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THE CHINA MAH, FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 193

PLEA FOR FURTHER EXTENSION OF COLONY'S MEDICAL TEACHING DRU

DR.

RIDE'S ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY

ter Sir Frederick wrote: Short to announcing that the ens

mg tist be or{ophthalmology, tion, {ante-natal wor

and second, in the

for research

From

foregoing

that

recessity

NEED TO ATTRACT STUDENTS FROM Kai were made to the College of requiring medical aid should be the principles of medicine are of the table; then the period of work and nutritional problems.

ALL OVER THE WORLD.

A most important address on "Medical Education in Hong Kong was delivered by Professor L. T. Ride, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Hong Kong University, before a large audience in the Union Assembly Room yesterday afternoon. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Hong Kong University Medical -Society.

•

In the course of his lecture Dr. Ride said

over

constitutes a person

afterward Mr. HL N. Mody intimat-Council had decided to recognise she ed to me privately that he had read the degrees in Medicine and Sur soc

Then comes the last grass hard-be my remarks. with great interest, gery of this University) grantedition

suitable for le, the finals, Chrome days, af toetus-must of and was prepared to erect the after examination, for "regista-İtions": necessary buildings at a cost of tion in the Medical Register." ja general education-test.The ing writion papers in Medicine, afra homeinstitution. {$150,000 and to give $50,000 ̧ ̧£o-

Medical Examination : student then starts his course by Surgery Obstetrics and Gyneco-dified to suit local require FORMULATION OF NEW wards an Endowment Fund. It is important that you should studying the sciences, of Physics, logy, followed by clinical tests on mexts, and in Hong Kong that You will note that the offer of realise exactly what the General Chemistry and Biology (including ac cases and orals conducted by demands more emphasis to be laid PROGRAMME

Mr. Mody was made about the same Medical Council is. This Council Botany), the first two because, people who seem to the candidate on public health, preventive me time as the benefactions of Mr. was established by the Medical however much the practice of me to have forgotten what an examina- dicine, tropical medicine, parasitle Ng Li Hing and Mr. Tang Chuk Act in 1858 in order "that persons dicine may be considered an art, tion feels like on the other side diseases, bacteriology, ante-natal-

Medicine, and Sir Frederick, realis enable to distinguish qualified basically scientific: the last beenforced inactivity and almost in- Our late Chancellor, Sir William ing that these two projects might from unqualified practitioners" cause medicine is really only one surpressible excitement awaiting Peel, made an eloquent, appeal but be advantageously combined con-It is thus seen that this

aspect of the human branch of the ream and at last the success a short time ago, an appeal which Council exists for the protection the general subject of biology-ful candidate hears the words hemany of you here will no doubt sulted the College authorities who

of the public and not for the meHere the study of these subjects had begun to think would never remember. This was for money welcomed the larger scheme of a

principal| in

profession. Its Kong Hoag

dications Fire occupy one year and the examin- be directed to him "Congratula to enable us to give instruction in University

offered to amalgamate the Medical Register: second, to ations in them form the lat De-tious, Doctor! I don't know what public health and preventi and

see that the name of no person is gree Examination.

the maually, accepted procedure is didine so necessary for doct their College therewith. Although realising that if a University were entered thereon as qualified unless | In the second year the medical here in Hong Kong after the post-this part of the world.

he has had an adequate profession-subjects proper are begin with ing of results; whatever it is it original work is concerned, Among those present were the Vice-Chancellor,, Sir established, one of its most im

al education, and to remove there-the study of Anatomy and Physio- Fortimately falls outside the realmdical school can be com William Hornell. Professor W. L Gerrard, Professor portant faculties would be that of

from the names of qualified perlogy, along with Organic and Phy-of the Dean, but it will surely playing its part fully sons-who are no longer entitled to L. Forster, Professor C. A. Middleton-Smith, Dr. L. Newton, Dr. Medicine, Sir Frederick with char- considered

third, to sical Chemistry. At the end of the have this in common with all such contributes to medical E. L. da-Sonsa, Dr. K. H. Uttley, Dr. P. F. S. Court, Mr. A. Nacteristic prescience

public condensation the second year the 2nd Degree Excelebrations in other places that whole the experience to 1

provide for Macfadyen. Mr. E. L Gosano President of the Society) and that the Tai Ping Shan site would be all too small for a univerzity

British Pharmacopoeia. It is the amination in this branch of chem-it will be associated with the feried from its own peculiar envi Mr. K. W. Gooi (Hon Secretary).

appearance of a

are upon the istry is taken and the successfuling that all life's struggies are ment Opportunity ca fas he envisaged it, and it was then.

