RT Journal
T1 REvision of essentials of an approved internship
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD May 14
VO 140
IS 2
SP 226
OP 227
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900370094013
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900370094013
AB In November 1948 the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals completed the first major revision of the "Essentials of An Approved Internship" since 1942. The revision was ratified by the House of Delegates at the St. Louis Interim Session, and its provisions are now in effect. A careful study of the new "Essentials" is indicated so that hospitals may adjust their programs to the present requirements, if necessary, and thus continue to qualify for internship approval.With the exception of the necropsy data, the quantitative requirements have not been changed appreciably. Hospitals with capacities of 100 beds and over, maintaining an average daily census of 85 patients and an annual admission rate of 2,500, are eligible for approval. The necropsy rate has been raised from 15 to 20 per cent. This increase is consistent with the generally accepted principle that a hospital's necropsy rate constitutes a reliable gage of the