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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
foetus has made it possible for the student to obtain a knowledge 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.—Practice of Obstetrics, by American authors, by Charles
Jewett (Lea Bros & Co., Philadelphia).