"Medical Register, and not the pos decided to obtain the views of the

~Ression of a degree or diploma, this (tudent then enters on his third lover. But it takes more than ski begin responsibility, "and"

day qal-Fear, where he completes bis Acess-in-a-final examination to medical man in this Colony for ever I have chosen this subject to- College and on October 1 of the benefactors and the past and pre-

fed of legally qualified peeti jatomy and Physiology courses. In complish that.

such a short period cannot fail to day for a number of reasons. same year he delivered an in-sent students of the College on the

Lover of medicine.

the former he learns the struc- Just let us see how far our stud be impressed by the magnitude v Firstly because it is important augural address in the City Hall suitability for the larger Univer

The Councill has no power to tare both macroscopic and meat now has really progressed. He our opportunities. make rules in regard to the medicmsopic of the body and in the lias leamed the normal mechanism! It is often said that our duty in that students, especially new at a largely attended public sity scheme of another proposed

presided

by site in Bonham Boa. Totse views students, should have a general meeting

cal curriculom er examinations, but latter he becomes sequainted with and function of the body; he has the University is to teach and not it can pass resolutions and make the functions of the different learned how to apply that know-to indulge in research Let us idea of the courses of studies His Excellency Major-General proving favourable, the Court of

recommendations relating thereto, which lie before them for the Cameron, C.B., the Officer ad- the College decided to abandon

their building scheme, and devote and, if any of these were ignored parts of the body, and how these ledge to the detection of disease, hear for a moment what Sir next six years; secondly, be ministering the Government.

by the licensing bodies, it would functions are correlated in the diagnosis, its prevention and Thomas Lewis said last year in the cause it is desirable that you

"Sun Yat-sen

their appeal to the endowment of

be open to the Council to make re:/harmoniously working unit wits treatment. But all the patients Hurley Lecture on Clinical Science, should all have some know In the proceedings of the the University.

—Another-Public Meeting----

presentations to the Privy Council,

he has dealt with were selected ** To make clear what I have in ledge of the history and aims Senate of the College held on

which, if it thought it might or call the normal individual

At the same time the studentes; he starts off with the pre- On March 18, 1908, His Excel-

qualifications obtained of the institution that you have July 16. 1892, there occurs the

Hency convened another public from suck bodies should not be re- becomes acquainted with the ac-mise that the patient is ill, other skabels prodessarial duties. The first joined; and thirdly, because following, a minute which meeting at which he stated that gistrable. The name of any medi-ition of drugs on the normal func-wise be would not be in hospital.

-duty of a university professor is welcome the opportunity to give time has surely invested with the revenues of the colory could cal practitioner who has been con- tions of the body pharmaco. It is one task to find out what

the advancement of knowledge of publicity to a subject which I interest and importance

his subject by research; his second. not undertake any responsibility

victed of felony or misdemeanour, logy and after having been is wrong when you know something consider should be of definite dreamt of when it was penned for carrying this project through.

or who is judged, after due enquiry tested and found proficient in wrong, but how much more dif-

-duty is to encourage and dissemin- ate learning. These are the .ac. before the Council itself to have interest to the general public by its writer. It reads:

conduct these subjects of Anatomy and been guilty of “infamous

cepted duties of professors in scien ficult it may be to have to decide of Hong Kong.

It was resolved to recommend but he would readily recommend

in any professional respect," may: Physiology including Pharmaco whether anything is amas or CO Life department to all universities Sun Yat Sea and Kong Ying Wa, to the Secretary of State the gift

worthy of the name. who have passed_ all the Profes- of an adequate site for the pur- be erased from the Medical Regis logy, which form the Sad Degree especially if you have to take the

Funds Required sional Examinations, to the Court pose, and, if successful, the "Goster

The Medical Acts prohibit at clinical period of his studies.gion on your own shoulders.

whole responsibility of your deel-It seems therefore that if this for the Licence of the College, Supernment would necessarily be Yat Sen to qualify with high disclosely connected with its control.

