GRADUATE MEDICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES

During the last few months, reference has been made in The Journal to increased activities in the development of graduate medical instruction in England and France. Both of these countries have established what is termed an "Interallied Fellowship in Medicine,"¹ providing graduate courses for qualified medical officers of the allied countries having armies in Europe. In London an elaborate program has recently been adopted² which calls for a graduate medical association; cooperation of all medical schools; increased privileges for graduate students; a pooling of all hospital facilities, and the securing of cooperation of America and France. Paris also is endeavoring to make that city more prominent as a center of postgraduate medical instruction.

We note with interest these laudable efforts to develop graduate medical instruction in London and Paris, and will rejoice if these efforts are successful. At the same time, however, we must not overlook our own