New York Hospital, and Susannah R. In , at age 15, Rodgers entered Princeton University to read the clas-. Before leaving London in , Rodgers passed his examination and received a license from the Royal College of Surgeons. Eager to expand his professional knowledge even further, he spent the spring and summer months studying in Paris, and then he and Delafield briefly toured the Continent—presumably for enjoyment—before returning to New York together in October of the same year.