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VOL. XVIII. NO. 26
NOVEMBER 25, 1950
seboojV. In ■'.-,.■, . re- '■
THE FIRST FOUR-YEAR MEDICAL SCHOOL
J. W. BROZELL, our circulation
manager, came into our office
and told us that he had obtained
the above picture from Dr. M. D.
Hill of Raleigh.
"I thought it was interesting
enough to reproduce in the magazine," he explained.
We looked at the picture, then
read the caption underneath. Of
particular interest was the first
line: "Faculty of Leonard Medical
School of Shaw University, first
jour-year medical school in the
V. S. A."
We knew that couldn't be true.
Shaw University is a Negro
school in Raleigh. Princeton, Yale,
Harvard and other big educational
institutions up North were bound
to be 'way ahead of Shaw;
"All I know is what it says under
the picture and what Dr. Hill told
me," said Brozell.
We decided it would be best to
check on this information. Dr.
THE STATE. NOVEMBER 25, 195D
Royster wasn't in town, but we
talked to Dr. Hill and also to Dr.
Hubert Haywood. According to
what they nad to say, Shaw unquestionably enjoys the distinction
of having established the first four-
year medical school in this country.
It is true that the big colleges in
various parts of the country had
medical schools, but these schools
at first were for only two years.
Then the term was lengthened to
three years. In 1884 there wasn't a
single college in the state that
could boast of a four-year term.
In that same year it was decided
to establish a medical school at
Shaw. Prominent Raleigh physicians and surgeons agreed to take
part in the teaching. They did this
more from the standpoint of rendering a public service than for
any remuneration. You undoubtedly recognize most of the names
under the picture. Dr. W. I.
Royster was the father of Dr.
Hubert Royster, and Dr. James S.
McKee was the father of Dr. John
S. McKee of Raleigh. All of the
others were well-known throughout the state. The only one that's
living now is Dr. Hubert Royster.
How did it happen that a four-
year course was established at
Shaw? Well, according to the best
information available, the standard
of education among the Negroes in
those days wasn't as high as it is
at the present time. Local doctors
were well aware of the fact that
only two- and three-year courses
were maintained in the colleges,
but they decided that it would be
advisable if the Negro students
took an extra year, in order to
make sure that they were well
qualified for the practice of their
profession.
The four-year course was maintained at Shaw until about 1910.
Then the foundation that supplied
(Continued on page 16)
Object Description
| Title | Old North State Medical Society |
| Date | 1997-1998 |
| Creator (individual) | Phillips, Robert L. |
| Subject headings | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Greensboro -- History |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | Convention programs, bylaws, and forms related to the Old North State Medical Society |
| Type | text |
| Original format | documents |
| Original publisher | [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Cone Health Medical Library |
| Contact Information |
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401 336.832.7484 http://www.gahec.org/library/ |
| Source collection | Cone 10081 Robert L. Phillips Collection, 1890s-2003 |
| Series/grouping | Research and Resources |
| Box | 8 |
| Folder | 12: Old North State Medical Society |
| Finding aid link | https://www.gahec.org/uploads/Inventory-of-the-Robert-L-Phillips-Collection-2018.pdf |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
| Object ID | Cone_10081.008.012 |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
| Sponsor | LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html |
| OCLC number | 974535887 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | 001 |
| Transcript | VOL. XVIII. NO. 26 NOVEMBER 25, 1950 seboojV. In ■'.-,.■, . re- '■ THE FIRST FOUR-YEAR MEDICAL SCHOOL J. W. BROZELL, our circulation manager, came into our office and told us that he had obtained the above picture from Dr. M. D. Hill of Raleigh. "I thought it was interesting enough to reproduce in the magazine," he explained. We looked at the picture, then read the caption underneath. Of particular interest was the first line: "Faculty of Leonard Medical School of Shaw University, first jour-year medical school in the V. S. A." We knew that couldn't be true. Shaw University is a Negro school in Raleigh. Princeton, Yale, Harvard and other big educational institutions up North were bound to be 'way ahead of Shaw; "All I know is what it says under the picture and what Dr. Hill told me," said Brozell. We decided it would be best to check on this information. Dr. THE STATE. NOVEMBER 25, 195D Royster wasn't in town, but we talked to Dr. Hill and also to Dr. Hubert Haywood. According to what they nad to say, Shaw unquestionably enjoys the distinction of having established the first four- year medical school in this country. It is true that the big colleges in various parts of the country had medical schools, but these schools at first were for only two years. Then the term was lengthened to three years. In 1884 there wasn't a single college in the state that could boast of a four-year term. In that same year it was decided to establish a medical school at Shaw. Prominent Raleigh physicians and surgeons agreed to take part in the teaching. They did this more from the standpoint of rendering a public service than for any remuneration. You undoubtedly recognize most of the names under the picture. Dr. W. I. Royster was the father of Dr. Hubert Royster, and Dr. James S. McKee was the father of Dr. John S. McKee of Raleigh. All of the others were well-known throughout the state. The only one that's living now is Dr. Hubert Royster. How did it happen that a four- year course was established at Shaw? Well, according to the best information available, the standard of education among the Negroes in those days wasn't as high as it is at the present time. Local doctors were well aware of the fact that only two- and three-year courses were maintained in the colleges, but they decided that it would be advisable if the Negro students took an extra year, in order to make sure that they were well qualified for the practice of their profession. The four-year course was maintained at Shaw until about 1910. Then the foundation that supplied (Continued on page 16) |
