WANTED—ONE DOZEN MEDICAL STUDENTS.
By John Harvey Kellogg
THE demand for well-educated physicians, who have been thoroughly trained in the methods of treatment employed and the principles taught at the Medical and Surgical Sanitarium, is constantly increasing. Recently, calls have come to us from various parts of the United States and from other countries, for competent physicians prepared not only to practice medicine, but to teach the principles of health and temperance reform. Two dozen competent persons could be thus employed at once, in addition to those who have already been trained for this work. The managers of the Sanitarium are sometimes called upon for assistance in the establishment of other institutions, which they would be very happy to render if they could do so without crippling their own work, which has continually grown faster than they were prepared to care for it to their satisfaction. They are ready and willing to provide for the increased demand for laborers in this great branch of the cause, by the education of competent persons, who, by now beginning the work of preparation, may be prepared when their services are even more greatly needed than at present. The field of usefulness open before a well-educated and competent physician and teacher of health and temperance, is almost unlimited, and can hardly be looked upon as second in importance to any other line of Christian effort. All persons are not qualified for this work. All are not qualified to labor in other branches of the work. There is a diversity of talent. We appeal to those who are interested in the advancement of all branches of this great work, to aid us in the selection of proper persons to undertake the study of medicine and hygiene. The managers of the Sanitarium are constantly receiving applications from young men and women who wish to avail themselves of the superior opportunities for medical study there afforded, but owing to their heavy burdens, they have for some time past steadily refused all such applications, except in cases in which there was good promise that the applicants might become useful in this work. Applicants of this class have been very few, as other enterprises and interests have claimed their attention. We urge that this is an injustice, especially when a strong pressure is brought to bear upon us to supply physicians where they are urgently needed or called for. The Israelites could not make bricks without straw, neither can we make doctors without medical students. The managers of the Sanitarium are devoting much of their time to the education of nurses, cooks, domestics, health and temperance workers, and other kinds of educational work, the good results of which it is hoped may become apparent in the near future. It is proposed to begin, this spring, a special course of study for the benefit of medical students. This will be done if a sufficient number of promising persons are ready to engage in this line of study. We want young men of good education, good address, good character, good health, good ability, and plenty of energy, to undertake this course of study. We also want the same number of young women possessing the same qualifications. The demand for well-qualified women physicians is even greater than that for men physicians, and a field of usefulness equally great and important is before those who fit themselves for this work. Again we urge that the friends of the cause, and those who have a wide acquaintance, and have influence, will interest themselves in this matter. From such, and all who are interested, we should be pleased to hear at an early date. J. H. KELLOGG, Supt. Med. and Surg. Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Mich.