REGULATIONS
REGULATION 3.94—DEGREE OF MASTER OF MEDICINE 1. (1) There shall be a degree of master of Medicine
(2) A person who-
a) (i) is a bachelor of medicine and a bachelor of surgery, or (ii) holds a degree or degrees recognized by the faculty as appropriate from another university or tertiary educational institution,
in each case of at least two years' standing;
1 This regulation Is under review and enquiries should be made to the Assistant Registrar (Medicine).
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(b) has had not less than two years experience as a medical officer in a hospital affiliated for the purposes of teaching with a university recognized by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the faculty of Medicine for the purposes of this regulation; and
(c) has obtained the consent of the faculty to candidature—
may be admitted to candidature for the degree of master of Medicine.
2. Each candidate shall pursue a course of study and training or research in such disciplines as may be prescribed from time to time by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the faculty and published with the details of subjects.
3. Before commencing the course for the, degree, a candidate shall obtain the approval of the faculty for the course of study or research proposed by the candidate in a prescribed discipline approved by the faculty and shall obtain the approval of the faculty for any subsequent change in such course.
4. (1 ) The examination for the degree shall be in two parts, Part I and Part II.
(2) The subjects of each Part and the syllabus of each subject of examination shall be as prescribed from time to time by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the faculty and published annually with the details of subjects.
5. A candidate who presents evidence satisfactory to the faculty—
(а) that he or she has passed an examination or examinations which are comparable to Part I of the examination and have been approved for the purpose by the faculty; or
(b) has had other professional education and experience relevant to the approved discipline which is satisfactory to the faculty—
may be exempted from Part I of the examination and given credit therefor.
6. (1) Before presenting for Part Il of the examination a candidate shall—
(a) have passed in or obtained credit for Part I of the exami- nation; and
(b) have completed a period of research or a course of study and training in the approved discipline of not less than twelve months if undertaken full-time or a period which is deemed by the faculty to be its equivalent if undertaken part-time.
(2) Part II of the examination may consist of, either— .
(a) written, clinical and oral examinations, as prescribed, in the approved discipline; or
(b) a thesis dealing with some aspect of the discipline approved for research pursuant to sub-section (1).
(3) No candidate shall be admitted to the degree who—
(a) is a graduate of less than five years' standing; and (b) has not devoted at least three years since graduating to
the practice and study relevant to the discipline to which Part Il of the examination of the candidate pertains.
7. A candidate who has satisfied the examiners in Part Il of the examination and has otherwise complied with the provisions of this regulation may be admitted to the degree of master of Medicine.
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Regulations 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' standing and unless they have 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 1 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 Il 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 sub- jects.
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 examiners of the thesis may allow any candidate to proceed by presentation of a thesis only. Candidates proceeding by thesis only must first satisfy the requirements as to general and special experi- ence specified in sections 2 and 3. A thesis must relate to the theory or 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 Ob- stetrics shall consist of two parts—
Part I—Anatomy
Embryology and Histology Physiology and Biochemistry
Part II—Pathology and Microbiology in relation to Gynaecology and Ob- stetrics
Obstetrics, including neo-natal Paediatrics and Gynaecology.
6. The two parts may be taken concurrently but no candidate shall re- ceive credit for part 11 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 I1 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 es relevant to the theory or practice or both of Gynaecology and Obstetrics or Gynaecology or Obstetrics. if the thesis gives evidence of research and ability satisfactory to the examiners, the candidate shell be exempted from such part of the written examination as the examiners of the thesis 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.