be discontinued, but earnestly urge every member of this Association to endeavor in every possible way to aid this council in the performnace of their arduous duties. Respectfully submitted, S. R. BURROUGHS, J. H. EVANS, T. J. BELL, J. E. GILCREEST, Dr. M. M. Smith then offered the following report of the Board of Medical Examiners, and in his introduction spoke as follows: In making our report for the Medical Examiners, owing to the sudden illness of Dr. Wilson, we are not able to present a report in keeping with this Association and in keeping with the report made at our last meeting from this committee. At our last examination we had ninety-seven applicants, and I have not been able to make that report out in detail as I would like; there are some tabulated statistics and some other data that I will furnish at a later date to the Secretary. SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. To the President and Members of the State Medical Association of Texas: We beg leave to submit for your consideration the work accomplished by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Texas, since our last report one year ago, and a brief tabulated report of all the work performed by the board since its organization under the new medical law in Texas, which became effective on July 9, 1901. Number of applicants who have appeared for permanent examination since last report, 179; total number who have passed successful examinations since the last report, 153; total number who failed to pass the examinations, 26. Total number of temporary examinations given since last report, 17; total number who passed, 16; total number who failed to pass examinations for temporary certificates, 1. Total number of reciprocity licenses to physicians from other States since last report, 20. The number of licenses issued to those whose diplomas have been registered in the office of the district clerk, on certificates of deans of colleges since January 1, 1891, and from district clerks as to registration, since last report, 324. Total amount of money received by the board since its organization to the present time, $3375.05. Total amount of expenses of the board since its organization, $1061.15, leaving a balance of $2313.90, which has given a dividend of $257.10 to each member of the board as compensation for his time, hotel bills, traveling expenses and other labors since the organization of the board. At the organization of the board it was decided that each member should pay his own traveling expenses and hotel bills, as they would be about equalized, owing to the different places of meeting, and by this means the actual expense account herewith was very materially reduced, thereby enlarging the amount of dividend declared. We desire to assure this Association, in making this, our last report, that we shall ever hold in remembrance the uniform and united support it has given us at all times in the performance of our duties. We have endeavored in all of our examinations to test the qualifications of the applicants; to make the questions upon the different branches practical and suitable to make a fair test of the qualifications of the applicants. THOSE WHO PASSED SUCCESSFULLY PERMANENT EXAMINATIONS BEFORE THIS BOARD, AND RECEIVED THEREFROM CERTIFICATES. Four examinations have been held for permanent certificates, as follows: Austin, October 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1901, with five applicants, four of whom passed, and one failed; the percentage of failures being 20 per cent. Waco, Texas, May 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1902, with fifty-seven applicants, forty-eight of whom passed, and nine failed; the percentage of failures being 18.29. Dallas, Texas, October 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1902, with twenty-six applicants, eighteen of whom passed successfully, and eight failed; percentage of failures being 30.77. The last meeting was held in Austin, Texas, April 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1903, with ninety-seven applicants, and of this number one applicant for examination in midwifery, who failed to get the required percentage. Of the other ninety-six, eighty-seven passed, and nine failed, which gives a percentage of 10.37 of failures. Adding together all of those who have passed the board successfully, we have 157; those who have failed 27, making a general percentage of failures for the entire time of 14.85. RECIPROCAL RELATIONS WITH OTHER STATES. The board, soon after its organization, appointed a committee to examine the medical laws of the different States, and make a report of those States whose requirements were as high as those of Texas, and thereby could be placed on reciprocal relations with Texas, which were as follows: Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri after July 1, 1901, Montana, Nevada, New Hamp shire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington; total 20. This board, under this clause of the law, has issued a total number of reciprocity certificates of 34, as follows: Georgia, 8; Iowa, 1; Louisiana, 5; Maryland, 3; Mississippi, 2; Missouri, 3; North Carolina, 1; New York, 5; Pennsylvania, 1; South Carolina, 2, and Virginia, 3. TOTAL NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO PHYSICIANS WHOSE DIPLOMAS MEDICAL COLLEGES, AS FOLLOWS: Medical Department University of Alabama.... Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, Georgia. Atlanta Medical College, of Georgia.. Southern Medical College, Atlanta.. Medical College of Georgia. Northwestern Medical School, Illinois. Rush Medical College, of Illinois.. Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, Illinois. Illinois Medical College, of Illinois. ... Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York. Medical Department University of Buffalo.. College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.. Medical Department University of City of New York. Long Island Hospital Medical College, Brooklyn, N. Y. Indiana Medical College, Indiana... Physio-Medical College Fort Wayne Medical College, Indiana. Toledo Medical College, of Ohio.. Medical College of Ohio.... Medical Department Western Reserve University. Cleveland College of Physicians and Surgeons, of Ohio.. Starling Medical College, of Ohio.... Medical Department University of Virginia. Medical Department University of Michigan. 14 67 8 1 5 6 12 3 1 16 1 5 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 8 3 Saginaw Valley Medical College, of Michigan.. Keokuk Medical College, Iowa...... Medical Department University of Iowa.. Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons, of Iowa.. Medical Department Howard University, District of Columbia.... Tennessee Medical College, Tennessee.. Medical Department University of the South, Tennessee. Meharry Medical College, of Tennessee.. 1 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 12 2 2 11 13 29 Medical Department University of Louisville, Kentucky. Medical Department Fort Worth University, Texas. 34 .108 Medical Department New Orleans University, Louisiana. St. Joseph College of Physicians and Surgeons, Missouri.. 1 4 1 St. Louis Medical College, Missouri.. 1 Columbian Medical College, Missouri.... Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons, Maryland. Baltimore University School of Medicine, Maryland. Jefferson Medical College, Pennsylvania. Western Pennsylvania Medical College, Pennsylvania.. Medical Department University of Denver, Colorado.. Leonard Medical School, North Carolina.. University of Bonn, Germany. University of Vienna, Austria.. 1 18 6 2 5 2 11 1 22 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 University of Toronto, Canada. Trinity Medical College, Canada. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada. The tabulated results by States are as follows: Alabama, 14; Georgia, 39; Illinois, 22; New York, 27; Indiana, 6; Ohio, 22; Virginia, 9; Michigan, 12; Iowa, 7; District of Columbia, 8; Arkansas, 12; Vermont, 2; Massachusetts, 1; Tennessee, 424; Kentucky, 273; Texas, 149; Louisiana, 139; Missouri, 140; Maryland, 32; Pennsylvania, 36; Colorado, 3; Nebraska, 1; Kansas, 1; North Carolina, 1; South Carolina. 1; Canada, 4; Switzerland, 1; Germany, 2; Austria, 1, and Russia, 1. Respectfully submitted, J. T. WILSON, SAM R. BURROUGHS, J. W. SCOTT, J. H. REUSS, F. PASCHAL, J. C. JONES, J. H. EVANS, D. J. JENKINS, M. M. SMITH. The report was received. |