407 - Hospitals; privileges to students.

§  407.  Hospitals;  privileges to students. 1. Whenever the person or  persons having lawful control and management over any public hospital in  any city or county in this state, shall grant to  matriculated  students  of  any  legally  incorporated  medical  college in said city or county,  privileges  of  admission  to  such  hospital  for  hearing  clinics  or  lectures, or receiving medical or surgical instruction therein, the like  privileges  and advantages shall be granted to the matriculated students  in each and all legally incorporated medical colleges in said  city  and  county  who  may desire the same, without distinction or preference, and  upon equal terms and conditions as to all.    2. Nothing in  this  section  shall  prevent  the  directors  of  such  hospitals  from limiting the attendance of students in such hospitals to  a number compatible with the welfare of patients. But in such limitation  they shall receive  students  from  such  legally  incorporated  medical  colleges  applying  for  such  admission  in proportion to the number of  students in attendance upon such college.