I 'Page Ter THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, March 21, 1969 State Medical Society proposes parley on MD-osteopath option Eli LANSING (/P) -The Michigan tion from both the Medical Doc- State Medical Society has pro- tors and the Osteopaths. Such a posed a conference to work out a conference, he said, should be able plan to enable Michigan's three to resolve the differences that medical schools to offer students exist between the two groups. the option of taking medical or "In 50 years, Taylor predicted, osteopathic degrees. "it will be all one practice-one The society suggested yester- standard of competency-I don't day that Gov. William Milliken care ,what it is called." ask the State Board of Education The quickest way to get more to call such a conference, to in- doctors, Taylor said, is to expand clude Medical Doctors and Osteo- at the schools already existing. paths. Taylor said the Medical Society A spokesman for the osteopaths supports a proposal by Milliken said they would attend any such in his budget message for financial conference-"but only to straight- support of expansion of medical en them (the MD's) out." education programs at the Wayne "We feel it just can't be done," University, and MSU-including declared George Abdilla, admin- planning for a four-year medical istrative manager of the Michigan school at Michigan State. , Association of Osteopathic Physi- cians and Surgeons, Inc. H. '" US E BILL: Abdilla said the proposal is con- * trary to present standards of the State Association and the Amer- 0 ican Osteopathic Association.egislator "Our national association would: not accredit any schools making such a joint degree offer," ne de- clared. o Ms The medical association proposal c_ is for the University medical school, Wayne State University LANSING (A') -Michigan State and the new Michigan State Uni- University students would bel versity Medical School to allow their students to chose either -YD denied State scholarships under a or DO degrees by adding courses bill introduced in the House yes- to meet the requirement for a terday by Rep. Thomas Ford (R- Doctor of Osteopathy., Grand Rapids). Dr. Ross Taylor of Jackson, rd ayisi chairman of the medical society Ford says his proposal is an council, which serves as its board attempt to keep MSU officials of directors, made the proposal in from "denying scholarship bene- a letter to 'the governor..fits from the economically needy Expansion of these programs, also will benefit hospitals in the area of the schools, he said. Taylor said the society also con- tends Michigan needs fourth and fifth medical schools and these I also should offer both degrees. Asked where these might be located, he said possibilities would include any existing school with facilities for such training-such as at Grand Rapids, in one of the larger cities in Western Michigan or in Detroit. Taylor said the new Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine, under construction at Pontiac, al- so could qualify when it had the facilities and staff to offer com- plete medical training. q I I 1 a urges end I I Taylor said the optional degree{ approach had the support of the child." governor, the three schools avdj The proposal stipulates that the society plus the Board of "scholarships shall not be allowed Education Citizens Committee or for an applicant who is to use (it) Health Care. "Michigan's medical 'schools," at any state-supported college or Taylor said, "are the first in the university who uses the sliding nation to indicate the feasibility scale method of determining tui- of providing educational oppor-tin tunities for those persons inter- MSU is the onlystate-supported ested in obtaining the DO degree institution of higher learning in in an established university offer- the State with such a tuition plan. ing medical training." Under .ihe system, resident un- The conference, Taylor said, dergraduate students pay $184 a should have complete representa- term tuition if parental income ..............,'.-?.r.f... ""i: ...~ ".}Cr~rt . t. C. . . . . ......:.:2-.0 }>:'*.. :':{. .: RICHARD BARNETT Where the greatest power in the world scares itself { with a set of beliefs that have at best only a tangential ' connection with the reality of revolution, that nation becomes a menace to itself anJ to others." Intervention and Revolution SPEAKING ON "America's War on Revolution" 1 4:00 Assembly Room Michigan Union Sponsored by Office of Religious Affairs 8:00 First Methodist Church Sponsored by Interfaith Council for Peace Ecumenical Campus Center . . . . . . . ....*...................... ....."a.t..... . ....".r...r';..,t..a... ...............,...........t " .:t.:,.k'....::::....... . ::. : lald 111PE totals $18,400 a year or more. If the total parental income is less, the student is eligible to apply for by i NGMAR BERGMAN a tuition reduction based on that income. Lowest point on the scale Bibi Anderson is $123 a term.ILiv Ullman The student is ineligible for a fee reduction, however, if he re- Haunting Intense, Beautiful- ceives scholarships and grants of -N.Y. Times $95 or more per term-regardless of the total parental income. He charged that MSU, through w"" $ "fancy, bookkeeping," has cost the - taxpayers "over $1 million a year." PAY NOWV AND AVOID A WICKED DOOMW Accounts not paid by 5:00 P.M. on MARCH 31 will receive HOLD CREDITS; i.e. no transcripts will be made out, you won't be able to register for next semester, and seniors (sob) will be prevented from graduating. You may not believe it, but we donat like Hold Credits either because it is a mountain of busy work. So please, save us both a hassle, and pay. al GUILD HOUSE 802 MONROE GUILD DINNER (at cost) ATTWE SUMMER! I I0; FRIDAY EVENING, 6 P.M. 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