MEDICAL COLLEGES OF THE UNITED STATES
1914
Journal of the American Medical Association
Below are given brief descriptions of the medical colleges in the United States and Canada that are legally chartered to teach medicine, several of which do not grant degrees. The name, address, year of organization, history and date when first class graduated are given in each instance. Unless otherwise stated, a class graduated each subsequent year. Where official reports have been received from the college, information regarding faculty, entrance requirements, length of term, fees, students
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... excluding specials and postgraduates), graduates, name of dean and next session is given without discrimination, regardless as to whether the college is sectarian or not. In a few instances in which such reports were not received the information published is from other reliable sources. Figures for graduates include all who graduated since July 31, 1913. Extracts of rules and the membership of the Association of American Medical Colleges are shown following the list of colleges. Figures showing population of cities and states are taken from the United States Census Bureau's returns for 1910. Statements have been added showing the preliminary requirements held by state licensing boards where those requirements include one or two years of collegiate work. ALABAMA Alabama, population 2,138,093, has two medical colleges, the School of Medicine of the University of Alabama and the Birmingham Medical College, located, respectively, in Mobile and Birmingham. The population of Mobile is 51,521 and of Birmingham 132,685. In order to secure licenses to practice medicine in Alabama, students matriculating in the session of 1915-16 and there¬ after, must have completed two years of work in an approved college of liberal arts including courses in physics, chemistry, biology and a modern language prior to entering on the study of medicine. Birmingham
doi:10.1001/jama.1914.02570080041012
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