New Orleans medical school students have been advised to wire for their contracts for consideration of appointments to Charity hospital at Shreveport even though they are being discouraged from accepting internships there, it was learned Tuesday.
Dr. William W. Frye, dean of the Louisiana State university medical school, and Dr. Clifford Grulee, assistant dean of the Tulane medical school, said they discussed the question with their students.
Dr. Frye said Tuesday he called together the 17 students who received appointments from the hospital and advised them to ask for their contracts. He said they then have until March 25 to sign them. Politics Charge Explained
Dr. Grulee said "our efforts and advice to our students were almost identical to that given by Dean Frye." LSU has five medical students offered appointments.
Dr. J. R. Stamper, Shreveport, chairman of the Shreveport institution's board, said Tuesday night that resident staff members at the hospital who oppose board policies are warning internes not to join the hospital staff.
Students were told that the hospital might not be given recognition by the American Medical Association because of politics, Dr. Thomas Smith, vice-chairman of the board said earlier Tuesday.
The charges of politics arose from the appointment of Dr. C. S. Sentell as superintendent of the hospital by Gov, Robert F. Kennon. Dr. Sentell is Gov. Ken-non's brother-in-law.
Dr. Stamper said a ''resident who will finish his course in surgery in July took it on himself last Saturday to go into the office and! get a list of internes who had been accepted."
