Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-27
Oppose the Removal.

10 the Editor of Tho Times pisp,tch.
Sir'-as graduates of tho Alrdirnl
Scnooi OF the University OF Nir,,i,i,
"ho instructors for u number OF yc,rs
III class medical schools In =,
! Louis. wc wish Ia record our un,I,,r
"oie opposition to the proposed rc.
""Nni Oh inc Medical School to ,Itich
,noh"' we owe our alma mater 4,
49,. vi gratitude which we can never
20 repay. hut in this crisis wo
e"h AZ Ieast protest against its die.
nembcrmcnt--in our oni,ion
oioW 10 tho institution tn Tho CO..,
""u 10 the cause OF higher mcJ;cni
education. "''"''"'
me clinical material M ,h.y,,,
,'''e Is extensive now. a fact wh,ch
% PcTslStcntly ignored by tho Ri,h.
advocates. and available /, ,
"cu hospital. admiral ,y designed
anu adapted for teaching nnr,'Da
ihiS we can certify from !, c,r,f,,,
.m>l,ce'oh' The strong trend Of
io"e'h medical education ia aw,v
scattered hospitals ana clinics
s"'h as would bc offered in p;,,
mond. The necessity ~,
hospital controlled and dom,nmtrJ
ny university ideals is hcrn,,,,,,.
s.mrr"iiE recognized by the hcst
hcuical schools of the country M
ri'hical material at the Injyo-si,,
hospital is or such amount AVID 90
rictS as TO furnish Tho ur.son,
classes at tho University of virrinI.
"tn clinical teaching second tn none
y" ,"e ."'ed states. This statement
~ ""e ny the well-knowu Johns
"pN'"S authority. Dr. Hugh II
medical classes nj no ,,,,,, t"u
cnulh be doubled and tho nrc.nn,
't'hicai facilities would furnish 10
S'""chis approximately tho 1,,,o ID
IMAGES that those OF Johns HIM.
now enjoy. The manner in
,s 80" 'h!s clinical material is mn
,'"cu is SO excellent as tn bovo c,i,oa
Urn inc warm praise OF modic,i
'chers and authorities far md
-, ""'aoiE DR.. y. i. CoiwcIl. Soc
o' the Council OF Medical
,,,,a,, ana Hospitals Of the
nn'e'l'ah Medical Association yho
"Nes the rating or American r,c.lc,I
.r"oc!S. He recently DECLARE, -,
VIC hospital clinical rnato-,,. ,,,
Is entirely ahcnuo,o ~,
.""' 'he use Of Ibis clinical m.,,orii
Is ;" fne that the univcrsi,v' a,h
Us should he adopted h. n,h
ih.uichi schools o'"c'
mere is "a trend In m.iic,, ,.
~, ~ toward fun time prof,ssor.I'f,'
s because. with Il large uriv,.,,
urac,i,.' tered over II city.
p''c'IcinE professor ~ linhIa
.rrt his teaching. at The ,,,i, ny
'"' teaching corps Is mai
.""hS men who dcvo,. thor r,iS va
:" ''"chlnH. Other professors /, 80
''"'S"' branches are no, fulI-,i,no I
n' ""t practically all their wnrk
va NM IN The University Hospital,
n
or am 'hc students get the benef,
an the clinical material NJ m,nit
us All the time OF the nrofo.s
we are entirely familiar win ,r
-, chmohd arguments. and we'll -. /
supposed advantages OF Iaryo
cihics in big cities for rncdic,i
n.n"ois. but from experience We
INV the unreasonable superIori,v
tcach!ng hospital for studen, |
Instruction controlled and dominated
ny university ideals. W. renIizn ~
srcat gain for medical students u,hn
having sufficient clinical material !
Such as they now have Mt IN. mi
Ncrs!ty, have also close p.rsonaI
contact with fine university. rho
n"nor system alone. there origi- /
,nia ana developed. ha of incaicul- |
ani" value TO the students in after
ne. This spirit and cultural gain
are lost by locating tho mcd,c,i
school in a big city.
IN view OF these facts. we wish 10
r"eistcr. as alumni, with no axes ~ |
Rrihh. our strong protest agaius, tho |
proposed change and 10 state tina,
'"r conviction. that Whatever ex-
p"hse might he necessary for cxpan-
SION In the future, at Charlottes-
NiIl", would certainly DO no greater.
II as great. as the expense now and
inter necessary at Richmond: while |
'hc things certainly lost. and others
!'ke'N 10 he lost by the change would I
ne !rrcvocablc. Tho great loss of OK
cchrht State medical and hospital
service. furnished by the University
Hospital 10 the central and Western
portions or the state, with the re-
siiiting hardship and suffering TO
those sections, should have great |
weight In the consideration OF this !
question.
w. NJ. ROBERTSON.
MALVERN II. CLOPTON, |
I. WISTAR WHITE.