Conference of Officers in Charge of Government Hospitals Serving Veterans of the World War
History
Conference of Officers in Charge of Government Hospitals Serving Veterans of the World War
Medicine, Military; Military hospitals; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Medical care -- United States
And finally, I would emphasize that in this great scheme, which
contemplates the hospitalization of from ten to fifteen thousand
neuropsychiatric cases of the general type above referred to there
should be included all of the armamentarium for scientific research and
all of the opportunity for individual endeavor and initiative which is
calculated to bring the brighter professional minds to bear upon the
subject and to illuminate it with the light of their genius. In order
that such results may be effected as promptly as may be, and with the
highest possible efficiency, I believe there should be established a
training center for neuro-psychiatrists where our younger men, who are
recently graduated from our medical colleges, and who have the
inclination to specialize in this branch of medicine, can fit themselves
in a minimum period of time to take it up as their life work. And that
this result may be accomplished I think it important that in extending
an invitation to the younger medical men to enter this branch of the
service that it should be possible to give them some assurance of
permanency in their respective jobs.”
GENERAL SAWYER: “The subject with which Dr. White has dealt is so important
that it will have more consideration later in the program, as you will
notice.
It is quite necessary in the operation of all affairs with which
Americans or even any of the human family deal, to have somebody who
knows something of the legislative procedure that is necessary to the
conduct of their affairs.
Honorable Charles H. Burke was added to the Hospitalization Board for
two reasons: first, because he does represent in his great family many
hospitals, the services of many doctors, likewise of many nurses. He
therefore comes to us, being a Congressman of long experience, as a man
who can deal with the subject partly from a professional aspect or view
of the matter, and again with a thorough and complete understanding of
the legal side of the affairs with which we are dealing.
So I have great and special pleasure this morning in presenting to you
the Honorable Charles H. Burke, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who will
address you briefly on the statutory regulations affecting the
hospitalization of the World War Veteran.”
BURKE: “Mr. Chairman, fellow members, ladies and gentlemen:
I think in the introduction of General Sawyer I learned for the first
time how it happened that I was accorded the honor and the privilege of
being a member of an organisation made up of such a distinguished
membership as is this Board, barring your humble servant.
It would hardly be expected, after listening to these discussions by
these eminent experts in their particular lines, that I would undertake
to say anything along the scientific side of this proposition, and I am
going to be rather general in what I state in the short time I shall
talk to you.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account