-tempts being made to impose res- triction as to any theory of medi-

---Immense Value These were the first diplomas to the University unst in fact be cine o surgery, and, once a prac So far he has found the student-Therein lies the immense value the maze, more funds must be titioner has been trained and tested life a joyful succession of new of house officerships and I would provided, for one thing is certain I feel sure you will agree that it be given by the College and thus financially independent though the Legislative Council might not E- those

in the knowledge essential for pa- is a history of which any coun-to the accompaniment of

blic safety, he may adopt any and pleasing experiences inters-like to-day to try and impress on and that is that at the moment try of this size might well be prophetic words "with high dis-probably approve of a grant-in-aid

"theory" of medicine or surgery in persed with a few weeks of night-you (because my experience as your our endowment will not allow of which he honestly believes. The mares tinction" became the future leader of its revenue.” proud.

in the form of examina-Dean now for a number of years At this meeting it was decided H.K. College Of Medicine of the vast Chinese Republic, the

Medical Acts do not prohibit the tions, but always (we hope) fol- makes me feel it is necessary) how money being spent for such a pur- pose. There is no need to em- practice of medicine by unregister-lowed by the dawn of brighter vainable the tenure of such a postphasise the fact that one does not As far back as the eighties of first fruits of organised medical to appoint a sub-committee to re-

port on what would be, in their ed persons, but, if they Muly

The house officer is not only the last century, public-spirited education in Hong Kong.

and falsely assume any title im- days in the form of enjoyable va- is.

[use the term Research in a ... mi- He has sampled the completing his medical education versity in the narrow sense of ori men-in Hong Kong were moved diplomas, a copy of which you may opinion, a minimum staff and its

plying registration- they are liable cations.

athletic contexts but coming in contact with the goal work conducted in a labora to give expression of their real-all see hanging on the wall of the cost for two faculties, one of me-

Medical Acts differ from the Mid- with his fellows and tasted the families of his patients as he stay but in the real sense of honest

prosecution. In this respect the struggles of isation of the importance of vestibule of the present Anatomy dicine and the other of engineer-

wives and the Dentists Acts, which medical education to the welfare and Physiology building, were pre-ing: how far local assistance, to

entirely "preclude the practice of Joys of social intercourse in the for the first time, he is learning thinking applied to accurate ob

(various societies university-life to deal with his patient as the servations of this colony, and on Augustsented at a public meeting in the aid the professorial staff, could be

midwifery or dentistry by unregis

has to offer. But now he comes loved or all-important unit of some. Unregistered, me-i 30, 1887, a meeting was held in City Hall on July-23, 1892. Acounted on: if a school of Law

tered persons..

There is yet another iniportant were added later what buildings) the then recently opened Alice ready I hope you are beginning to

dical practitioners, however, are face to face with devastating human home, however humble: Memorial Hospital and at this realise what a heritage you have

under certain disabilities, for they disease, with crippling accidents he shoulders responsibility while reason why we should make pro- caspot recover charges for med-and yea,

, even with death itself; still render the eye of his teachers we endeavour to so ta vor de meeting it was decided to estab-made yours by coming to

cal or surgical attendance, etc. in lish a "College of Medicine for Kong for your medical education-dowment. Amongst the names off a court of law, they cannot hold he hurries of to operations early with whom he now comes in

I should like to introduce my subject with the second of these points, namely, a brief consideration of the history of "medical education in this Col- ony, and before I have finished

tinction

These

fit would be advisable to erect at once; and what sum would be re- Hong

quired for maintenance, and en-

Chinese in Hong Kong." Those The College then entered on aj present were the Rev. Dr. Chal-period of quiet and unobstrusive those sitting on this sub-commit -mers (in the chair), Dr. Wm. work and the next important event tee it is interesting to find that Young, Dr. (later Sir Patrick) in its history was that in 1907 of the Hon. Mr. (now Sir Henry) Pollock, and though unnecessary", Manson, Dr. (later Sir James) it was decided to alter the name Cantlie, Dr. (later Sir Kai) Hoto "The Hong Kong College of Mesurely it is fitting here to draw at- tention to one of the many valu- Kai Dr-Jordan. Dr. Gerlach dicize" since it was found

able services Sir Henry has ren- and Mr. W. E. Crow.

Teaching Facilities

that

dered the public life of this co-

拳

Tremendous Activity

lony.

A period of tremendous commit-

der that the

to

Examination. be enters on

Disease Facing

the

mind I will attempt broadly

to

Colony wishes to have a university which others consider worthy of g

vision here for medical research.

