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Show PHYSICIANS' TEST LAW IS INDORSED State Board of Examiners Commends Eestrictions Against Certain Schools of Practice. The present law fixing the requirements require-ments for practicing medicine in Utah is indorsed in the report of the state board of medical examiners, which was issued yesterdav by the secretary of the board, "Dr. G. f1. Harding. The restrictions restric-tions agaiust certain schools of practice prac-tice are held to be perfectly justifiable and advisable. The report, is, for the main part, a defense of this law. The doctors declare de-clare that no partiality is shown-by the law, inasmuch as it provides for a single sin-gle standard for all schools of medicine. medi-cine. It requires, says the report, that the right to practice shall be based upon a test of the candidate 7s preliminary education and his ability to diagnose aud treat disease. It argues strongly against the application of certain practitioners prac-titioners to have a board of examiners and standards of their own. The report says that during the past two years thirty-nine persons have been admitted to practice medicine by examination exam-ination and sixteen by reciprocity. Thirteen Thir-teen have been licensed to practice midwifery. mid-wifery. The report recommends that $5000 be appropriate, to cover tho expenses of t iie state board of medical examiners, the state board of pharmacy and the state board oC dentni examiners during the casing bieniiiura. |