Assistant professor, THELMA BAXTER, M.Sc., Ph.D. Senior Associates in Pathology, NORMAN ALEXANDER DAVIS, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.P.A. Assistant professor, EDWIN UECKERT, D.Opt. Readers, THOMAS RAY BRADLEY, M.Sc., Ph.D. University lecturers, MARY HAZEL DEAN CHENNELLS, B.Sc., Ph.D. London.).
L HODGE, M.B., M.S
BRAND, M.D., B
OLGA M. Senior Lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery, J. Senior Lecturer in Orthopedic Surgery, H. Senior Lecturer in Urological Surgery, P. Senior Lecturer in Plastic Surgery, R. Surgeon for Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases:. THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Director: Professor G. Senior Associates in the Department of Medical Biology:.
Nov. 3
March 25
IMPORTANT DATES
DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS
Diploma in Laryngology and Otology Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology Diploma in Therapeutic Radiology Diploma in Psychological Medicine Diploma in Anesthetics.
ADVICE TO THOSE PREPARING TO ENTER THE MEDICAL COURSE
Students who wish to include a mathematics major as an aid to Physics, or as an alternative to physics from the point of view of meeting prerequisite requirements, are advised to take General Mathematics. The Faculty of Medicine would prefer that students include at least one non-science subject of their choice.
POLICIES GOVERNING ADMISSION, 1972
FIRST YEAR (DIVISION I)
Any courses undertaken subsequent to the Higher School Certificate examination and results obtained therein, although preference may be
Non-Victorians must compete for the few places that may be allocated within the quota.
Normal place of residence. 'Non-Victorians' must compete for the few places that may be allotted within the quota
Application should be made by completing the form 'Victorian Uni- versities Application for Admission as an Undergraduate in 1972' (which
SECOND YEAR (SUB-DIVISION IIA)
All who pass the Division I Examination in 197
Students permitted to repeat second year in 197
Second year students permitted to resume the course after leave of absence
THIRD YEAR (DIVISION II)
FOURTH YEAR (DIVISION III)
Students who have completed part of the course at European university medical schools. a) Applicants who provide satisfactory evidence of having passed the examinations in Physics, Chemistry and Biology to a standard equivalent to that required of students in. is found necessary and in accordance with the policy that regulates the selection of this quota. Students who have completed part of the course in medical schools other than those of European universities. a) Applicants who submit satisfactory evidence of having passed the examination for M.B., B.S. in an undergraduate medical school in the United Kingdom, New Zealand or another Australian state may be admitted to Division Ill Medicine, subject to the general principles governing ad eundem statum admissions.
SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, PRIZES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Thomas and Elizabeth Ross Scholarship—(varies, may be $1,000) for an additional year of study leading to a Bachelor of Medical Science degree. Female cadetships (Army, Navy, Air Force) are available each year to undergraduates who are qualified to enter the clinical part of the course.
Sixth Year)
NOTICES TO MEDICAL GRADUATES
Medical graduates intending to visit the UK for postgraduate study or other purposes are advised that the British Medical Association Council has established the Commonwealth Medical Advice Bureau to provide personal advice services to doctors, particularly those from Commonwealth countries. Medical graduates intending to go to the UK are advised that under the Medical Act 1950 full registration in Great Britain requires satisfactory work in medicine (6 months) and surgery (6 months) as a house surgeon in an approved hospital after graduation.
