HOUGHTON ALLEN, MC ChB MRACR Director of Department of Anatomical Pathology
IMPORTANT DATES
DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS
Diploma in Laryngology and Otology Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology Diploma in Therapeutic Radiology Diploma in Psychological Medicine Diploma in Anaesthetics. Diploma in Laryngology and Otology Department of Otolaryngology Diploma in Audiology Royal Victorian Eye and Ear.
ADVICE TO THOSE PREPARING TO ENTER THE MEDICAL COURSE
POLICIES GOVERNING ADMISSION, 1977
FIRST YEAR
SELECTION COMMITTEE
BASIS OF SELECTION
The University Council has decided that from 1978 only those overseas students who are sponsored by their home country for the specific purpose of obtaining a medical qualification will be considered.
SELECTION FORMULA
SECOND YEAR
In addition, the selection committee will consider the availability of medical courses in the candidates' home countries. In addition, there shall be power for the selection committee to recommend admission to the Second Year of up to ten students, who shall be required to undertake the full course of Anatomy, including Histology and Embryology, and to have studies enough previous in Biochemistry and Biochemistry and Physiology to qualify for exemption from the laboratory work of these two subjects.
THIRD YEAR
FOURTH YEAR
FIFTH AND SIXTH YEARS
Admission to the third year will be subject to all quotas and selections that may be deemed necessary. Students who have completed part of the course at European university medical faculties. a) Candidates who produce satisfactory evidence of having passed examinations in Physics, Chemistry and Biology of a standard equivalent to that required for first year students may be admitted to the second year of medicine by selection in any quota 72.
SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, PRIZES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES TO MEDICAL GRADUATES
Metropolitan Hospitals: Alfred Hospital, Austin Hospital, Prince Henry's Hospital, Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Fairfield Hospital, Footscray and District Hospital, Box Hill and District Hospital, Preston and Northcote Community Hospital, Sandringham Hospital, Southern Memorial Hospital and Williamstown and District General Hospital , Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg. The Hospital and Charity Commission should be consulted for advice on appointments to base and district hospitals.
REGULATIONS
- EXAMINATION FOR STUDENTS IN MEDICINE
- concerning a preliminary course in Medicine, was re- pealed in 1961 and its provisions incorporated in Regulation 3.35
- OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY
- A candidate for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery shall, after matriculating, pursue his studies for not less than
- No candidate shall be admitted to the course for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery unless, subject to dis-
- The subjects of the course for the degrees and the conditions on which such subjects may be taken shall be as prescribed from time to
- OF BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
- REGULATION 3.37—DEGREE OF MASTER OF SURGERY
- OF MASTER OF GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
- DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH
- IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
- Examinations in each part shall be held twice in each year if can- didates present themselves. Examinations in Part I shall be held in
- Before presenting for Part 1 a candidate shall present evidence that he has spent at least one year in a resident medical appointment in
- Before presenting for Part 11 a candidate shall pass in Part I and shall satisfy the faculty of Medicine that—
- Candidates who have passed in both parts of the examination and who have otherwise fulfilled the prescribed conditions may be
- Subject to section 1 but notwithstanding any other provision in this regulation a diploma may be awarded to a candidate who is a
- IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
- A candidate for the diploma in Diagnostic Radiology shall be a bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery in the University or in
- IN LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY 1. A candidate for the diploma in Laryngology and Otology shall be
No candidate will be admitted to the course unless (a) he has, in the opinion of the Medical College, shown special aptitude for the course. The general nature and duration of the special training required is determined by the Faculty of Medicine and published annually in the course details.
DEGREES OF M.B., B.S
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
If your studies were affected by illness or other serious reasons during the year, you must apply in writing for special treatment together with a medical certificate to the secretary before the start of the examination period. 5. clinical teaching begins in the third week of the forensic year and continues until the end of the 50th week.
YEARS, SUBJECTS AND BOOKS
A knowledge of physics to the standard of the Higher School Certificate Examination will be assumed. Students will be notified at the beginning of the year when these periods will take place.
B ed Medical Physiology 13th ed, Mosby St Louis 1973 105
Further details of the assessment procedures will be announced in the first week of the term. Further details of the assessment procedures will be announced in the first week of the deadline.
500 - 301 MEDICAL STUDIES I1
Awards are given for overall achievement in biochemistry over the four terms of the course. EXAM The exam in this part of Medical Studies II is part of a 3-hour written exam at the end of the third semester.
531 - 031 PATHOLOGY
EXAMINATION In the fourth year, questions on special pathology will be included in the written paper for medicine/surgery. In the final year, questions on special pathology will be included in the final exams for medicine, surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology.
PSYCHIATRY
Sixth grade takes the form of case discussions in the medical wards of general hospitals about patients with psychiatric and medical problems. The education in the 6th year takes place in the form of case discussions in the medical departments of the general hospitals about patients with psychiatric and medical problems.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
EXAMINATION The form of assessment in the 5th year takes the form of an examination that is completed at the end of the 8-week semester in psychiatry. In the final year, a multiple choice exam in psychiatry is included as part of the medicine assignment.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CLINICAL INSTRUCTION AT RECOGNIZED TEACHING HOSPITALS
During this time, clinical chemistry classes will be organized and pathology studies will continue. A course of lectures in medicine and surgery will be organized during the year, together with lectures and demonstrations in neurology.
