The Conference of the China Medical jionary Association which was brought to a conclusion on Wednesday, is the second conference of the kind held in Chins, fifteen years ago (1890) being the first occasion of gathering medical missionaries together to consider the problem of their work.
It has been decided to hold s conference every three years commencing with one in 1907. Atthe present gathering no less than forty-two missionaries, representing twenty-four societies, met for period of three days (Monday to Wednesday, 6th to 8th February). Such questions as the production of suitable medical literature in the Chinese language for students and qualified Chinese practitioners, the bringing out of a uniform series of books of study, and the intro-standard set of terms, and stem, were discussed, and an exhibit of medical and scientific literature in Chinese showed the excellent work already accomplished, but emphasised the need for more being done in this direction. Dr. Neal, of Shantunz, and Dr. Cousland, of Ch'sochonfu, South China, and others who have done such indefatigable work on the Nomenclature Committes, well deserved the hearty thanks accorded to them. It is interesting to know that Union Medical Schools have been "lready started in Peking, Stanghai, and Canton, and are conte plated the plans for one in ing almost complete.
These schools train in the Chi language, Medical training is also giv in English to Chinese students who have gone through a preliminary course of study in that language. Some of Dr. Boone's students of St. Luke's Hospital, Ghanghai, have gone as surgeons to South Africa. Before being appointed they had to pass the test of a Bowd of Examiners in Tientsin. [te was the feeling of the Conferense that both methods of training were necessary as, at most, not more than sin fifth of the medical students knew cufficient English to study in that long The question of publishing © Medical Journal in Chinese was also brought before the Conference. Many interesting papers were read on medical and surgical subjects. Dr. Boone, who so kindly provided s room for the meetings, has done the major part of the organising of the Conference. He and Mrs. Boone welcomed the delegates at " reception on Wednesday evening between 8 p.m. and The Association is deeply indebted to him. A photograph of the missionaries attending the Conference was taken on Thursday morning, followed by a tour of inspection of St. Lak ducted by Dr. Boor most successful gathering was brought to conclusion. A forward movement will certainly be the outcome.
Over $400 were subscribed to aid the Publication Committee in their important work of providing a uniform series of textbooks in Chinese for medical students.
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