8 3 0 , ▁with ▁William ▁Bl est ▁as ▁its ▁chairman . ▁From ▁that ▁moment ▁on , ▁Dr ▁Gu ill ermo ▁( Will iam ) ▁Bl est ▁pres ided ▁over ▁any ▁medical ▁act ▁in ▁Chile , ▁appro ving ▁lic ences ▁to ▁practice , ▁inspect ing ▁medical ▁facilities ▁and ▁ph arma cies . ▁In ▁his ▁hands ▁were ▁left ▁all ▁respons ib ilities ▁and ▁authority ▁with ▁everything ▁related ▁with ▁medicine ; ▁such ▁power ▁gained ▁him ▁many ▁det ract ors , ▁among ▁them ▁a ▁Sp ani ard , ▁Dr ▁José ▁Pass aman . ▁ ▁Dr ▁Bl est ' s ▁constant ▁speech es ▁about ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁medicine ▁put ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Chile an ▁phys icians ▁when ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁" E ss ay ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁causes ▁of ▁ill ness es ▁suffered ▁in ▁Chile ". ▁He ▁then ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁inaugur ate ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Institute , ▁which ▁operated ▁from ▁the ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁of ▁God . ▁Bl est ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁director ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁important ▁member ▁of ▁Chile an ▁society ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁William ▁Bl est , ▁after ▁being ▁granted ▁Chile an ▁national ity , ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁con gress ▁for ▁R anc agua , ▁a ▁seat ▁he ▁occupied ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁but ▁without ▁major ▁inter vent ions . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁faithful