The Present Position Of The Medical Profession In Society

Author : Paul F. Eve
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ISBN 13 : 9781330975817
Total Pages : 30 pages
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Download or read book The Present Position of the Medical Profession in Society written by Paul F. Eve and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Present Position of the Medical Profession in Society: An Introductory Lecture Delivered in the Medical College of Georgia, November 5th, 1849 Gentlemen of the Class: The Faculty of the Medical College of Georgia, have assigned to me the pleasing duty of welcoming you to this Institution, the exercises of which are intended to exhibit the principles and facts of one of the most ancient, useful, and interesting of the professions of life. In preparing yourselves for this time-honored vocation, we bid you God speed. Most diligently and sincerely will we strive to furnish you every facility, to acquire the information and skill necessary to make you accomplished physicians. Since the termination of the last course of lectures, a special providential agent, connected with the profession, has painfully engrossed public attention. Pestilence has been abroad in the land, and death has made fearful ravages among the people. The West, the North, and the East, have each been visited by the same terrible epidemic. But unto us, spring-time, with its genial influences, has come and gone; the heat of our summer has been tempered by refreshing showers; the enterprise and industry of our citizens have been amply rewarded; the earth has yielded her fruits, an abundant harvest has been gathered; and now the sear leaf of autumn has fallen: still no malignant spirit has been commissioned to interrupt our happiness. We have indeed been a favored people we have been blessed with health and prosperity. The faculties of other Colleges have undergone mutations: some from resignation, others, alas! from death; but amidst all these changing scenes and afflicting circumstances, the Almighty disposer of events has been merciful to us. Augusta is the only location of a medical institution in the United States, unvisited by an epidemic within the past six months. We are all spared, and recognize with pleasure many of our former friends and pupils, here returned to unite with us in gratitude to God, for the preservation of life and health. Before entering on the study of a profession, it is the dictate of wisdom to examine it in all its aspects, as well as to ascertain its adaptation to ourselves; to estimate its true character and worth, and to determine its importance and usefulness to society. That which is to enlist our energies for life, and from which we expect to derive a support, should if possible, be fully comprehended, and accurately and honestly defined. Appropriate then to the occasion, will be an inquiry into the present position of the Medical Profession, in its relation to public opinion. 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.