Evening star., 1939-12-15
New Plan Knits
Howard j. and
Freedmen S
University School
Of Medicine Provides
Professional Care

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A closer cooperative arrange
ment between Howard University :
School of Medicine and the Freed
mems Hospital, under which the
former is furnishing all professional
care of patients in Washington's
only colored hospital, Is now in op-
Grafton, the Interior Department
announced today.
The plan was said to provide a
considerable improvement in the
teaching facilities of the medical
school. 1t replaces a somewhat
looser arrangement whereby part Of
the hospital staff previously had no
connection with the university or
with the teaching system of its med
ical school.
Both institutions, which derive
the major portion of their financial
support from congressional appro-
priations under the supervision of
the Interior Department, are graded
as class A by the recognized profess
sional groups. The new plan put
into effect is in line with the prac-
tice generally followed by class A
medical schools throughout the
country Officials said it will serve
to strengthen the standards of both
medical school and hospital.
Follows Study.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
has shown much interest in both
institutions, providing each in
former years with substantial P w.
A. funds for new equipment and
expansion. Several years ago he
sponsored study of Freedmen's
Hospital in conjunction with the
Public Health Service and broad
recommendation were made for
improvement of the hospital service.
In carrying out some of these, Sec
retary Ickes secured additional ap-
preparations to expand the staff and
medical service at Freedmen's.
The arrangement between hos
pital and medical school was worked
out In accordance with recon-
mendations previously made. It
provides greater opportunity for the
medical students to study hospital
cases and gives the hospital the
services of the medical instructors.
Practically all class A medical
schools must maintain such rela-
tions to keep their professional
ranking
The plan provided that the presi-
dent and trustees of Howard Uni
versity should nominate for appoint-
ment by Secretary Ickes all men,
bers of the professional staff of the
hospital. These included the at
tending physicians, the resident and
inferno staff the consulting ply
sicians and requirements in the
various technical services. It did
not affect the administrative per-
sonnel Of the hospital.
Salaries of the professional staff
will be paid by the university, ex-
cept for that portion of the salaries
OF residents and internes now paid
by Freedmen's Hospital.
Professional Staff Realigned.
The professional staff was organ
lied along the lines accepted in ap-
proved teaching hospitals. 1t neces-
STATED a realignment of the staff
and a more exacting definition of
functions This was done without
discontinuing the employment or
altering the civil service status of
any employe of Freedmen's Hospi-
tai in accordance with the terms
of the agreement.
DR.. Edward L. Howes was made
chief of staff and chairman of the
Executive Committee of the hospi-
tai. The title of surgeon in chief,
held by DR.. T. Edward Jones, was
changed to director in chief. DR..
Jones is made responsible directly
to the Secretary of the Interior for
the business and general admins
tration of the hospital. DR.. Howes
was made Intermediary between DR..
Jones and the medical school. The
dean of the medical school, DR..
Nurma P. G. Adams, is serving also
as associate professor of medicine
and with two former physicians is a
member of the Executive Committee
of the hospital Other members of
the committee include Dr. Alonzo De
Graft Smith, chief physician; DR..
Julian w. Ross, chief obstetrician
and gynecologist, and Dr. Alonzo j.
Smith, chief pediatrist. These six
officials form the Executive Commit
tee of the hospital staff.
Heads of other departments and
technical specialists installed this
week are as follows: DR.. Phillips T.
johnson, orthopedic surgery; DR.. r.
Frank Jones, chief of neurology; DR..
Ulysses L. Houston, chief oto-l -leryn-
gologist; DR.. James C. Dowling,
ophthalmologist; DR.. John K. Rec
tor, chief of anesthesia; DR.. John A.
Turner, oral surgery; DR.. Robert S.
Jason, pathologist; DR.. Hildrus A.
Poindexter, bacteriologist; DR.. Yer
non A. Wilkinson, biochemist; Dr.
H. H. Hazen, dermatologist; DR..
Ernest Y. Williams, urologist; DR..
Ernest Y. Williams, neurologist and
psychiatrist, and DR.. George w.
Adams, clinical pathologist.
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