Author : Samuel Annan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331079654
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (796 download)
Book Synopsis An Introductory Lecture Delivered at the Opening of the Kentucky School of Medicine (Classic Reprint) by : Samuel Annan
Download or read book An Introductory Lecture Delivered at the Opening of the Kentucky School of Medicine (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel Annan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introductory Lecture Delivered at the Opening of the Kentucky School of Medicine As to the effect upon the medical profession, it is a capital error to assert, that the rapid multiplication of Medical Colle ges is the cause of the great increase of the number of Medi cal Students. The reverse is the fact. The astonishing growth of the population, and the consequent demand for Physicians, with the success which attends the larger number of those who engage in practice, are the chief reasons why so many young men crowd the halls of medical instruction. There is no more respectable and esteemed member of a community, than an eminent Physician or Surgeon; and it is not surprising that the dignity and importance of his character, should fasci nate the youth of our country. Additional Medical Schools, then, are founded, because of the overflowing current setting towards those now in operation. This being the state of the' case, the question to be decided is, whether one set of gentlemen in a particular locality shall receive all the honor and profit accruing from teaching medi cine. Or whether another set, equally deserving, and fully as competent to instruct, shall' be permitted to participate in these emoluments. It is obviously for the interest of both the general community, and the medical profession, that free competition should be tolerated in this as in every other branch of business; and that such is the prevailing opinion is manifest, from the annual granting of acts of incorporation by the Legislatures of the different States of our Union. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.