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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Frank E.Otolaryngology 305WaxJiam, 1853-1911, graduated from Chicago Medical College<strong>in</strong> 1878. In 1882 he was appo<strong>in</strong>ted to the faculty <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong>Physicians and Surgeons, <strong>in</strong> Diseases <strong>of</strong> Children, and <strong>in</strong>1888 was giventhe chair <strong>of</strong> Otology, Rh<strong>in</strong>ology and Laryngology. In 1885 he did the first<strong>in</strong>tubation <strong>in</strong> Chicago, and the first <strong>in</strong> private <strong>practice</strong>. His experiences aredescribed <strong>in</strong> the text above. He moved to Colorado because <strong>of</strong> his wife'shealth and became Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Rh<strong>in</strong>ology, Laryngology and Cl<strong>in</strong>icalMedic<strong>in</strong>e at the University <strong>of</strong> Colorado.The Plexus, a student publication <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong> Physicians andSurgeons, conta<strong>in</strong>ed an editorial on "Chicago As a Medical Center"(Vol.4, March, 1899, page 284). It stated: "The Tribune <strong>of</strong> April 2, 1899, devotesa column to 'Chicago the Medical Hub.' " It goes on to state "thatthe bill known as the 'exam<strong>in</strong>ation bill,' which recently passed the Ill<strong>in</strong>oisstate senate and which makes it necessary for every person to pass an exam<strong>in</strong>ationby a state board <strong>of</strong> exam<strong>in</strong>ers before he may be allowed to<strong>practice</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e with<strong>in</strong> the conf<strong>in</strong>es <strong>of</strong> the commonwealth, will makeChicago the center <strong>of</strong> <strong>medical</strong> excellence. Chicago now leads all othercities <strong>in</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> regularly graduated physicians turned out annually.Greater New York with its million and a half more population is far beh<strong>in</strong>dChicago <strong>in</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> graduates and Philadelphia, which fifteenyears ago led Chicago <strong>in</strong> a ratio <strong>of</strong> nearly two to one, is far beh<strong>in</strong>d Chicagotoday. The reason for this is apparent when cognizance is taken <strong>of</strong> the factthat the <strong>medical</strong> educational facilities <strong>of</strong> Chicago are unsurpassed by anycity <strong>in</strong> the world. The number and high character <strong>of</strong> the Chicago <strong>medical</strong>schools with their private hospital connections, as well as the Cook CountyHospital which gives to students such a wonderful variety <strong>of</strong> cases, are greatfactors <strong>in</strong> keep<strong>in</strong>g Chicago <strong>in</strong> the lead." Thus, at the turn <strong>of</strong> the century,this spirited statement <strong>in</strong>dicated the past, present and future <strong>of</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>eand otolaryngology <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois' great <strong>medical</strong> center.

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