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OBSTETRICS.
Professor Buckmaster.
In Obstetrics instruction is given by lectures, and the mechanical principles
involved in the study are explained by the use of suitable preparations and
models. The systematic use of the manikin with the fœtus has made it possible
for the student to obtain a knoweledge of obstetric manipulation which he can
acquire in no other way. Special attention is paid to the manikin drill. The
course consists of twenty-five demonstrations and is obligatory. A special examination
is held and forms a part of the examination for graduation in obstetrics.
In order that each student may have ample opportunity to make the demonstrations
in the laboratory, the class is divided into sections not exceeding eight men
in number. Full information as to the scope of the course will be furnished on
application. The number of obstetrical cases applying at the dispensary for treatment
at their homes is steadily increasing; the student who is detailed to take
charge of such a case is furnished with an outfit containing all the articles necessary
for the conduction of an aseptic labor. At the conclusion of each case the student
in charge is required to sterilize the towels, sheets, instruments, etc., under the
direction of the Assistant in Obstetrics; he must also fill out and sign one of the
printed forms furnished by the Department. Such work may count in the class
standing.
Text-Book.—Outlines of Obstetrics, by Charles Jewett (Lea Bros. & Co., Philadelphia).
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