REGULATIONS
- EXAMINATION FOR STUDENTS IN MEDICINE
- OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY
- The content of the several subjects, the arrangement of work, and the scope and times of examinations, shall be as prescribed from time to time
- The statute concerning examiners (statute 3.12) and the regulations concerning annual examinations (chapter 4) shall, so far as applicable,
- A candidate who has not passed the examination in all the subjects of a sub-division shall not be permitted to proceed with the remaining
- Provision may be made in the details of subjects with respect to the mode of examination to be adopted in any subject and where prac-
- Unless otherwise provided a candidate who fails to pass any sub- ject or subjects may at the discretion of the faculty of Medicine on the
- Hospital work shall be as prescribed by details of subjects or an- nouncements published by the faculty of Medicine and subject to any
- The faculty of Medicine may require attendance at any lectures or demonstrations or the performance of any practical work prescribed in the
- The following prizes, exhibitions and scholarships may be awarded at the examinations of the course and shall be open for competition to
- OF BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- 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
- A candidate shall submit for examination a detailed report on the advanced studies carried out by him and may be required to pass a
- A candidate who has submitted a satisfactory report on his advanced studies and fulfilled all other conditions prescribed for him may be ad-
- OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
- A person may be a candidate for the degree of doctor of Medicine If—
- At least one of the examiners of a thesis, published work, disserta- tion, or written examination referred to in section 2(1) hereof shall be
- A candidate who has satisfied the examiners as prescribed herein and has otherwise fulfilled the requirements of this regulation may be ad-
- OF MASTER OF SURGERY
- A candidate for the degree of Master of Surgery shall be a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery, or hold an equivalent degree recog-
- A candidate may proceed to the degree of Master of Surgery by sub- mitting a thesis, or published work, satisfactory to the examiners on a sub-
- A candidate may not submit his thesis for examination unless
- A candidate shall present himself for such oral or other examination on the subject of the thesis or published work as the examiners may
- At least one of the examiners of the thesis or published work shall be an external examiner
- A candidate who has fulfilled the requirements of the regulation and has been passed by the examiners may be admitted to the degree of
- Notwithstanding anything contained in Regulation 3.37, candidates who have passed Part I of the examination for the degree of Master of
- This temporary regulation shall expire on 31st December 1974 REGULATION 3.38—DEGREE OF MASTER OF GYNAECOLOGY
- Candidates for the degree of master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics must be bachelors of Medicine and bachelors of Surgery in the University
- 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
- 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
- Candidates may proceed to the degree of master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics either by examination only, or by examination and thesis: Pro-
- The examination for the degree of master of Gynaecology and Ob- stetrics shall consist of two parts—
- The two parts may be taken concurrently but no candidate shall re- ceive credit for part Il at any examination unless at that or some previous
- In every appointment of examiners for part II at least one examiner shall be an external examiner
- Candidates who have satisfied the examiners as herein prescribed and have fulfilled all other prescribed conditions may be admitted to the
- DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH
- OTHER POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL DIPLOMAS 1. There shall be post-graduate medical diplomas in various specialties
- Examinations in each part shall be held twice in each year if can- didates present themselves. Examinations in part 1 shall be held about the
- Before presenting for part I a candidate shall present evidence that he has been in practice for at least two years, one of which must have been
- Before presenting for part ll a candidate shall pass in part I and shall satisfy the faculty of Medicine that—
- Where the full training or practice required in the two preceding sec- tions has not been gained because of war conditions, the faculty may
- The faculty may on application grant a candidate total or partial exemption from any examination in any subject the content of which is
- Candidates who have passed in both parts of the examination and who have otherwise fulfilled the prescribed conditions may be granted the
- Subject to section 2 but notwithstanding any other provision in this regulation a diploma may be awarded to a candidate who has not
A candidate who does not obtain one or more certificates will not be admitted to the examination of department IV without permission from the Faculty of Medicine. In division II, examinations are held at the end of the second year (hereinafter referred to as 'the examination of subdivision IIA') and in the third year (hereinafter referred to as 'the examination of subdivision II').
DETAILS FOR 1972
DEGREES OF M.B., B.S
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Time - Table for 1972
- SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL DATES-1972
- DIVISIONS, SUBJECTS AND BOOKS
Annual examination held around the beginning of the third semester of the fourth year. Annual examination at the end of the sixth year and supplementary examination early in the seventh year.
801-1. CHEMISTRY (MEDICAL COURSE)
Practical exercises for this course are held in the Biological and Engineering Chemistry Laboratory in the Redmond Barry Building. There is no practical exam, but each student's work is evaluated on the fly throughout the year and is taken into account when determining the candidate's success in the exam.
