Excerpt from A History of Medical Education: From the Most Remote to the Most Recent Times Very few words are required from me here; but to say nothing at all would savour of disrespect to the Author, whose work I have endeavoured to render more accessible to English readers, as well as to that very public, whose benevolent consideration for this English edition is now solicited. The truth is that I am very conscious of my responsibilities to both. In the course of the translation, it became apparent that some slight addition was required in the chapter on England. With the Author's approval I - have added a few pages, which contain matter limited almost exclusively to statements of facts concerning the existing arrangements at the universities and medical schools of the United Kingdom. 1 have much pleasure in acknowledging the debt I owe in connection with this to the "Guide to the Medical Profession," by C. B. Keetley, Esq., F.R.C.S., and to the "Students' Numbers" of the "Lancet" and "British Medical Journal." To these sources I beg to refer those in need of more detailed information. It now remains for me to express my most grateful thanks to those who have assisted me in various ways. While the responsibility for errors and shortcomings of all kinds must rest entirely upon myself, 1 have to thank those whose names I am about to mention, that such inaccuracies and deficiencies are not more numerous than is actually the case. From members of my own family I have received very great help. To my neighbour, H. A. B. Cole, Esq., M.I.N.A., I am especially indebted for valuable assistance throughout the year and a half during which I have been engaged with the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.