Show Utah Medical Men Will Seek Anti- Anti Quack Cultist Law Lave The next session Utah Legislature will De be asked to pass passa a Basic Science Law designed to protect the publics public's health from quacks and cults it was announced recently C Calling a II 11 i n g Utah a dumping ground for unqualified persons who have little or no training Inthe in inthe inthe the healing arts the Utah State Medical Association will seek passage of a law under which persons persons seeking to practice medicine medicine medicine me me- dicine surgery osteopathy os- os osteopathic osteopathic os- os os- os surgery chiropractic and drugless medicine or naturopathy naturopathy apathy must take examinations in five basic scientific ic fields These would include anatomy physiology chemistry pathology gy bacteriology or hygiene The proposed examinations would be drawn and administered by a o apanel apanel panel of non-medical non scientists scientist s from the University of Utah Utah State University and Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young University To insure in insure in- in sure complete fairness faculty men administering the tests would not know the names o othe or orthe orthe r the prospective professions o of or f persons taking the examinations The Basic Science Law would woul d not be retroactive and would woul d not e effect persons now practicing practicIng practicing ing under license The Salt Sal t Lake County W Web Weber e b e r Count County and Cache County Medical Societies So Societies Societies So- So have pledged to cam- cam Daien for the Basil ff e Law with other county societies due to swing into action shortly The statewide dental and pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical phar phar- associations are also due to press for passage passage of the measure Dr V. V L. L L Stevenson chairman of the Utah State Medical Associations Association's Associations Association's Associations Association's As As- Legislative Committee Commit Commit- t tee reported that Arizona Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon gap Washington and Texas are arenow arenow now among states which protect their people against untrained naturopaths and cultists making making making mak ing Utah a dumping ground for forthe forthe the region The proposed Utah law would be modeled upon one proving effective in Washington Dr N. N N F. F F Hicken chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Salt Lake County Medical Society urged protection forJohn for forJohn John Q Public against men who attend week six-week schools or buy so-called so diplomas and the then n come to our state to practice He pointed out that at present each professional group in Utah has the right to examine and license itself There should be some place in which society at large is provided overall protection protection protection pro pro- against quacks We are calling for an unbiased examination examination examination exam exam- so that when a sign or shingle is hung out the public would then at least know the theman theman theman man has had basic training Dr Hicken declared o |