801-3. BIOLOGY (MEDICAL COURSE)
EXAMINATION Three written assignments for pass and honors combined - a one-hour test at the end of each of the first and second semesters and a two-hour final, a total of 4 hours. TUTORIALS Optional tutorials in human behavior will be conducted throughout the year by members of the Psychiatry Department staff.
DIVISION II, including SUB-DIVISION IIA
EXAMINATION At the end of the 2nd year: Anatomy (honours): one 3-hour written assignment, oral exam. LECTURES Three lectures per week in Physiology and Pharmacology in both semesters of the second year of the department.
DIVISION HI
A course of about twenty-six lectures on the following topics
DEMONSTRATIONS During this lecture groups of students follow demonstrations for three hours. The demonstrations will be held at the Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences Building, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
A course of 6 hours of lectures or demonstrations on pharmaceutical aspects of drug administration may be given in conjunction with the
EXAMINATION A written paper of 1 hour (passed and honored) with an oral examination at the discretion of the examiners. The Austin Hospital Clinical School course includes 6 to 12 3-hour hands-on classes and a 1-hour self-study session every two weeks.
803-2. PATHOLOGY
Walter J B & Israel M S General Patology, 3rd ed Churchill 1970 Biggart J H Pathology of the Nervous System, 3rd ed Livingstone 1961 Willis R A Pathology of Tumours, 4th ed Butterworth 1968. Sandritter W & Wartman W B Color Tlassth dhe Text, libër 3rd ed Year Book Medical Publishers Inc 1969.
803 - 3. MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
In addition, reference must be made to the pathological sections in the textbooks prescribed for Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. EXAMINATION Terminal tests plus a final 3-hour written paper, a practical exam, and, in certain cases, an oral exam.
MEDICAL . PSYCHOLOGY AND CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
MEDICINE
SURGERY
GENERAL MEDICINE
THERAPEUTICS INCLUDING MATERIA MEDICA
Goodman L S & Gilman A pharmacological basis of therapeutics—a textbook of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics for clinicians and students, 4th edn Macmillan 1970.
PAEDIATRICS
In addition, written and oral questions in psychiatry are included in the final medical exam. Rook A J et al Textbook of Dermatology, 2 vols 1st ed Blackwell 1968 EXAM Questions are included in the final medical exam.
RADIOLOGY
VENEREAL DISEASES
SOCIAL MEDICINE
804-3. SURGERY GENERAL SURGERY
Questions may be included in any of the surgical specialties, Paediatrics (including examination of patients), Surgical Anatomy, Surgical Pathology and Anaesthesiology.
SURGICAL ANATOMY
ANAESTHETICS
EXAMINATION There is no official examination, but instructors may require the student to demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the principles of anesthesia at the end of the apprenticeship. Opportunities are provided to learn (1) the value and limitations of radiologic diagnosis in various clinical settings, (2) what is involved for the patient in certain radiologic investigations, (3) the occurrence of more common radiologic abnormalities. normality.
An Atlas of Normal Radiographic Anatomy, 2nd ed Saunders 1959
Students are encouraged to visit radiology departments at clinical schools to make arrangements to observe the following examinations being performed; Barium meal, barium enema, cholecystogram, intravenous pyelogram, bronchogram, myelogram, cerebral angiogram, aortogram.
DISEASES OF THE THROAT, NOSE AND EAR
A series of five lectures in Otorhinolaryngology and four lectures on Ophthalmology are given at 12.00 midday on selected Wednes-
A series of approximately sixteen Symposia are arranged by the University Departments of Medicine and Surgery between 10.00 a.m
- Psychiatry: A six weeks' clinical course is conducted in association with the University Department of Psychiatry
- General Medicine and Surgery
FINAL YEAR
- Professorial Units
- Saturday Morning Clinics. On certain Saturday mornings special clinical demonstrations are given by the Honorary Medical Staff
- Royal Women's Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital. In the third clinical term students visit each of these hospitals for refresher
- Visits to General Practitioners. Between the first and second clinical terms students visit selected general practitioners for a period of
Students can visit the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Footscray Hospital, Preston and Northcote. The following scholarships and awards are open for competition for The Royal Melbourne Hospital students:. i) The TF Ryan Scholarship in Medicine ($200) is awarded on the basis of the result of an examination conducted by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians shortly after graduation. ii) The JP Ryan Scholarship in Surgery ($200) is awarded based on the result of an examination conducted by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons shortly after graduation. iii) The Stirling Prize in Clinical Surgery is awarded to a student based on the result of a test conducted by the hospital's surgical staff.
