The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-19
DOCTORS OPPOSE
LICENSE SYSTEM
Florida Midland Medical Society Adopt
Resolution CONCERNING Present
System of Issuing Medi-
cal Licenses

The present system of issuing med
ical licenses in Florida is said to re-
suit in flooding athe state with many
fake physicians and is much condemned
by the Florida Midland Medical Society
i'm the following resolution recently
adopted The resolution is expected
to come before the Florida State Med
ical Association converting in Pensacola
May 9Th, for a three days session.
The resolution:
Whereas: It has been brought to the
attention of our Society that there ex-
lists in the state of Florida five sepa-
rate Medical Examining BOart4s whose
duty 1t is to examine and pass upon
the qualifications of those who are to
practice medicine in one of its various
branches, and to safeguard the life
and health of our people.
Whereas: there exists in certain
states corporations whose purpose is to
manufacture deceptive medical diplo-
mas for financial gain.
Whereas: That the records of our
court show that certain members of
one of these various examining boards
have been trafficking with diplomas
with these self-styled medical colleges.
that they have never seen inside a
medical school, but wishing to secure
the ancient and honorable title ofdoctor
for commercial purpose, bought these
diplomas at a price ranging from $500
to $500 each with a guarantee of a
state license to go with 1t.
Whereas: On February 22nd, 1921,
Governor Cary A. Hardee, knowing of
the undesirable publicity that Florida
has received through the medical jour
nails throughout the United States, re-
garding such Irregularities that Flori-
da is the dumping ground for all class
es Of medical imposters. wrote three
of the leading examining boards (Reg-
ular Electric and Homeopathy for Il
record Of the physicians licensed by
them during the past four years, and
up TO date only the Regular or Allo-
pathic board has been able to accede
to his request.
Therefore: Be it resolved that the
Florida Midland Medical Society go
Son record as opposing the present sys-
tenn of medical licensing in this state.
That we also endorse Governor Har-
dee's utterances in his message to the
legislature for a more effective meth -
Cd of licensing physicians in this state.
and that we pray the Honorable Sena-
tors and Representatives Of our great
state will save our profession and re-
deem the fair name of Florida by pass
ing a composite medical examing act
which will include the now various
boards, and which will be a preventa-
tive for any one Of it's members trff-
ling with so serious a problem. Furth-
er be 1t resolved, that copy of these
resolutions be sent to the Governor.
each Senator and Representative. and
to the lay press.
Florida Midland Medical Society
Earl III. McRae, NJ. D., President.
Tampa.
r. r. Kline, M. D., r. A. c. s. secv-
Treas. Orlando.
NOTATION: There is all told in the
United States SO Iegalized or recoe-
nized medical colleges, II Of these are
Regular or Allopathic colleges &c of
this number are medical departments
OF Universities. There are five Home
opathic and / Electric college, enrollin o.
In all 1854 students in the 1919 and
1920 term.
(Statistics taken from the American
Medical Directory
II is estimated that there has been
admitted in Florida within the mast
Few years more imposters who have
never taken a course in medicine. buv-
ing their diplomas and license from
fake institutions than those who have
graduated from the above schools and