This is not a

not

that

I have omitted all mention of

monstrators and assistants ima Thanner di not an appointment as medical officer in the morning, stays late in the contact

they will ultimately become fitted of health, in public (including men-evening dressing patients, goes possible in his student days; he tal) hospitals, or as a medical of about with measured tread, a pen-plays a very important role in the occupy University Chairs and ficer in the Military or Naval Ser- sive mien and a conspicuous stet efficient working of his wand and Senior teaching posts. Since all vices, or in ships; they cannot give hoscope, and eventually climbs his hospital, and he gets his first other universities expect their pro- fessors to engage in original work, any valid certificate which is back to his hostel at night more freal introduction to what should be

how can we expect our graduates, quired by any Act from a medical red than he ever felt after re- the motto of his future life. "Ser to attain that standard if we do practitioner - for example, a cer Just let students of nationalities other than

vice before Self " tificate of death; and they cannot turning from the sports field.

facilities for provide engage in insurance practice, ob-) For three long years he must time for holidays, holidays during us consider those names for, a Chinese desired to avail themselves moment. One is that of a ver of the opportunities of medical

tain dangerous drugs, or attend continue to serve his tiring ap- these appointments defeat the shole training in method of original cases of venereal disease. satile scholar who served his education in Hong Kong.

prenticeship in the wards, taking aim both from the point of view work? Our duty towards the generation

acclaimed as the

You will notice that the Coun-an ever increasingly active part of the house officer and that of his higher education of our best gra- duates demands attention to this leader of the Chinese in this The teaching was carried out inte activity followed, during cil has no power to make rules, in the actual treatment and heal clinic and hospitalit

And now this period being com- neglected side of our activities. city: another is that of a mem-the Alice Memorial Hospital, the which scheme after scheme was but it makes recommendationsing of fellow human beings; he

Cin disenssing our shortcomings ber of a prominent firm of Euro Nethersole Hospital, the Ho Win submitted, discussed, rejected or and is in a very strong position to forms an integral though small pleted, what next? For the ma rean doctors in this

Colony Ling and. Tung, Wah Hospitals, modified, until in January 1909, see that they are carried out, and part of the hospital mechanism; jority it is the wide world, for a whose great help and interest and accommodation for special les-through the generosity of the this it does not in order to incon-this absence from duty means chosen few, demonstratorships or those very important branches of in medical education here we tures was provided in various places Chinese of Hong Kong and Tar-venience Universities or other either more work for, one of his assistantships in the University medical training, viz. dentistry still commemorate by the Jor-such as the Government Civil Hosious other places, of the Viceroy teaching bodies, but for the bene fellow students or more suffering departmental These posts we were and muzzing. They open a much able to create with our share of larger field than we can be pre dan Scholarship given every pital, Queen's College, the Sanitary of Canton, of Messrs. Butterfield fit of members of the public. so for one of his fellow men. six months, in the University. Department, the Public Mortuary and Swire and allied firms, a that they may have a means of Each of these three clinical the Boxer Indemnity money, given pared to discuss now),

Two further names are of and the Bacteriological Institute, scheme for the forming of the recognising a person who has had years is divided up into three-to the University a few years ago, the monent one begins to con- hose days greha dasarist the Rele University in a manner acceptableix reasonably eficient. medical monthly ~ appointments called and they provide our best men British firm of doctors, which lege at the Alice Memorial Hos-to all the donors concerned was training and one who has proved clerkships; first come two med-with opportunities firm-has continued to this very pital

approved. A document was drawn himself reasonably proficient in cal and two surgical clerkships experience and further study fitvelopments, one must first of all day to render the same type of For many years the teachers in between he University of his professional

during which time actual cases Inting them for specialisation in answer this important question. self-sacrificing service both to this College gave their services en-Hong Kong on the one hand and

the wards are assigned to the stu-clinical subjects, or for academies there a real need for medical the public and to the cause of tirely gratuitously; but as the Col-the Hong Kong College of Medi- We, therefore, in Hong Kong dents, who themselves are res and research posts Without this education of this standard and

in Hong lege grew both in size and in value cine-on medical education

the other, whereby follow the scheme of medical eda-ponsible for certain parts further training and teaching ex-along these lines in Hong Kong? Kong. I refer to the names of it is readily understood why, soon-amongst other things-it was cation in England, which briefly of the treatment, case reports perience we cannot possibly expect Should we aim at supplying, local Cantlie and Manson. Manson er or later, it became necessary to agreed "when the University is is this. The student first of all, and clinical laboratory investics our graduates to reach the stand-demands only, or should we st became a pillar not only of Bri- consider the requisition not only opened the Facilty of Medicine before entering his university or tions. During the next year the ard required from those who wish tempt to provide education of anch tish but also of world medicine of permanent buildings but also shall be simultaneously inango-medical school, must receive a clerkships are in pathology, where to take charge of teaching depart-a type that it would attract sta- His work is known and revered of permanent staff. In 1905 the rated and no other Faculty shall good general education: this is practical experience is obtained in ments in Universities in China in all countries and climates Government reserved on the Tas be before it"

