ard ▁and ▁their ▁w ives . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁Ward ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁American ▁A . B . C . F . M ▁phys ician ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁J aff na . ▁ ▁Sc ud der ▁commented ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁having ▁Ward ▁at ▁the ▁Batt ic otta ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁explained ▁how ▁Ward ▁helped ▁keep ▁the ▁hospital ▁reg ulated , ▁train ▁students , ▁and ▁eng age ▁in ▁new ▁fields ▁of ▁research . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁Ward ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁Natural ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Medicine ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁and ▁helped ▁train ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 8 - 1 0 ▁native ▁men ▁in ▁medicine ▁by ▁having ▁them ▁shadow ▁him ▁and ▁help ▁him ▁with ▁tasks ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁observed ▁to ▁treat ▁his ▁men ▁with ▁respect ▁by ▁referring ▁to ▁them ▁as ▁“ Dr .” ▁in ▁his ▁letters . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁and ▁trying ▁aspect ▁of ▁Ward ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁the ▁ch ol era ▁out break ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Before ▁Ward ' s ▁arrival ▁the ▁n atives ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁how ▁ch ol era ▁is ▁transm itted . ▁They ▁believed ▁that ▁simply ▁being ▁around ▁a ▁person ▁with ▁ch ol era ▁would ▁put ▁someone ▁at ▁risk ▁for ▁getting ▁the ▁disease . ▁In ▁reality , ▁the ▁disease ▁is ▁transm itted ▁through ▁f ec es ▁and ▁often ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁places ▁with ▁poor ▁san itation . ▁Ward ▁helped ▁educ ate ▁the ▁population ▁while ▁also ▁providing ▁medic