Prior to the Civil
War, the University of New York Medical Department was one of the
leading producers of medical doctors in the United States, serving
students from the north, south, and Canada.
Enrollment in 1842-43
was 268, in 1847-48 it was 421, and remained above 400 until the 1850's.
In 1853-53, enrollment dropped to 290, at which time Dr. Valentine Mott
left the University of New York. In the later 1850's enrollment
went back up to above 400, until the start of the Civil War.
In 1862, the enrollment was down to only 186 students. This would be
explained by the loss of the southern students, who represented a large
part of the student body until the start of the War.
In 1858, the faculty
consisted of:
Valentine Mott, M.D., Professor
of Surgery, Surgical Anatomy
Martyn Paine, M.D., Professor
of Materia Medica, Therapeutics
Gunning S. Bedford, M.D.,
Professor of Obstetrics, Children, Midwifery
John W. Draper, M.D., Professor
of Chemistry, Physiology
Alfred C. Post, M.D., Professor of
Surgery, Pathological Surgery and Anatomy
Wm. H. Van Buren, M.D., Professor of
Anatomy
John T. Metcalfe, M.D., Professor of
Institutes of Medicine
T. C. Finnell, M.D.,
Demonstrator of Anatomy
Alexander B. Mott, M.D.,
Prosector to Valentine Mott
J. Hinton, M.D., Prosector to the
Professor of Surgery
William H. Van Buren, M.D.
Alfred C. Post, M.D.
John T. Metcalfe, M.D.
The Courses of
Instruction, topics covered and descriptions of each course and when
presented. Hospitals, Infirmaries, and Dispensaries, such as The
New-York City Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Eye and Ear Infirmary, and
the Dispensaries of the City are discussed in detail as to what the
student could expect and the huge number of patients the student could
observe. Because of a legal problem regarding dissection of human
bodies, the State of New York circumvented that problem and the study of
Practical Anatomy is discussed in detail.
Regulations for the
Terms of Lectures, requirements for getting a degree, and fees are
discussed. Spring, Summer, and Autumn courses of lectures are
outlined.
Graduates
of the
Medical Department of the University of New-York
1842 - 1843 - 1844 1844 cont'd - 1845
- 1846
