New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
u. S. Wants 81
Young Docters
For Nerve WoAI
Plan Comprehensive Com.
in NeurO-Psychiatry \
Opening Hospitals "a,
Disabled Veterans of w.
Specialists Hard to Cs
Provision Is Men Must G.,
tinue in Service Of D.
reau for Two Year Ter.

The United States rov,r-.
looking FOR hiiy young So,,.-.
medicine as An initial clas, f,y 49,.
training in neuropsyehlstry r,,s = -.
the provision that they VII ,.,,,.- =.
in tho service Of the Unltea s,..v-
eran' Bureau for a period ia ~.
two years.
DR.. Frank X. Hsichirr eii,i,J A
rector in the Vsisraas' Burrs1 "A.
stopped az his home I, Is5iss,,,r.
while on an inspsetion tour ~ vo1.,r.
mont hospito's vas uksd IA 80,
American Legion headcusrtsr, "a ~
plain the new step taken hy H. v,s.
erans Bureau % provide the beat pe,.
sible care and treatment of nevro.
psychiatrie World War vetsnns
THE policy Of she bureau 4 V ur,.
vide medical attention for the diubhl
veterans, 80 that everythlng pouly,
may be done 70 restore them 70 httIe
and proper status IN civilian Ilfes Df
Hutchins explained. TO maintain A.
policy In the opening uD Of new kos,i.
tails, and being unable 70 obtain The =.
quired number Of SPECIALISTS IN ntfY.
Gus and mental disease, Il bscssa
necessary 20 instruct a stad % e.
own FOR this lire Of work.
ITO this end a systematic and esr
prehensive courss In neuro.JsycAis,fy
has been carefully outlined, coaslstl,,
Of l76 lectures and demonstrare.,
and some 40 hours os clirlcsl Al
laboratory work
There will be three courSss. II
hrst Is the academic, which viii Ia
four months. The second is TIE D..
graduate Of neuro-psyehiatric seko.s
which will last six weeks, and the tir
Is a convention, once or tuies q ~
lasting from three 20 four days, VIA
ideas and experiences will be exckarr
for the good Of the service.
"Ihe pay will be sl6s q month 4
Ing the school work, and vhea n
uated the doctors will becohs DaR
assistant surgeons IN the reserve e,o
OF the United States Public Esik
Service, or eligible for employnntp
Class B physicians under the U,Ei.
States Civil Service Comnissles M
assigned 70 duty with the UnitetSI1s
Veterans Bureau. These saiariansfs
from 5000 a year upward.
"The hrst course will start 5rurl
E. At the same time schools fsg gili.
ate nurses, social service work, ee1
acknowledgements and physie4ksn
peutist work will begin. Gatzr
nurses should apply 20 the cincnf
the Veterans Bureau, Washingtm. 8
tention OF Mrs. Hickey, chief nsns q
the bureau. The nurses coars "
last eight weeks, and will be for esf
graduate work in neuro-psvhiir1
Fifty nurses o-e wanted FOR the lfiri
class.
The qualifications for doctors toe,
ter this work are: Must be q eititss 4
the United States; must be be,Fe.1
twenty-three and forty-fve yea1 sll
must De a graduate Of a Class A nd
cal school, with at least slI nsnis
service as interne in q general hciEk
or its equivalent; must present esrin
cate from the dean Of bis nseld
school as 70 his professional ably
his personal suitability and Bis nsn
character; must be able % shcS ~
cent medical examination eerntfte
that he is in good health and psyila,
iy TT; must sign q statement nts y
will give az least two years rf''a
sionai service 20 disabled Lsis'''
after completion OF the coarse