American College of Surgeons - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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CONTENTS Fellowship Pledge vii Officers and Regents . ix Board of Governors . . . ' xiii Founders of the College xv General Statement Organization of the College i The Endowment Fund i The CHnical Congress of the American College of Surgeons 3 Requirements for Fellowship 4 Procedure of the American College of Surgeons in Consider- ing Candidates for Fellowship 6 Pan-American Progress 9 The New Home of the College 11 The Library 11 Department of Literary Research 12 The Great Mace Presented by the Consulting Surgeons of the British Armies 14 Rare Gift Presented by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 17 Convocations 18 Conferring of Honorary Fellowships in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 22 Academic Robe 28 State and Provincial Clinical Meetings . . . .29 Hospital Standardization 43 The Minimum Standard 44 List of Approved Hospitals 50 By-Laws 67 Honorary Fellows of the College 75 Fellows of the College, Listed by States, Provinces, and Cities 77 Fellows of the College, Listed Alphabetically . .267 Fellows Deceased 732

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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 Q llege, to live in strict accordance with all its principles, declarations, and regulations. In par- 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. tft 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. 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