Evening star., 1950-03-07
New Plan Urged
ToMeet Needs
0fBoneB Banks
Oklahoma Surgeon
Sees Future Reliance
On Accident Victims
By George Beveridqe


today by an Oklahoma bone sur.
geon.
DR.. C. R. Rountree, professor O.
orthopedic surgery at the Okla.
home University Medical School
predicted a network of "commun.
ity bone banks" will be spread
throughout the country to supply
surgeons with bone needed fol
lifesaving operations. He ad.
dressed the second session of tht
four-day Southeastern Surgica
Congress at the Shoreham Hotel
DR.. Rountree told the doctor.
his hospital now relies solely or
amputation to replenish supple.
OF stored bone in its bank.
Would Use Accident Victims.
But we are convinced thai
with the increasing use of bone
we shall have to rely on fresh
cadaver bone from young, healthy
adults who have met death in ac-
cidents." he declared, despite the
many technical and legal difficult
ties.
The banks cannot remain SOL
vent in any other way as far as
We can predict
DR.. Rountree said he thought
the public should be educated te
benefit the bone banks in order
to help clear the way for expanded
programs.
The surgeon said bone trans
planted from others is mot bet
ter than ones own bone" but that
lit may be as good" It's chief
use, he said, probably will be il
combined use with portions Of
patients own bone when large
gratis are needed.
Education Changes Urged.
The congress turned to scientific
sessions today. after hearing EN-
bittered demands for sweepins
changes in medical education ant
abandonment of much of the vet
erans' hospital program.
The demands were made by DR.
r. p. Wilkinson of Huntington
w. Va. the congress president
at session last night.
Attacking the medical profes
sion and governmental health
programs and proposals with equa
vigor, he urged:
l. That only veterans with serv.
ice-connected illness be treated ir
"a relatively few" Veterans Ad.
ministration hospitals, and that
the surplus" hospitals and those
under construction be given te
States to hospitalize victims ,o1
tuberculosis and mental disease
Cites Medical School Deficits.
2. That money appropriated fol
proposed veterans hospitals bt
turned over to medical schools tt
meet their present deficits" ane
that further Federal aid must bt
discontinued unless we are invit'
ing complete Federal control"
8. That medical schools with,
draw from the veterans program
charging that doctors accept s5t
consultation fees for visiting tn,
hospitals as hush or good vii
money"
4. That medical school grad
yates be forced to spend thres
years as general practitioners be,
fore they may enter training q!
specialists.
S. That dentists work mo1,
closely with the medical profes
sion to correct some of the OBJ
vious evils" and that pharmacist
not be required to spend fou
years in training.
6. That medical schools mus
graduate from 1000 to 1,500 mor'
doctors each year and develol
plans to provide larger income
for general practitioners.
7. That Federal aid is needed
for more civilian hospitals, bu
that it be allocated to State,
without Federal control"
I Criticizes VA Participation.
DR.. Wilkinson strongly criticized
medical colleges for participating
in development of the vast vet.
erans' hospital program. In man.
areas, deans committee" hav,
been formed to control program
ilI which young doctors train il
the VA hospitals and specialist
serve part time as consultants.
DIR. Wilkinson said that, through
the years, the American Medica
Association has been "ultra-con,
servative," but that it's presen
leadership is a dynamic fore,
cognizant of our problem"
Placing blame for the ANA
past record on it's members, h
asked. why not admit that we
as individuals, have been so self
centered and selfish that impor
tant economic problems e hav,
been left largely to a few leaders?
On medical education, the sur
gical leader suggested this train
ing schedule: Three years o
pre- = medical training, with ;
bachelor of arts degree after tn
first year of medical school; fou
years of medical school, with ,
doctor of medicine degree after /,
orae-year internship; three year
Of general practice, another yea
of basic science training and thel
speciality training for at leas
three years.
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