Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
DOCTORS PREPARATION
REQUIRES HARD STUDY
Medical College of Virginia One of Best Equipped in
Country. SAYS Dr. j.. C.. l.. Miller. in Address to
Radiosts From Dispatch Broadcasting Station

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'ors requires probably more time.
money and devotion than any other
profession. ana is OF such consum
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,,'''U' '"'Ie '""' '''' o'"'' can
not ai"fd 10 ignore It's dignity. IN
the opinion of Dr. l. c. l. Miller.
Of the Medical College OF Virginia.
in an address TO radirists of Vir-
Sinia from The Dispatch radio sta
zion Friday night. Dr. Miller spoke
as the NTH of a S,ri"s of talks on
Training for Better Citizcnship.'
given by the virginia League OF
Women Voters his subject was
How Virginia Trains Her Doctors"
and the address Is given:
The young man or young woman
who wishes to study medicine should
plan for it and shape his course OF
study from Tho tim" he enters high
school. so that he may conform in
all respects to the requirements of
the Council of Medical Education of
tho American Medical Association.
1T is necessary that hc INST COM
plete q standard four year high
school that requires at icast fifteen
units for graduation Three Of these
fifteen units must be in English.
two in mathematics. two in a for
".gD language, one to three in science
ana tho rest may lie elective.
T''v" Years "f College Work.
Then lac must have TWO years of
college work during which he must
take at least one year tn biology.
rhEs!cs and English. ono and one
half years IN chemistry and enough
more work 10 make total OF SIXTY
semester hours.
Upon completion Of this work lie
Is admitted 10 tho medical school
fri1 1,n a. 20. a. ny Il
AT the end OF the course graduates
with the degree NJ. II. After grad
uation no usually taxes at least
one year OF hospital work before hc
feels that he - really equipped Ia
nndertak" IN" practice of medicine
Added up these make eleven
years after ne enters hish school
before he bcEint The practice or
his profession,
IN the medical school the sub
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