Revised regulations for the government of the United States Marine-Hospital Service : approved May 20, 1889.

  • United States. Marine Hospital Service.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Revised regulations for the government of the United States Marine-Hospital Service : approved May 20, 1889. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    examination must be accompanied with testimonials of correct deportment and habits of industry from the sur- geons with whom they have served, and the applicant must be familiar with these regulations, and must also ^ certify that he is physically able for service in any cli- mate. 15. The order of the examination will be : i. Physical. 2. Written. 3. Oral. 4. Clinieal. 16. The physical examination will be made according •‘’“‘'i to the riiles elsewhere given for the physieal examina- tion of seamen; the examiners must pay special atten- tion to general conditions that may possibly impair effi- ciency and cause early placing on waiting orders, such as hereditary diseases, overstrain of nervous system, tendency to phthisis, impaired vitality from excesses of any kind. Candidates should be required to give an ex- plicit statement of any severe attack of illness or inju- ries, and of the cause of death of near relatives, and eer- tify that thej^ believe themselves free from any ailment— mental or physical—or defect which would disqualify them for active service in any elimate. 17.,The examinations will be ehiefly in writing, and Examination a 1 • • <• 1 • -ii 1 1 1 to be in writing. this portion of the exercise will begin with a short auto- biography of the candidate, in which he will concisely state: Whether married or single; the date and place of his birth; the school, institution, or college at which he received his general education; the several branches studied, including his knowledge of general literature, and of the ancient and modern languages; the exact title of the medical school or schools at which he received instruction, and the date of his graduation; the name and place of residence of his preceptor, and the time when he commenced the study of medicine; also the title of the text-books studied or read on chemistry, anatomy, physiology, histology, materia medica, pharmacy, thera- peutics, theory and practice of medicine, principles and practice of surgery, minor surgery or mechanieal thera- peutics, medical jurisprudence, toxicology, obstetrics, hygiene, biology, and physics; the opportunities he has had of engaging in the practice of medicine, surgery» and obstetrics, or of receiving clinical instruction; or whether he has or has not been a resident physician or inteime in a civil or military hospital; and the number of subjects or parts of subjects he has dissected while at college. The candidate will append to this statement