THE CAREER OF MEDICINE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 17, 20 January 1914, Page 4

THE CAREER OF MEDICINE.

iThe question of tlio future career of one’s sou or daughter arises with most parents at some period or other, and to those who can afford the expense of a university training the choice is generally reduced to one of tfie professions of medicine, law, or engineering, so far as Sydney is concerned (says the ‘.‘Telegraph”), though, of course, there are Other professions, such as architecture, the church, etc., to which attention may be turned, and there are various businesses in which a scientific training or an arts course is of value.

So far as raedieino is concerned, there is the disadvantage that the course is a long and arduous one. On this subject tiie London "Daily Telegraph” says:—“The increasing number of subjects for special study has seriously added to the length of time required to obtain a qualification during recent years ; so much so that a good many students find their curriculum extended over seven years instead of the live which it is supposed to cover. This is an important consideration to parents who want to know as nearly as possible for how many years they will have to support their sons, and what the total cost’of the hospital course will be. The question has been raised several times lately in view of the fact that, now the rewards of medicine as a career appear to be harder to win, and the prospects of the doctor not enhanced by recent legislation, there will be an increasing tendency for men who have attained success in business life to dissuade their sons from taking up medicine. In the circumstances, the Dean of Guy’s Hospital Medical School lias thought it worth while to ascertain as far as possible the average length of time taken by the medical student to obtain a diploma in medicine and surgery, and it is interesting to note that the result works out at six years and two months.”