 At the end of his first year he was made demonstrator of anatomy; received his degree in medicine in the following year, 1851, and was then made lecturer in comparative anatomy.He received his degree of Master of Arts in 1852 from the university, and two years later was made professor of comparative anatomy.He was one of the founders of the Michigan State Medical Society, and in 1853 began the publication of the "Peninsular Journal of Medical and Collateral
Sciences".