Readers will be interested to Jearn that as a result of a series of preliminary meetings a society has just been formed consisting of most of the resident medical practitioners of—Shanghai. The Shanghai Medical Society, as the new body is called, includes in its ranks reputable doctors of all classes and nationalities.
The object of the society will be the promotion of medical, surgical and collateral sciences in China. This will be done by means of lectures and clinics. In addition, thanks to St. Luke's Hospital, members of the society have the privilege of using its very extensive medical and surgical library.
The headquarters of the Society will be in Shanghai, but its members will, it is hoped, include not only resident members of all nationalities, but associate members in other parts of China and_ the Far East. Any properly qualified medical practitioner will be eligible for membership on application to the Secretary, subject to the approval of the Council elected from amongst the resident members.
The officers of the society are as follows:—President: Dr. S. A. Ransom; Vice-president: Dr. Howard Barrie; Secy. and Treas. Dr. EH. Lovett Cumming; Councillors: Dr: F. M. Neild, Dr. H. Fresson, Dr. H. H. Morris, Dr. W. S. New.
Already 52 practitioners in Shanghai have signified their intention of joining the society.
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