American College of Surgeons - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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CONTENTS Fellowship Pledge vii Officers and Regents . . ix Board of Governors xiii General Statement Organization of the College i The Endowment Fund i The Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons 3 Requirements for Fellowship 4 Fellowship Extended to South American Surgeons 6 The Great Mace Presented by the Consulting Surgeons of the British Armies 9 The New Home of the College; The Library 15 Convocations 17 Academic Robe 20 Organization of State and Provincial Clinical Sections Outline of Organization 21 Executive Committees in States and Provinces Organized to Date 23 States and Provinces not yet Organized .... 30 [Hospital Standardization . 31 The Minimum Standard 34 The Approved List 35 [By-Laws 49 IHonorary Fellows of the College ..... 58 [Fellows of the College, Listed by States, Provinces, AND Cities 61 [Fellows of the College, Listed Alphabetically . . 223 [Fellows Deceased 635

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FELLOWSHIP PLEDGE [ECOGNIZING that the American Col- lege of Surgeons seeks to develop, exemplify, and enforce the highest tra ' ditions of our calling, I hereby pledge myself, as a condition of Fellowship in the Gsllege, to live in strict accordance with all its principles, declarations, and regulations. In p ar ' ticular, I pledge myself to pursue the practice of surgery with thorough self ' restraint and to place the welfare of my patients above all else; to advance constantly in knowledge by the study of surgical literature, the instruction of eminent teachers, interchange of opinion among associates, and attendance on the important societies and clinics; to regard scrupulously the interests of my professional brothers and seek their counsel when in doubt of my own judgment; to render willing help to my colleagues and to give freely my services to the needy. jc Moreover, I pledge myself, so far as I am able, to avoid the sins of selfishness; to shun unwarranted publicity, dishonest money ' Seeking, and commercialism as disgraceful to our profession; to refuse utterly all secret money trades with consultants and practitioners; to teach the patient his financial duty to the physician and to urge the practitioner to obtain his reward from the patient openly; to make my fees commensurate with the service rendered and with the patient ' s rights; and to avoid discrediting my associates by taking unwarranted compensation, s Finally, I pledge myself to co ' operate in advancing and extending, by every lawful means within my power, the influence of the American College of Surgeons. vu