The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-12
This Is Aim Of Society of Lead
ing Physicians Just
Formed Here.
$50, 100000 FUND SOUGHT
Great University and Hospital
to Attract Students From
European Centres.

In the Improvement of conditions sur
rounding medical education here have
Just effected the organisation Of So
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF Medi-
cal Education and Medical Science, and
are planning in real earnest to launch
nationwide campaign aiming to establish
New York city as the great medical eou-
cational centre not only Of the western
Hemisphere but Of the world.
= Being alive to the fact that the place
held prior to the war in medical educa-
tion by Berlin and Vienna will inevitably
be taken by the metropolis Of some other
country, more than $50 men most promi-
nent in the medical profession in this
city, led by DIR. Wendell c. Phillips.
father of the project, already have under
way a definitely worked out plan for the
raising Of $50, 900, 900 in funds needed Tor
the purpose of creating here such medi-
cal centre and establishing great uni
versity and hospital.
The medical associations OF France
and Great Britain, countries which here
tofore have been second only to Germany
in medical education. have been striving
for some time to gain the place held by
the latter country in attracting post
| graduate medical students. New York
medical men, however, are convinced
that with the extensive medical and elm
ical facilities afforded by this city there
5. a wonderful opportunity TO attract
great numbers Of students IL all the ad-
vantages are properly developed and
made known.
Two Previous Meetings Held.
A formal meeting held April 10 at the
Academy OF Medicine brought together
several score of the city's most innuen-
tiai and prominent physicians. AT this
gathering the matter was fully discussed
end committees were appointed to devise
an organization and make definite plans
for the furtherance of the project. At
second meeting. held July 3. the associa-
ton was formed, a constitution adopted
and officers were elected. The officers
are:
President, Dr. Wendell C. Phillips. ear
specialist first vice-president, DR.. George
d. Stewart, general surgeon at Bellevue
Hospital and president Of the New York
Academy Of Medicine second vice-presi-
Dent, DR.. Glentworth Butler. the chief
medical consulting physician at the
Long Island College Hospital: secretary,
Or. Haven Emerson, a former Health
Commissioner treasurer. DR.. Arthur F.
Chace, stomach specialist at the Post
Graduate Medical School trustees. DR..
Charles H. Peck. chief surgeon at the
Roosevelt Hospital and president Of the
New York County Medical Society: DR..
William Francis Campbell, chief sur
geon, Long Island College Hospital; DIR.
John E. Hartwell, surgeon at the Pres
byterian Hospital: Dr. Emanuel Libman,
pathologist, Mount Sinai Hospital: DR..
Frederick Tilney, professor Of neurology.
College of Physicians and Surgeons and
neurologist at Roosevelt Hospital: DR..
Otto w. Huffman, dean Of the Long
Island Medical College; DR.. Adrian
Lambert, surgeon Presbyterian Hospi
tai; DR.. Samuel A. Brown. dean of
Bellevue Medical College DR.. James A.
Miller, chief medical consultant Belle
vue Hospital. and Dr. George w. Kos
max attending surgeon at the Lying-ln
Hospital The attorneys for the associa-
ton are whiteside & Stryker. 81 WILL
Ism street, who are also attorneys for
the New York County Medical Society.
Objects Are Set Forth.
The objects of the association are
stated in a preamble to the constitution
to comprise the unifcation of the medi-
cal profession of New York city for the
following general purposes:
First, to improve and amplify the
methods of undergraduate and graduate
teaching.
Second. to perfect plans for the utili-
xation of the vast clinical material OF
this city for teaching purposes and to
make use of the teaching talent now un-
employed.
Third, to bring about a working af-
nliation of the medical schools. hospitals.
laboratories and public health facilities
Of the city to the end that the best In
terests of medical education may be con-
served.
Fourth, to initiate the establishment
of a medical education foundation in
New York city whereby funds may be
secured to meet the financial require
ments OF all forms of medical education
and investigation.
The general management shall be un-
DER the control and direction of board
Of trustees, who shall be chosen from
and elected by a majority vote Of the
corporate members. The Mayor, the
Commissioners OF Charities and Health
and the president OF Bellevue and allied
hospitals of the city of New York shall
be exofficio trustees of the organization
during their respective terms Of Office"
The general membership OF the asso-
citation will consist of New York city
physicians in good standing, teachers of
Ancillary or secondary sciences Of medi-
cine and investigators of problems re-
lating to medicine. The corporate men,
mits medical teachers. medical men with
hospital appointments or affiliations
teachers of auxiliary sciences and medi-
cal Investigators. The management Of
the business affairs and the teaching
membership of the association will be
controlled by a board OF fifteen trustees
chosen from among the corporate men,
bers.
DR.. Royal s. Copeland. Health Com
,hn m nf IA mr.
Ganization committees and is a member
of the newly formed organization, told
reporters yesterday afternoon that UNI
doubtedly New York city, with is hos
pitai. clinical and other facilities. can
easily do what has been done by Berlin
and Vienna in the way OF giving post
graduate courses, and Is in position
10 do II even better. DIR. Copeland gave
Il as his opinion that II the ambitious
project outlined by the new society ma
terializes, there will be no reason why
men seeking medical education along
special lines should be obliged to visi,
medical centres In European countries ,
New York CITY," he said. OFFERS ar
abundance OF clinical and laboratory ma.
terial unrlvalled by any other city in tho
world. 1t Is possible to organize here q
great medical centre which will attract
all physicians OF the Western continent
who care to do graduate work. We have
in the Health Department here the great.
cat vaccine laboratory In the country
All of the vaccine and serums used by
me American Army in the war and q
substantial part OF the vaccines used b,
the British army during tho wars last