Procedure Here -

WOMAN GUILTY OF ABDUCTION

Two Young Girls Taken Away

Important Question

{dents from all over the Far East,

The Future

resulting in the raising of the the study of diseased organs and and commemorated in not a ping Shan area a xite suitable for I must ask you to bear with me

of disease causing organisms (of A student who has been through prestigo of the British educational, few, excepting the one place the purpose of a medical building in this long historic preamble,

so much more importance in tro- this training and obtained bis system in general and British. that gave him his opportunity-and it was offered to the College, but I want you to understand that

[pical countries), in anstäthetics MB. E.S., degree is entitled to medical training in particular?* In Hong Kong we have no Man-Two years later. Ng Li Hing the history of medical education

and practical pharmacy, in radio-practise. anywhere in the Empire, these to my mind are our only son Memorial Chair of Public generous benefactor whose memory in Hong Kong began long before

logy and venereal disease, and in subject only to local regulations two possible alternatives; if the Health, no Manson Lectureship is perpetuated by scholarships in the University was brought into

obstetrics; during this latter period and requirements. That is a fact former be our true function, we in Tropical Medicine, no Man Anatomy, given annually, in this being and that we in the Univer-

the student receives practical ex of which we are rightly proud, and must not only shape our course son Research Institute or even University-donated $50,000 and sity are in duty bound to preserve

perience in the conduct of laboura the recent achievements of our accordingly, but must limit our- scholarship in Tropical Diseases, Tang Chuk Kai donated $10,000, our inheritance and uphold the

both normal and abnormal graduates confirm our opinion that numbers so as to prevent growth we do provide facilities for a res-past the size calculated to fulfi not even a bust or a plaque or with this sum of money at their prestige of medical education so At the Kowloon Magistracy tais

sonably good medical education, ....... | local ireme

we could. --a photograph to remind us that digposti the Senate of the College zbly begun by our parent founda-morning Kwu Sinking a 23-year-

For the last three years Boxer reasonably expect he who helped so largely to proposed to make an appeal for tion, The Hong Kong College of old married woman, was sentenced courses in pathology, bacteriology, Indemnity Scholarships in Medical moneta found the modern science of tro- funds suficient, to erect buildings Medicine.**

to six months hard labour for public health and medical tria-Sciences have been allotted by open cal school, from local sources. But pical medicine also laid the and engage mall permanent At the opening of the Univer abducting two Chinese girls, prodence are taken, and at the competitive mamination throu foundation of medical education | stan.

sity in 1912, the teaching staff of Chung Yee, aged 13 years, and An and of the fifth year comes the out China, and each year, we have

Lecture Courses Concurrently with this, lecture

in this colony. Next year we University Of Hong Kong the College of Medicine became Nuf, aged 11 years von Fourth Degree Examination in been successful in celebrate the 50th anniversary In 1905, the Chim Mail and lecturers in the Faculty of Med Police evidence disclosed that these subjects. Then follows the these scholechip of this foundation and we in the others advocated the establishment cine and the students were trans-she had the intention of ending text or sixth year with further with which Medical Faculty are already of a University in Hong Kong, and ferred to the Unfreesity: The next her life but had not enough cour derkating in medicine, surgery.cerning our considering how this may be in December 1907 at the prize-event of vital importance to the age to do so alone, so she enticed obstetrics and gynaecology, along special post-So done most appropriately. I need giving at St. Stephen's College. Medical Faculty was the record in the two girls away to accompany with instruction in those special England is grati only add "He that hath ears to the then Governor, Sir Frederick the minutes of that body of the her. Later she changed her mind. subjects ever increasing in both treme, but hear, let him hear

(inter Lord) Lagard expressed the receipt, in September 1918, otra. She had been under medical ob- bees and reportancƏ: vatning-|| Dr.Manson was appointed hope that this ambitious project letter from the Registrar ofg, the seri tion and found to be perfect-ition, oferers, children'"* * diseases, [ings the first Dean of the Medical viight before long take shape. La-i General Medical Connell sin Greatly wane, VAG

criereal?-«iseased public-health

ited

scheme end with policy

ind and

and in