Medical Department Of The University Of Pennsylvania Classic Reprint

Author : James Tyson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397322586
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Some Considerations Preliminary to the Study of Medicine: Being the Introductory Address to the 124th Annual Session of the Medical Department of the written by James Tyson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some Considerations Preliminary to the Study of Medicine: Being the Introductory Address to the 124th Annual Session of the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, Delivered October 1st, 1889 IT has not been unusual, of late, to disparage the introductory address, and there are those who would altogether omit it from the curriculum, as unprofitable, and as occupying time which were better spent in the regular exercises of the course. But when it is remembered that there are collected, on an occasion like this, nearly 500 young men, at least one-fourth of whom are present for the first time in official relation with their instructors in the profession of their choice, and most of whom are strangers in a great city, it is diflicult to conceive why an hour may not be profitably employed in the consideration of matters a knowledge of which may be useful and even important to them. I feel, therefore, that it is not the nature of the office so much as the shortcoming of the officer, not the introductory lecture, but the introductory lecturer, who is responsible if the hour prove un profitable. It will be my fault, therefore, if to-day this should be the case. In turn, I can but promise the effort which the choice of my colleagues and my wish to serve }ou demand of me, and it has seemed to me that I could perhaps best do so by bringing to your notice some considerations which I believe are appropriate in this preliminary stage of your studies. If, in so doing, I appear at times to address my remarks to those who are here {or the first time, I must ask the indulgence of the more ad vanced students who are not strangers among us. 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.