University of New York, Medical Department 1858 a.k.a: ' New York University, Medical Department' Annual Announcement of Lectures with a catalogue of prior graduates Including a list of graduates from: 1842 to 1858   Prior to the Civil War, the University of New York Medical Department was one of the leading producers of medical doctors in the United States, serving students from the north, south, and Canada. Enrollment in 1842-43 was 268, in 1847-48 it was 421, and remained above 400 until the 1850's.  In 1853-53, enrollment dropped to 290, at which time Dr. Valentine Mott left the University of New York.  In the later 1850's enrollment went back up to above 400, until the start of the Civil War.   In 1862, the enrollment was down to only 186 students.  This would be explained by the loss of the southern students, who represented a large part of the student body until the start of the War. In 1858, the faculty consisted of: Valentine Mott, M.D.,  Professor of Surgery, Surgical Anatomy Martyn Paine, M.D.,  Professor of Materia Medica, Therapeutics Gunning S. Bedford, M.D.,  Professor of Obstetrics, Children, Midwifery John W. Draper, M.D.,  Professor of Chemistry, Physiology Alfred C. Post, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Pathological Surgery and Anatomy Wm. H. Van Buren, M.D., Professor of Anatomy John T. Metcalfe, M.D., Professor of Institutes of Medicine T. C. Finnell, M.D.,  Demonstrator of Anatomy Alexander B. Mott, M.D.,  Prosector to Valentine Mott    J. Hinton, M.D., Prosector to the Professor of Surgery   1856 - 1857  John Wm. Draper, M.D.          Valentine Mott, M.D.        Gunning S. Bedford, M.D.   John Wm. Draper M.D.     John Wm. Draper M.D.       Martyn Paine, M.D.       William H. Van Buren, M.D.     Alfred C. Post, M.D.      John T. Metcalfe, M.D.   The Courses of Instruction, topics covered and descriptions of each course and when presented.  Hospitals, Infirmaries, and Dispensaries, such as The New-York City Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Eye and Ear Infirmary, and the Dispensaries of the City are discussed in detail as to what the student could expect and the huge number of patients the student could observe.  Because of a legal problem regarding dissection of human bodies, the State of New York circumvented that problem and the study of Practical Anatomy is discussed in detail. Regulations for the Terms of Lectures, requirements for getting a degree, and fees are discussed.  Spring, Summer, and Autumn courses of lectures are outlined. Graduates of the Medical Department of the University of New-York 1842 - 1843 - 1844                         1844 cont'd - 1845 - 1846 1846 cont'd - 1847 - 1848                     1848 cont'd - 1849      1849 cont'd - 1850 - 1851                    1851 cont'd - 1852 - 1853 1853 cont'd - 1854 - 1855                   1855 cont'd - 1856 - 1857 1857 cont'd - 1858 Total Number of Graduates posted: 1, 847 Honorary Degrees in Medicine  1844 - 1858