History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

Medical Education in Illinois 421practically his entire time to the college work in this department. Theteaching of chemistry in the spring term was omitted, except in the laboratory;thorough although not extensive laboratory courses were instituted,and the following year were required as a condition of graduation.This year (1877) witnessed the first announcement of any clinical workin the college, except in the Department of Surgery. Prior to this Dr. Gunnhad had a surgical clinic which was uniformly successful and valuable. Nowthe following clinics were announced: Diseases of the Nervous System byDr. Lyman; Diseases of the Heart and Lungs by Dr. Ross; Medicine by Dr.Bridge, each to be held once a week throughout the year. The followingyear a clinic on Skin and Venereal Diseases by Dr. J.N. Hyde was announced.Thus was inaugurated a wider scope of clinical teaching in thecollege. In 1880, four more clinics were added to the list: Orthopedic Surgeryby Dr. Owens; Diseases of Children by Dr. Miller and Dr. Knox;Gynecology by Dr. Byford and Dr. Nelson, and Diseases of the Eye andEar by Dr. Holmes. In 1882, the clinic in Orthopedic Surgery was permanentlydropped from the list, Dr. Owens having resigned his chair. In1884, a clinic on Diseases of the Throat and Nose by Dr. E. Fletcher Ingalswas added, later enlarged to include also Diseases of the Chest. At the sametime a second clinic on Surgery was begun by Drs. Gunn and Parkes. In1890, the service in the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases was increasedto two clinics a week of one hour each.In 1879, Dr. Miller requested that his chair be divided and a separatechair of Gynecology instituted. This request was granted, and the positionwas accepted by Dr. Byford.In 1881, Dr. Danforth was appointed Professor of Pathological Histologyand Lecturer on Renal Diseases but resigned the following year. Both heand Dr. Owens, who had also resigned, immediately accepted positions inthe Chicago Medical College.The college suffered loss by death of four of its senior members withinthe years 1887 and 1890: Drs. Gunn, Byford, Ross and Allen. Dr. Parkeswas transferred to the chair of Surgery, and the chair of Anatomy wastaken by Dr. Arthur D. Bevan. Dr. Etheridge was transferred to the chairof Gynecology, and Dr. D. R. Brower became professor of Mental Diseases,Materia Medica and Therapeutics in his stead. Dr. Bridge, who had forseveral years been Professor successively of Hygiene and of Pathology, andadjunct in Practice of Medicine, was transferred to the chair of ClinicalMedicine.In 1889, Dr. Nicholas Senn was appointed Professor of the Principles ofSurgery and Surgical Pathology, as a colleague of Parkes. He resigned in1890, but on the death of Dr. Parkes early in 1891, he was appointed Professorof Practice of Surgery and Clinical Surgery, Dr. John B. Hamilton