Ishizaki T
Nihon Ishigaku Zasshi. 1994 Jun;40(2):155-84.
At Hakodate National General Hospital, a medical course (Hakodate Medical School) existed from 1872 to 1874 with governmental support, which was guided and lectured by Dr. Stuart Erdridge from Philadelphia. From many records concerning this course written by a student who attended during this period, real features of this course were clarified. Dr. S. Erdridge gave lectures in English about the fundamental as well as clinical aspects of medicine, including surgery, and gave guidance on clinical practise and treatments. These lectures were translated into Japanese simultaneously by an interpreter for the convenience of students writing in Japanese in their notebooks. His lectures were on a high level for that time, so later they were published in 3 volumes by the government (Kaitakushi). The nine of those 20 students who were supported by government expense were obligated to do medical services in Hokkaido for 5 years afterward. At the end of the course, students who took the course were engaged for 50 days in medical service which included a round trip for vaccination of small pox to children living near the Hakodate area and 2558 children were vaccinated. From the diary of this trip, the schedule and mode of vaccination at that time were clarified. The student who wrote this diary had to retire from this course at the last period, due to the death of his father and familial duties. However, the certificate for medical occupation was issued to him by Dr. S. Erdridge in 1886 for governmental necessity.
在函馆国立综合医院，1872年至1874年期间，在政府支持下开设了一个医学课程（函馆医学院），由来自费城的斯图尔特·埃尔德里奇博士指导和授课。从当时一名就读该课程的学生所写的许多相关记录中，该课程的真实面貌得以明晰。S. 埃尔德里奇博士用英语讲授医学的基础及临床方面的知识，包括外科，并对临床实践和治疗给予指导。为方便用日语记笔记的学生，这些讲座由口译员同步翻译成日语。他的讲座在当时水平很高，后来由政府分三卷出版（《开拓史》）。那20名由政府资助的学生中有9人此后有义务在北海道从事5年医疗服务。课程结束时，修读该课程的学生参与了50天的医疗服务，其中包括往返为函馆地区附近的儿童接种天花疫苗，共为2558名儿童接种了疫苗。从这次行程的日记中，当时接种疫苗的日程安排和方式得以明晰。写这本日记的学生因父亲去世和家庭责任，在课程最后阶段不得不退学。然而，出于政府需要，S. 埃尔德里奇博士于1886年向他颁发了行医证书。
