Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

nature of medical missionary work, those who
desire to take up this line should first be thoroughly
examined by competent physicians to ascertain
whether or not they have the strength necessary to
endure the course of study through which they
must pass in the training school.
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We have a work to do in securing the best
talent and in placing these workers in positions
where they can educate other workers. Then when
our sanitariums and mission fields call for
physicians, we shall have young men who, through
their experience gained by practical work, have
become fitted to bear responsibilities.
The Medical Student
While seeking a preparation for his lifework,
the medical student should be encouraged to attain
the highest possible development of all his powers.
His studies, taxing though they are, need not
necessarily undermine his physical health or lessen
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