The influence of accreditation on the development of the Medical

W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1979 The influence of accreditation on the development of the Medical College of Vir

W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects

1979

The influence of accreditation on the development of the Medical College of Virginia into an institution with university affiliation

Walter S Griggs Jr

College of William & Mary - School of Education

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THE INFLUENCE OF ACCREDITATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT

OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF V IR GI N IA INTO AN INSTITUTION WITH UNIVERSITY AFFILI ATI ON

A D i s s e r t a t i o n

P r e s e n t e d t o The F a c u l t y o f t h e S c h o o l o f E d u c a t i o n

F r a n c e s P G r i g g s

THE INFLUENCE OF ACCREDITATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT

OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VI RGI NI A INTO AN

I NS TI TU TI ON WITH UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION

I I THE YEARS 1 8 3 7 - 1 9 1 0 : SEARCH FOR MERGER FOR

STATUS PRIOR TO 1 9 1 0 ; SEARCH FOR MERGER FOR

ACCREDITATION AFTER 1 9 1 0 10

I I I , THE EXTERNAL INFLUENCES ON THE MEDICAL COLLEGE

OF V I R G I N I A WHICH REQUIRED A MERGER , - - 32

I V , THE INTERNAL REACTION OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE

THE INFLUENCE OF ACCREDITATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT

OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF V I R G I N I A INTO AN INSTITUTION WITH UNIVERSITY A FF IL IAT ION

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

T he R e p o r t o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o P l a n f o r t h e E s t a b l i s h m e n t o f

a P r o p o s e d S t a t e - S u p p o r t e d U n i v e r s i t y i n t h e R i c h m o n d M e t r o ­

p o l i t a n A r e a w h i c h w i l l b e r e f e r r e d t o i n t h i s d i s s e r t a t i o n a s Wayne C o m m i s s i o n R e p o r t s u g g e s t e d t h a t

CHAPTER I I

THE YEARS 1 8 3 7 - 1 9 1 0 : SEARCH FOR MERGER FOR STATUS PRIOR TO

1 9 1 0 ; SEARCH FOR MERGER FOR ACCREDITATION AFTER 1 9 1 0

1 2

H o w e v e r , s e r i o u s p r o b l e m s d e v e l o p e d in J u n e , 1 8 5 3 , w he n a

p r o f e s s o r w h o h a d n o t b e e n e n d o r s e d b y t h e m e d i c a l f a c u l t y wag e l e c t e d t o t h e n e w l y e s t a b l i s h e d C h a i r o f P s y c h o l o g y a n d

T he M e d i c a l C o l l e g e o f V i r g i n i a , h o w e v e r , s u r v i v e d t h e war a n d , i n t i m e , b e g a n t o g r o w a n d t o d e v e l o p * B y 1 8 6 9 i t was c o n f e r r i n g t h e d e g r e e G r a d u a t e i n P h a r m a c y , w h i c h w a s a

A n o t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t w h i c h i n c r e a s e d t h e U n i v e r s i t y

C o l l e g e o f M e d i c i n e ' s s e n s i t i v i t y t o f i n a n c i a l m a t t e r s w a s

a f i r e o n J a n u a r y 6 , 1 9 1 0 , w h i c h d e s t r o y e d t h e m a i n b u i l d i n g The p r o p e r t y l o s s w a s g r e a t , a n d e v e r y o n e kn ew t h a t i t w o u l d

CHAPTER I I I

THE EXTERNAL INFLUENCES ON THE MEDICAL COLLEGE

OF V I R G I N I A WHICH REQUIRED A MERGER

S i n c e F l e x n e r 1s w o r k s e e m e d t o b e i n f l u e n t i a l i n p r o p o s a l s

■^Abraham F l e x n e r , M e d i c a l E d u c a t i o n i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and C a n a d a [New Y o r k : C a r n e g i e F o u n d a t i o n , 19 1(T) !

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s t a t e s a n d a l l b u t n i n e h a d b e e n i n t e g r a t e d i n t o u n i v e r s i t i e s ^ The M e d i c a l C o l l e g e o f V i r g i n i a w a s u n i q u e i n l a c k i n g t h i s

A m e r i c a n M e d i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n , 1 9 4 0 ) , jT! 15~

c e d u r e w a s f e a s i b l e b e c a u s e t h e p o p u l a r i t y o f t h e u r b a n

u n i v e r s i t y p r o p o s a l w o u l d i n s u r e i t s e n a c t m e n t b y t h e

V i r g i n i a G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y w i t h o u t a n y n e e d t o d e m o n s t r a t e

CHAPTER IV

THE INTERNAL REACTION OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE

OF VI RGI NI A TO THE MERGER PROPOSAL

S c h e c h t e r a n d L u t h , O c t o b e r - N o v e m b e r , 1 9 6 B, S c h e c h t e r a n d

U u t h R e p o r t F i l e , V i r g i n i a C o m m o n w e a l t h U n i v e r s i t y , R i c h m o n d ,

V i r g i n i a

V i r g i n i a s i n c e t h a t t i m e