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AMERICAN BOARD OF DERMATOLOGY AND SYPHILOLOGY
At the recent meeting of the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology held in New York, Dec. 12 and 13, 1941, 69 candidates were considered. Fiftyfour candidates were awarded the certificate of the board, while 15 candidates did not qualify. Including the diplomates certified at this meeting, there have been 607 physicians certified by this board. Since the board has been in operation, 720 applications have been received.The survey of graduate training in dermatology and syphilology has been practically completed. The questionnaires of all the institutions with graduates in training for this specialty have been reviewed, and only a few questionnaires now remain to be considered by the board and the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association.The matter of preceptors for graduate students in training has been considered during the past year, and blanks for applicants to