board has already made stops
AZ Mckinney, Marshall, Palestine,
Houston. Corpus Christi. Gan An
tonic Austin. Waco, and Wichita
Falls and will go from Amarillo 10
Lubbock. June 30. Sweetwatcr. July
LIST. Abilene. July End, aud Fort
Worth July 2rd. ~ each Of the sew
eral stops the board will meet with
ms many of the state committees.
Councillors IT the State Medical As
sociation and members OF the local
auxiliary committee as may be able
To get together for a general confer
onco and In order To pass on tho pro-
| fessional standing of applicants pre-
scutiug for examination AZ tho final
stop In Fort Worth. the entire com
mittce. the BOARD Of Councillors of
! the State Medical Association aud as
many others as are interested In the
| problem of furnishing medical olfic-
ors for the army. will gather for a
con ference and review of what has
been accomplished by tho hoard TO
date
Want 3DO Officers.
Tho sarseos. general ai "a. a. as
has asked that Texas furnish 900
officers for tho Medical Reserve
Corps. and while the committee Is
OF the opinion that practically that
many have already been secured, tho
demand from Washington is still for
more. and the likelihood is that tho
quota for this state will materially
increase The surgeon general states
that these medical officers are want
ed for immediate service. by immc-
diate service is doubtless meant that
some will be called 10 take three
months course In military medicine
20 one Of the camps Of instruction
while others will be- sent 10 duty
with various military organizations.
and even TO Europe and the field Of
battle
Qualifications Necessary.
The qualifica ions for commission
IN the Medical Officers Reserve
Corps are briefly as follows April
cant must be a citizen of the United
States between the ages of % aud
81 years q graduate OF reputable
medical school legally authorized 90
confer the degree o' doctor OF med
icine. must be qualified 90 practice
medicine In the state 10 which he
resides. and must be- Al the time in
the active practice of his profession
lie must submit 20 the examiners. or
mail 20 the secretary Of the Texas
committee. Major Holman Taylor.
s2f Texas State Bank Bldg Fort
/ Worth Texas the following papers
a letter 10 tho surgeon general OF
the army On his own hand writing
applying for commission Boo The Med
] ical Officers Reserve Corps tWn
testimonials from reputable citizens
Of his community AZ 90 his personal
| habits character aud professional
standing in his community. crriifI-
] cate from the district clerk that hc
/ Is a legal practitioner in This state.
and has had the degree %. doctor OF
medicine conferred upon him. and a
| personal history and application nn
s blank. which will hr furnished by
/ Major TAYLOR. tho board n. examiners
/ Or The surgeon general oft tho army
/ which should b. sworn f0 before s
notary public These plpors should
/ be- gathered together a. stated ari
/ either presented t0 iHr board OF r.
/ amiuerF or fon' ir Major Holman
/ Taylor 90 the address given abat.
/ Officers Boz Tho Medical Reserve
! Corps are commissioned Eel. 0ra .ar
I tenant captain Ur major Tho rs.
o. $4,000. $500 and $4,000 per y't..
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