'

the New York Schools of Medicine The Lancet reports on our New York correspondent a long We have received from the < Schools of Medicine at New of and interesting account of other matter on our space the tliet pressure York and regret for the briefest possible abstract of its room leaves

contents.

Colleges,

only

There

are

in

four regular Medical degree of Doctor of Medi-

New York

with power to confer the

Tlie conditions of graduation qre: three years' study attendance upon under the direction of a regular practitioner ;

cine.

THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE.

62 least two full courses of

lectures, the last of which must be degree is to be taken; the preparation of a thesis on a medical subject; the full age of twentyone years; good moral character; and a satisfactory examination. The College of Physicians and Surgeons (now called the Old College) was founded in 1807. Next in point of ago is the University Medical College, established in 1840. Then comes the Eellevue Hospital Medical College, established in 1861, and differing from the rest in being connected with an hospital, and in making clinical teaching an important part of its course. Lastly comes the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary, founded by Drs. Elizabeth and Emily at

at the school at which the

Blackwell in 1868.

In the three first named there are pro-

recognised special departments, such as Ophthalmology, Otology, Dermatology, Orthopedics, and the like, as well as for the older branches of medical instruction, and these are mostly held by the bearers of distinguished The Colleges are all flourishing, or, at least, are names. attended by numerous students. fessorships

for all the

[Mabch 1,

1870.