Pre-medical students were advised not to cram their academic work into two years and a couple of summers by Dr. Vernon W. Lippard, dean of the LSU Medical School, at a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Ag Auditorium. The meeting was sponsored by Beta Tau Mu, pre-medical honorary society,The medical educator recommended getting a broad knowledge of the sciences while here, pointing out that this would not .be possible in medical school. Should Be Well EducatedThe pre-medical course, thinks Lippard, should: Produce a well-rounded, educated man with an appreciation of what is good and what is true in literature and the arts, a sufficient knowledge oi economics and history to enable him to be an intelligent citizen, enough philosophy to help him through the trials of life, and enough knowledge of sciences and the laboratory to enable him to step easily and naturally from college to. medical, school.Dr. Lippard told the future physicians that the characteristics of a desirable candidate for medical school are "the ability to learn rapidly and a desire to be of service to his fellow man."First question from the floor after the speech was "What are the chances of getting into medical school?"Depends On RecordDr. Lippard answered that this depends on the individual's college record. "No medical school," he declared, "has ever had enough worthy medical students."To the question "What is the chance of out-of-state students getting into medical school," Dr. Lippard said that there is no fixed policy. However, he explained, when the demand is great as it is today students are taken from this state first, everything else being equal.
