20 At the examination-

At the honour examination of division II—

806. Anatomy .. .• .. .. Dwight's prize of $50 808. Biochemistry . .. .. .. .. Exhibition of $50 807. Physiology .. .. . Prize of $40 At the honour examination of division

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811. Pathology .. Walter and Eliza Hall exhibition of $60

812. Microbiology and Epidemi-

19. Where pursuant to regulations subsequently repealed or amended a candidate has obtained credit or may retain credit in the course for the degrees of bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery, the faculty may determine in what further subjects he must pass in order to obtain the degree; and notwithstanding anything to the contrary the faculty may exempt him from such subjects of the course as are in its opinion the substantial equivalent of subjects already passed pursuant to the repealed or amended regulations.

Regulation 3.71—Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science

1. Candidates for the degree of bachelor of Medical Science shall, after completing the third year of the course for the degrees of bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery, pursue, for not less than one year, a course of advanced studies in either Anatomy, or Biochemistry, or Medical Psychology, or Microbiology, or Pathology, or Pharmacology, or Physiology, or in such other subject as the faculty of Medicine may approve.

2. Before commencing his course, a candidate shall obtain the approval of the faculty of Medicine and of the head of the department in which he proposes to carry out his course, and the head of that department shall with the approval of the faculty prescribe for him the advanced studies to be pursued by him.

3. No candidate shall be admitted to the course unless (a) in the opinion of the faculty of Medicine he has shown special aptitude for his studies in the course for the degrees of bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery and (b) he has been recommended by the head of the department in which his advanced studies are to be carried out as a person fit to carry out such studies.

4. The head of the department in which the candidate proposes to carry out his course of advanced studies may, with the approval of the faculty of Medicine, require the candidate to attend lectures, carry out practical work, and pass an examination in a subject or subjects, or any part or parts of a subject or subjects, related to his course*.

5. A candidate shall submit for examination a detailed report on the advanced studies carried out by him and may be required to pass a written examination or a viva voce examination, or both, concerning the subject of such report.

6. A candidate who has submitted a satisfactory report on his advanced studies and fufilled all other conditions prescribed for him may be admitted to the degree of bachelor of Medical Science.

Regulation 3.36—Degree of Doctor of Medicine

1. A person may be a candidate for the degree of doctor of Medi- cine if—

(a) he is a bachelor of Medicine and a bachelor of Surgery in the University; or

(b) he holds an equivalent degree in some university recognized by the University.

*Where the prescribed ancillary work is to be carried out in a department outside the faculty of Medicine the approval of the faculty of that department will be required.

2. (1) A candidate may proceed to the degree of doctor of Medicine—

(a) by submitting a thesisl or published work satisfactory to the examiners on a subject approved by the faculty as relevant to the theory or practice of Medicine. Such thesis or published work must in the opinion of the faculty be a substantial con- tribution to knowledge and the outcome of original research by the candidate; or

(b) by—

(i) passing an examination in

(b a) Pathology and Microbiology; and

) Physiology and Biochemistry and Pharmacology, as prescribed in the details of subjects;

and

(ii) submitting a written dissertation satisfactory to the exa- miners upon a subject approved by the faculty, or passing a written examination in a subject pertaining to a field in medicine specified by the faculty.

(2) A candidate shall present himself for such oral or other examin- ation on the subject of the thesis, published work, dissertation, or written examination referred to in sub-section (i) of this section as the examiners may require.

3. (1) A candidate shall not be admitted to the examination referred to in section 2(1) (b) (i) unless he be a graduate in Medicine and Surgery of at least one year's standing.

(2) A candidate shall not be permitted to submit a thesis or a disser- tation unless he be a graduate in Medicine and Surgery of at least two years' standing.

4. At least one of the examiners of a thesis, published work, dissert- ation, or written examination referred to in section 2 (1) hereof shall be an external examiner. Before such examiners are appointed a recom- mendation shall be sought from the head of the department to which the examination pertains.

5. A candidate who has satisfied the examiners as prescribed herein and has otherwise fulfilled the requirements of this regulation may be admitted to the degree of doctor of Medicine.

Regulation 3.37—Degree of Master of Surgery

1. A candidate for the degree of master of Surgery shall be a bachelor of Medicine and a bachelor of Surgery in the University or in some other university whose degrees in Surgery are recognized by it.

2. The examination for the degree shall be in two parts.

3. A candidate may be admitted to part I of the examination if—

(a) he is a bachelor of Medicine and a bachelor of Surgery of not less than two years' standing in each case; and

(b) he has spent a period of not less than two years as a resident medical officer in a general hospital.

1 Three copies must be submitted (see regulation 4.6).

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4. (1) The subjects of part I of the examination shall be- ( a ) Anatomy; and

(b) Physiology and Biochemistry.

(2) In order to pass part I of the examination a candidate shall pass in all subjects at the one examination.

5. A candidate may be admitted to part II of the examination if he is a bachelor of Medicine and a bachelor of Surgery of not less than five years' standing, of which period not less than two years have been spent- ( a) in surgical training of a type approved by the faculty of Medicine,

or

(b) in work bearing directly on the theory and practice of surgery and approved by the faculty of Medicine,

or both.

