jHassittfiusette (General Tyosjntal. 
The Subscribers are desirous that pupils should derive 
all the benefit, which the Hospital can afford them; at the 
same time it is their duty to regard the good order of the In- 
stitution and the comfort of the patients. For these purposes 
they have drawn up the following rules for the admission 
and conduct of pupils. 
1. During the lectures the pupils attending the anatomi- 
cal course will be admitted to see the surgical practice, and 
those attending the course on the theory and practice of 
physic will be admitted to see the medical practice of the 
Hospital. 
2. At other times the private pupils of the physicians 
and surgeons of the Hospital will be admitted equally to 
see all the patients; except where very peculiar circum- 
stances may forbid. 
3. Hospital tickets will be furnished to other medical pu- 
pils, who will thereby be entitled to the same privileges at 
the Hospital, as the private pupils of the physicians and sur- 
geons. All such tickets will be dated on the first day of 
either March or September. A Hospital ticket will admit 
a pupil to the Hospital for one year from its date, exclusive 
of the period of the lectures in the Massachusetts Medical 2 
College. The fee for a Hospital ticket shall be thirty 
dollars. 
4. The days and hours of attendance by the pupils at the 
Hospital will be from time to time made known to them. 
They will not be permitted to visit the Hospital on Sundays; 
nor at any other than the appointed hours on other days; 
except by the special order of the physician or surgeon. 
5. On the regular days of visiting the pupils are not to 
remain at the Hospital longer than is absolutely necessary 
for the visits. They are not to converse with the patients 
or nurses. During operations and while in the wards they 
are to abstain from conversation with each other; they are 
not to walk about; nor in any other way disturb either the 
medical officer, or the patients. 
6. In all cases, in which it will be proper for the pupils 
to make any personal examination of a patient, such as feel- 
ing the pulse, examining a tumour, &c. an intimation to 
that effect will be given them by the physician or surgeon. 
It must be obvious that the greatest inconveniences must 
arise, if such examination were commonly made by the 
pupils. 
7. In all cases the pupils should carefully abstain from 
any gesture or remark, which may tend to alarm the sick, 
or which may be regarded by them as an expression of con- 
tempt, or of ridicule. Likewise the pupils should carefully 
keep secret all such facts respecting the patients, as these 
would be unwilling to have known to the world. 
8. The pupils are invited to ask questions of a practical 
nature relating to the patients, being careful to be out of 
hearing of the patients. 3 
9. A Dresser will be appointed by the Surgeon; but will 
be liable to be removed for any indecorum or neglect of du- 
ty ; and with the condition that he do not remain in the 
Hospital longer than his duties require. The periods and 
frequency of his attendance will be regulated by the 
Surgeon. 
10. The Superintendant will be requested to give notice 
to the Physician and Surgeon of any breach of these rules, 
which comes to his knowledge; and he will take immediate 
measures to enforce them, whenever the good order of the 
Hospital may render such measures necessary. The bye- 
laws of the Corporation render pupils liable to a dismissal 
from the Hospital, for any indecorum or immorality. 
JAMES JACKSON, 
JOHN C. WARREN. 
Boston, May, 1824.