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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Medical Education <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois 435Build<strong>in</strong>g Committee, the college edifice was scarcely surpassed by any <strong>in</strong>this country <strong>in</strong> beauty <strong>of</strong> design, excellence <strong>of</strong> construction, or adaptationto itspurposes.Dr. McWilliams organized the West Side Free Dispensary, which occupiedthe first floor <strong>of</strong> the build<strong>in</strong>g, and which was under the exclusivecontrol <strong>of</strong> the College Faculty; patients be<strong>in</strong>g classified accord<strong>in</strong>g to diseasesand different rooms assigned to each class, students thus hav<strong>in</strong>g an opportunityto learn the details <strong>of</strong> actual <strong>practice</strong> <strong>in</strong> the various specialties.When the session opened September 26, 1882, there was present a class<strong>of</strong> 100 students, which gradually <strong>in</strong>creased to 165. At the close <strong>of</strong> the session,52 <strong>of</strong> these graduated.Dur<strong>in</strong>g the year, 7,504 patients were exam<strong>in</strong>ed and prescribed for <strong>in</strong> thecollege, most <strong>of</strong> them before small sections <strong>of</strong> the class <strong>in</strong> the differentcl<strong>in</strong>ic rooms on the dispensary floor.On March 17, 1883, the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors met to elect a permanentFaculty accord<strong>in</strong>g to a resolution adopted, the basis <strong>of</strong> the election requir<strong>in</strong>gthat the follow<strong>in</strong>g four questions should be answered <strong>in</strong> the affirmativeabout every candidate before he was eligible for election.the Faculty had been elected the first year on probation.)1. Is he a systematic and capable teacher?(Each member <strong>of</strong>2. Has he a moral character and habits such as will reflect credit upon aneducational <strong>in</strong>stitution?3. Is he honorable and trustworthy <strong>in</strong> his treatment <strong>of</strong> and deal<strong>in</strong>gs with hiscolleagues?4. Is he <strong>in</strong> accord with the general policy <strong>of</strong> the school, especially <strong>in</strong> its requirementsfor admission and graduation <strong>of</strong> students and its graded system <strong>of</strong><strong>in</strong>struction?The requirements for graduation at this time were announced as (1) agood moral character; (2) atta<strong>in</strong>ment <strong>of</strong> 21 years <strong>of</strong> age; (3) three years <strong>of</strong>study under the direction <strong>of</strong> a physician <strong>in</strong> regular stand<strong>in</strong>g; (4) attendanceon two or more w<strong>in</strong>ter lecture courses, the last <strong>of</strong> which must have been atthis college; (5) dissection <strong>of</strong> each part <strong>of</strong> the cadaver; (6) attendance ontwo terms <strong>of</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ical and hospital <strong>in</strong>struction;(7) satisfactory exam<strong>in</strong>ations;(8) deposit <strong>of</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al exam<strong>in</strong>ation fee with the treasurer on or before February1. No honorary degrees to be conferred.It was at this time that the illustrious name <strong>of</strong> Qu<strong>in</strong>e was added to thefaculty list. He was appo<strong>in</strong>ted Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e, and from that datehis dom<strong>in</strong>ant personality, wisdom, eloquence, and pr<strong>of</strong>essional spirit wasa source <strong>of</strong> strength to the College as side by side we labored on together foritsbest <strong>in</strong>terests.Dur<strong>in</strong>g the spr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> 1890, the writer became satisfied that the future welfareand prosperity <strong>of</strong> the college depended upon a thorough reorganiza-

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