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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Organization <strong>of</strong> State Medical <strong>Society</strong> 81members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> as possible, and urge that the billand passed."Morgan County Medical <strong>Society</strong> presented a resolution, which the State<strong>Society</strong> adopted, to the effect that the m<strong>in</strong>imum requirement lor abe brought uplicenseto <strong>practice</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> the state should be four years <strong>of</strong> study and threecourses <strong>of</strong> lectures.For the first time Sections were listed as part <strong>of</strong> the annual meet<strong>in</strong>g plan:Medic<strong>in</strong>e; Surgery, Surgical Specialties and Obstetrics; Etiology and StateMedic<strong>in</strong>e. 13The <strong>Society</strong> considered aga<strong>in</strong> the question <strong>of</strong> an exhibit at the approach<strong>in</strong>gColumbian Exposition to be held <strong>in</strong> Chicago. The special committeeto review the matter recommended that the <strong>Society</strong> appo<strong>in</strong>t a committeeto consider the question, "to counsel with all the parties who might be affectedby, or <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> such an exhibit, and to report <strong>in</strong> full the resultsto which they have arrived at the next annual meet<strong>in</strong>g."Dr. D. W. Graham stated before the <strong>Society</strong> that "a year or more ago Ireceived a communication ask<strong>in</strong>g the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong> to supportthe publication known asthe INDEX MEDICUS, by becom<strong>in</strong>g anannual subscriber for the same." The price was $10.00 per year. The <strong>Society</strong>approved the expenditure and itkept <strong>in</strong> the State Library <strong>in</strong> Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield.was decided that the volume should be1892 — VANDALIAThe transactions for the year 1892 conta<strong>in</strong> the revised Constitution andBy-Laws <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> as prepared dur<strong>in</strong>g the years 1890—92. Variouschanges are noted: (1) Members <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>Society</strong> lost their stand<strong>in</strong>gwhen they ceased to be members <strong>of</strong> their local societies; (2) failure to paydues for three successive years was cause for suspension; (3) new memberswere admitted at each annual meet<strong>in</strong>g by the Committee on Registrationbut were subject to action by the Judicial Council "as the <strong>Society</strong> maydirect"; (4) annual meet<strong>in</strong>gs were scheduled for the third Tuesday <strong>of</strong> Mayto "cont<strong>in</strong>ue <strong>in</strong> session three days, or until the bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>of</strong> the meet<strong>in</strong>g shallbe completed";(5) sessions were to be held <strong>in</strong> the city determ<strong>in</strong>ed by vote<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong>, provided that "every second meet<strong>in</strong>g shall be held <strong>in</strong> thecity <strong>of</strong> Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield, correspond<strong>in</strong>g to the biennial sessions <strong>of</strong> the legislature";(6) papers were not to exceed 30 m<strong>in</strong>utes when presented before theentire <strong>Society</strong>, and (7) <strong>of</strong>ficers and constitutional committee members werenom<strong>in</strong>ated by a Committee on Nom<strong>in</strong>ations.At this session it was decided that an order <strong>of</strong> procedure should be pre-13 It should be noted that the term "state medic<strong>in</strong>e" at this early period referred topublic health matters rather than to the <strong>in</strong>terpretation which we have come to placeupon this expression.

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