reach with the gospel the unevangelized on the mission fields by means of the entering wedge of missionary medicine. There are thousands in all lands who will never be brought to Christ in any other way. In China, for instance, while the rising younger generation in great numbers is turning from Buddhism, idol and ancestor worship, the middle-aged and elderly people are for the most part still steeped in paganism and superstition. But when they become victims of disease, they turn to those who can relieve their pain, whoever they may be. For the missionary who is qualified to administer even the simplest cures and perform the most minor surgery, think what an opportunity this is! And it would not be possi ble were it not for just such training as is given at the School of Missionary Medicine. The second reason for establishing such a school is that here the missionary may learn to take care of his own health and that of his fellow-missionaries who are often stationed in isolated areas hundreds of miles from nurses, doctors and hospitals. The history of missions records many a sad case of intense suffering and untimely death because such aid was not available. Practice The studies in the School of Missionary Medicine are so arranged as to give practical as well as theoretical knowledge. Each student is required to spend twelve hours a week in a general hospital where instructors supervise their work. They i lso visit health centers and medical institutions for observa tion. They put into immediate practice what they learn in the Classroom so that they will have confidence in their ability to apply such learning when they reach the mission field. Visual instruction by colored slides and moving pictures plays a large part in classroom lectures. When he has completed this concentrated and accelerated cne-year course, the graduate of the School of Missionary Medicine possesses a knowledge of diagnosis, methods of performing minor surgery, methods of simple dentistry, nutrition in health and disease, prevention and treatment of tropical disease, sanitation procedures and plans for pioneer life, and a basic understanding of obstetrics and medicine. Prerequisites Any actual missionary of evangelical faith or missionary candidate, with a letter from the board by which he has been accepted, approving his taking of the course, may make application to the School of Missionary Medicine. Naturally, he will be in good health, and his financial support will have to be partially provided through other means than personal employment in order that he may give his time to study and practice. As this is a graduate school, the enrollee must be a graduate of a Bible institute, college or theological seminary. As the school is not equipped to enroll a large number, the very finest selection is possible, and only stu dents of the highest caliber, who give promise of a real effective future in the Lord’s service, will be admitted. There is no other school of this kind in the West, and, with God’s ever-increasing blessing upon it, the School of Missionary Medicine is growing in popularity and usefulness. As the years go by, it will equip thousands of missionaries for better and longer-lasting service in all parts of the world as those graduates who are now serving in Africa, India, South America and the Islands, bear witness. A U G U S T , 1 9 4 9
(Left to right) Harry D. Earl, M. D., Member of Administration; Leonie V. Soubirou, R. N., M. A ., Member of Administration and Director of School; E. Forrest Boyd, M. D., Member of Administration.
ANATOMY CLINIC
LABORATORY INSTRUCTION
EYE DEMONSTRATION
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