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL
- During the last two months of the year, the students attend the hospital full-time and are rostered to general medical and surgical
- At the end of the year a series of general therapeutic lectures are given
- Students spend ten weeks in residence at the Royal Women's Hos- pital and ten weeks (non-residence) at the Royal Children's Hos-
- General Medicine and Surgery. During the half of the year in attendance at this hospital, the students are rostered to attend
- During the year lectures are given in both medicine and surgery. In the former discipline they pertain to a discussion of medical dis-
- Casualty Duty. Again during this year the students spend two weeks in residence on Casualty duty
- Psychiatry. A six weeks course is conducted in association with the University Department of Psychiatry
- During the year as well as being rostered to general medical and surgical clinics, students are rostered to attend special clinics in-
- Anaesthetics. During the year, each student is rostered to attend the Anaesthetic Department for two weeks
- Special Clinics. During the year students attend those special clinics, which they had not attended in their Fifth Year
- While in the Department of Surgery Unit, students attend the De- partment of Radiology to gain experience in the more common radio-
- Seminars: During the year, a number of seminars are conducted in the Clinical School on surgical topics
During the year, students are scheduled to spend a week at Fairfield Hospital for Infectious Diseases. Students spend ten weeks in residence at Mercy Hospital and ten weeks (non-residence) at the Royal Children's Hospital.
THE ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
THE MERCY MATERNITY HOSPITAL
Each patient in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Ward is assigned to a student and the student keeps detailed notes. Each student will be scheduled to attend each of the Specialty Clinics at the Hospital at least once during the ten week stay.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY
Each day, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Honorees perform a round of their patients with the students in question. Each student performs a curettage and a forceps delivery under the guidance of a member of the medical staff.
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
PART II
This review does not need to be edited in section (v) of this document and. v) must be in a form suitable for publication or already published in an approved form. An applicant who applies for work performed in collaboration with other workers must submit a statement indicating the extent to which he is responsible for the initiation and execution of the work.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF SURGERY
The Faculty of Medicine resolved that the thesis—. i) it must not be an ordinary collection of books, (ii) nor a mere collection of examples,. iv) but it should be a significant contribution to knowledge and its relationship to existing knowledge should be critically reviewed. Examiners take such measures as they think fit to assess the value of a candidate's contribution to the collective work and must satisfy themselves that the individual candidate has been responsible for a significant contribution to the theory or practice of medicine.
ANATOMY
Patten B M Human Embryology, 2nd or later edition Blakiston In addition, candidates are expected to keep themselves abreast of recent developments in anatomy appearing in journals.
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
PART II SURGERY
This review need not be governed by section (y) hereof. v) must be suitable for publication or has already been published in approved form. The exam in Clinical Surgery for candidates advancing through dissertation may involve the candidate's examination in any matter related to the practice of Clinical Surgery.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
EMBRYOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
Patten B M Human Embryology, 2. eller efterfølgende Ed Blakiston Roberts J A F In Introduction to Medical Genetics, 4. udg. OUP 1970 Ham A W Histology, 6. udg. Lippincott 1969.
PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY
H T Recent Advances in Endocrinology, 8th ed Churchill 1968 Laurence D R Clinical Pharmacology, 3rd ed Churchill 1966
Practice of at least five years since graduation
The special training required in Obstetrics shall consist of not less than one year's experience as Resident Medical Officer in the Ob-
The special training required in. Gynaecology shall consist of not less than one year's experience as Resident Medical Officer in the Gynae-
If the thesis is acceptable, the Faculty of Medicine will appoint examiners to review the thesis and these examiners will be instructed to report on the value of the work submitted and indicate which parts of Part I and/or Part II of the examination the candidate must complete in addition to the thesis. Examination in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology for candidates preparing for thesis may include an examination of the candidate in any subject relevant to the practice of clinical obstetrics and gynecology.
DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH
DIPLOMA IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
The joint medical library of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists (A.M.A.) and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital contains textbooks, reference books and journals. The exam will require candidates to know about:. a) general biological properties of microorganisms;
DIPLOMA IN LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
PART I ANATOMY
E Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx, Heine- mann 1949
E The Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, Livingstone 1958
PHYSIOLOGY
B Medical Physiology, 12th ed The C V Mosby Co 1968 Best C H & Taylor N B Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 8th ed
The special training required in Otolaryngology shall consist of not less than two years' experience as Resident Medical Officer in the
ENT Department of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, or equivalent. In the assessment of equivalence, all hospitals or departments recognized as ENT Clinical Schools by Australian universities will have equal status.
Evidence of having performed under the supervision of one or more consultants in otolaryngology all the common procedures of the
In the case of hospitals or public departments which are not so well known, the Faculty of Medicine will ask a candidate for particular details of his experience, the acceptance of which will enable the candidate to proceed with the Degree. Evidence that he has performed under the supervision of one or more consultants in otolaryngology all the usual procedures of.
LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
Rob C & Smith R Operative Surgery, Vol 6: Neck and Neck and Lymph Nodes, 2nd ed Butterworth 1969. Samuel E Clinical Radiology of the Ear, Nose and Throat, Lewis 1952 Saunders W H and Paparella M M Atlas of Ear Surgery, Mosby 196 H F et al Atlas Stereoskopik i Mastoidotimpanoplastikës.
PATHOLOGY (INCLUDING MICROBIOLOGY)
DIPLOMA IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Wagner Henry N Principles of Nuclear Medicine, Saunders 1968 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Pro-. Construction and use of exposure diagrams. ii) Radiographic technique when examining all parts of the body.
PATHOLOGY
DIPLOMA IN THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY
PART 1 ANATOMY
Candidates are advised to consult the Chairman of the Standing Committee for advice regarding. In addition, detailed knowledge of all technical procedures in Radiotherapy will be required, together with an understanding of the general principles of radiation biology.
DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
EXAMINATION The Radiotherapy portion of the written assignment and the oral portion of the exam will cover this course. Applicants admitted ad eundem statum must also provide evidence of at least three months' approved experience in any hospital of a Mental Health Authority, Hospitals and Charities Commission or Repatriation Commission strongly linked to the University. department of psychiatry and approved from time to time by the chairman of the committee on psychiatry.
PART I
Denny-Brown D The Cerebral Control of Movement, Liverpool UP 1966 Eccles J C (ed) Brain and Conscious Experience, Springer Verlag 1966 Eccles J C The Physiology of Synapses, Springer Verlag 1964. Actuele tijdschriften, vooral Brain, AMA, Archives of Neurology and Psy - chiatrie, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrinology, Neurology en Journal of Endocrinology.
PSYCHOLOGY
-Brown D The Cerebral Control of Movement, Liverpool UP 1966 Eccles JC (ed) Brain and Conscious Experience, Springer Verlag 1966 Eccles JC The Physiology of Synapses, Springer Verlag 1964.
PSYCHIATRY
DIPLOMA IN ANAESTHETICS
In addition, candidates admitted ad eundem statum must provide certificates of three months of approved experience in the clinical schools of this university.
ANATOMY
Candidates are expected to have a detailed knowledge of the common diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular and renal systems. BOOKS The candidate is expected to read widely in the literature on anaesthesia, which can conveniently be grouped under the following headings: (i) basic scientific principles; (ii) history; (iii) general textbooks; (iv) monographs on special aspects of the subject, such as 148.
