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THE BLUE RIDGE SANATORIUM

The Blue Ridge Sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis, which is
owned by the State and controlled by the Virginia State Board of Health, is situated
near the Medical School. Under a plan of coöperation agreed upon by the
State Board of Health and the University, the Medical Director and other members
of the staff of the Sanatorium give instruction in the diagnosis and
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis to students in the Medical School. The
Sanatorium has accommodations for 270 patients. Work at the Sanatorium
is part of the required course. This affiliation of the Sanatorium and the
Medical School offers an opportunity almost ideal for the medical student
to become thoroughly familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of this
most important disease.