O. Larsell

“ Fairfield is described as the only medical school outside of the three large cities, Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Students were numerous, one class reaching 217 in attendance, while the largest graduating class was 54. It was situated away from the lines of commerce which developed, and the village of Fairfield was left in an eddy in the currents of contemporary activity. The neighboring towns of Geneva and Albany soon were able to offer better facilities for bedside teaching, so important in medical instruction. ”

“ Subsequently he founded the New York Academy of Medicine, now one of the outstanding medical societies of the world. [4]
The faculty changed from time to time, and the school attracted students, so that in attendance it excelled even Harvard at times. Many of the names on its faculty list added real luster to the institution which they served. They were men of reputation and ability.
According to the Fairfield catalogues in the New York State Library, [5] Marcus Whitman registered at Fairfield Medical School in January, 1826. ”

“ Other schools, [6] especially that at Geneva, became real competitors for both students and faculty, and in 1840, after many vicissitudes, the Fairfield Medical School was discontinued. A stone monument on the old campus bears the following inscription on a bronze tablet, copied by the author in August, 1935:
On this campus Fairfield Academy was founded in 1802, the funds being raised by a committee headed by Captain Moses Mather. ”

“ Delamater is described as an inspiring teacher and in thirty-eight years of teaching in no less than nine different medical schools he exercised a very wide influence on the medical education of his time in the United States. ”

“ After completing the second course of lectures, which were largely a repetition of the first, and presenting the proper statements regarding his apprenticeship, the student was entitled to examination and candidacy for the medical degree. ”