6. (1) Part II of the examination shall be in the form of type A exam- ination or type B examination as the candidate shall elect.

(2) A candidate for type A examination shall pass an examination consisting of—

(a) written and oral examinations in Surgical Anatomy;

(b) written, practical and oral examinations in Pathology (including Microbiology) ; and

(c) written and clinical examinations in General Surgery.

(3) A candidate for type B examination shall—

(a) notify the faculty in writing of his candidature and provide a short synopsis of a thesis ( whether as published work or not) on any branch of knowledge in divisions II, III or IV of the course for the degrees of bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery but related to the theory and practice of surgery;

(b) after the subject of the thesis has been approved present himself for a clinical examination;

(c) after passing a clinical examination submit the thesis; and (d) present himself for such oral or other examinations on the subject

of the thesis as the examiners of the thesis may prescribe:

Provided that a candidate for type B examination who has previously submitted a thesis which has not been passed may be allowed by the faculty to re-submit the thesis without further clinical examination.

7. Any thesis submitted under this regulation shall be examined in the manner prescribed by regulation 4.6.

8. No candidate shall pass part II of the examination unless he passes part I of the examination:

Provided that a candidate for type B examination whose thesis is con- sidered by the examiners to be of outstanding merit may be exempted by the examiners from part I of the examination.

9. At least one of the examiners for part II of the examination shall be an external examiner.

10. A candidate who has fulfilled the requirements of this regulation

may be admitted to the degree of master of Surgery.

Regulation 3.38—Degree of Master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

1. Candidates for the degree of master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics must be bachelors of Medicine and bachelors of Surgery in the University or in some other university recognized by it.

2. Candidates shall not be admitted to part I of the examination unless they are bachelors of Medicine and bachelors of Surgery of at least two years' experience as a resident medical officer in a general hospital.

Provided that a candidate who has spent only one year as a resident medical officer in a general hospital may be approved as a candidate for part I if, in addition, he has also spent one year as a resident medical officer in a special paediatric hospital.

3. Candidates shall not be admitted to part II of the examination or be permitted to present a thesis unless they are bachelors of Medicine and bachelors of Surgery of at least five years' standing, at least two years of which have been spent in obstetrical and gynaecological training of a type approved by the faculty of Medicine, and as prescribed in details of subjects.

4. Candidates may proceed to the degree of master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics either by examination only, or by examination and thesis:

Provided that the faculty of Medicine may by resolution passed by an absolute majority of the faculty allow any candidate to proceed by pre- sentation of a thesis only. Candidates proceeding by thesis only must first

satisfy the reqirements as to general and special experience specified in sections 2 and 3. A thesis must relate to the theory and practice or both of Gynaecology and Obstetrics or Gynaecology or Obstetrics and must be a substantial contribution to knowledge and the outcome of original research by the candidate.

5. The examination for the degree of master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics shall consist of two parts—

Part I—Anatomy

Embryology and Histology Physiology and Biochemistry

Part II—Pathology and Microbiology in relation to Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Obstetrics, including neo-natal Paediatrics and Gynaecology.

6. The two parts may be taken concurrently but no candidate shall receive credit for part II at any examination unless at that or some previous examination he has passed in part I.

7. The examination in part I shall be partly written and partly oral.

The examination in part II shall be written, clinical and oral, but in Pathology and Microbiology the examination shall be written and oral and there shall be a practical test.

8. A candidate proceeding by examination and thesis shall submit the thesis or published work for approval by the faculty of Medicine as relevant to the theory or practice or both of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

r Gynaecology or Obstetrics. If the thesis gives evidence of research and ability satisfactory to the examiners, the candidate shall be exempted from such part of the written examination as the faculty shall determine.

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9. In every appointment of examiners for part II at least one examiner shall be an external examiner.

10. Candidates who have satisfied the examiners as herein prescribed and have fulfilled all other prescribed conditions may be admitted to the degree of master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.

Regulation 3.39—Diploma in Public Health

( The course and examination for this diploma are temporarily sus- pended. The text of the regulation was last printed in the Calendar for 1958.)

Regulation 3.40—Other Postgraduate Medical Diplomas

1. There shall be post-graduate medical diplomas in various special- ties as follows—

Diploma in Ophthalmology

Diploma in Laryngology and Otology Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology Diploma in Therapeutic Radiology Diploma in Psychological Medicine Diploma in Anaesthetics

2. Every candidate for a diploma shall be a bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery in the University or in some other university recognized by it for the purpose of the diploma or, being resident in Victoria or coming to the University for a prescribed period of study, shall possess a qualification entitling him to registration as a legally qualified medical practitioner in the State of Victoria.'

3. The examination for each diploma shall be in two parts—

Diploma in Ophthalmology—

Part I—Anatomy Physiology Part II—Ophthalmology

Pathology (including Microbiology ) Diploma in Laryngology and Otology

Part I—Anatomy Physiology

Part H—Laryngology and Otology

Pathology (including Microbiology) Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology—

Part I—Anatomy Physiology Physics

1 of other universities may be recognized for purposes of candidature for these dip omas, but in accordance with the normal policy of the University such w

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l be allowed to proceed to a Melbourne diploma only if they reside in Victo

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a or come to the University for a period of study.

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