Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . among practitioners of the country. This was the Medical andSurgical Reporter, which eventually succumbed before the fiercerivalry of journals of more modern style and supported by the cap-ital of large publishing houses. The most important journalsissued to-day in Philadelphia—beside the American Journal ofthe Medical Sciences—are the Philadelphia Medical Journaland American Medicine. which fully represent modern thought,modern enterprise and the present standards of medical ethics. 43 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal Another im])()
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . among practitioners of the country. This was the Medical andSurgical Reporter, which eventually succumbed before the fiercerivalry of journals of more modern style and supported by the cap-ital of large publishing houses. The most important journalsissued to-day in Philadelphia—beside the American Journal ofthe Medical Sciences—are the Philadelphia Medical Journaland American Medicine. which fully represent modern thought,modern enterprise and the present standards of medical ethics. 43 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal Another im])()rlaiit medical enterprise which is largely (hie tothe activity of Pennsylvania medical men is the American Med-ical association. The history of this great national body is of in-tense interest, as it really reflects very thoroughly the progress ofsentiment in this country in regard to what is best in medical prac-. Duiiker Church and Interior. Blooming Grove, Lycoming Count} Built 1828. Photographed especially for thiswork from original copies in possession ofJoseph H. McMinn tice and in medical life. Its birth was largely due to the dissatis-faction felt by a number of medical men, among whom thoseteaching medicine in Philadelphia w^ere conspicuous by their per-sonal character and high professional standing, with the defectsof the system of medical education due to the practical lawlessnesswith which it was conducted. Their great object was to bringthe most representative men of the profession together so that 144 The Medical Profession they mii^lit unitedly set up a standard of excellence in public andprivate conduct to which all right-minded medical men might givetheir adherence. \\ith this purpose the American Medical asso-ciation was organized in Philadelphia in May, 1847; ^^^ ^ i^ iteresting to note that most of the aims of the men then and theregathered have been attained, some not so per
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