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL
- Medicine. There will be two blocks of seven weeks for instruction
- Community Medicine. A course of Lectures, Seminars and Field Visits is undertaken
- Post-mortem Demonstrations are given on Mondays and Tuesdays at midday. A series of lectures in clinical pathology will also be
- Lectures in Medicine and Surgery are given throughout the year
- Microbiology. A series of lectures in clinical microbiology are given throughout the year
- Casualty Duty. During the year students are required to spend two weeks in residence in Casualty
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Instruction is conducted during ten weeks' residency at the Royal Women's Hospital
- Paediatrics. There is a course of ten weeks' instruction (non- residence) at the Royal Children's Hospital
- Infectious Diseases. The students attend the Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital for two weeks' training
This instruction will be given at both Austin Hospital and Repatriation General Hospital. Paediatrics: A refresher course of two weeks in Paediatrics will be given in the middle of the year.
THE MERCY MATERNITY HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL BIOLOGY
Candidates will also normally be required to attend a lecture course on Experimental Immunology and Oncology delivered by members of the Institute staff, and to attend the weekly seminar series. This thesis will normally include a brief literature review in a prescribed section of the relevant field.
DETAILS FOR HIGHER DEGREES
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
500-712 PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY
On receipt of the thesis, the Faculty of Medicine will determine whether the subject area is appropriate and, if so, then appoint examiners. At the discretion of the examiners, candidates may be required to undergo a written and/or viva voce examination.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF SURGERY
The examiners will take such steps as they think reasonable to assess the value of the candidate's contribution to the joint work and must be satisfied that the individual candidate has been responsible for making a substantial contribution to the theory or practice of medicine. The examiners must take such steps as they think reasonable to assess the value of the candidate's part in the joint work and must be satisfied that the individual candidate has been responsible for making a substantial contribution to the theory or practice of Medicine.
DEGREE OF MASTER OF GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
A candidate submitting work carried out in collaboration with other workers must make a statement as to the extent to which he was responsible for the initiation and prosecution of the work. Patten B M Human Embryology, 2nd or subsequent edition Blakiston Roberts J A F In Introduction to Medical Genetics, 4th edition OUP 1970 Ham A W Histology, 7th ed. Lippincott 1974.
500-732 PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY
B ed Medical Physiology 13th ed, Mosby 1973 Carey H M Modern Trends in Human Reproductive Physiology, Butter-
The special training required in Obstetrics will consist of not less than one year's experience as Resident Medical Officer in the Department of Obstetrics of the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, or its equivalent. The special training required in Gynecology will consist of not less than one year's experience as a Resident Medical Officer in the Department of Gynecology of one of the clinical schools of the University of Melbourne or its equivalent.
500-733 PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
Candidates are expected to be familiar with the most important of the recent developments in Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology and with their application to medicine. Candidates will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of both subjects, including a knowledge of recent advances in current literature in the English language.
Il of the examination will be required of the candidate in addition to the thesis. The examination in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology for candidates proceeding through thesis may involve the examination of the candidate in any matter relating to the practice of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL DIPLOMAS
Candidates admitted ad eundem status are also required to present certificates of three months' approved experience in the Clinical Schools of this University.
516-801 ANATOMY
536-801 PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Dayson H Physiology of the Eye 3rd ed Churchill 1972 Duke-Elder S System of Ophthalmology Vol IV Kimpton 1968. The joint library of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists (А.М.А.) and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital contains an extensive ophthalmology literature.
DIPLOMA IN LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
PART I
516-811 ANATOMY
536-811 PHYSIOLOGY
PART II
577-811 OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Fomon S Cosmetic Surgery: Principles and Practice, Lippincott 1960 Fomon S and Bell J Rhinoplasty—New Concepts, Thomas 1970 Hinderer K H Fundamentals of Nasal Anatomy and Surgery,. Rees T D and Wood-Smith D Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Saunders 1973 Samuel E Clinical Radiology of the Nose and Throat 2nd ed, Lewis.
DIPLOMA IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Physical principles of fluoroscopy; limitation of the eye in conventional fluoroscopy; image intensification and television chains; Wagner Henry N Principles of Nuclear Medicine, Saunders 1968 Recommendations of the International Commission on Pro-Radiological.
DIPLOMA IN THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY
- Absorption and Scattering of Radiation—photoelectric and recoil processes; unmodified scattering; pair production; positron annihila-
- Production of Radiation—electron interactions; characteristic radia- tion; Bremstrahlung
- Spectra and Photon Energy Distribution—angular distribution of x-ray beams; energy distribution spectrum of x-ray beams; changes
- Exposure—definition of and unit of electronic equilibrium standard chamber; air-wall material; thimble chambers; dosemeters; calibration
- Sealed Radioactive Sources—radium decay series; radioactive equi- librium; construction of, care of and testing of radium and radon
- Absorbed dose—definition of and unit of; relation between absorbed dose and exposure; dose quivalent; relative biological effectiveness
- Instrumentation for Isotopes—construction and use of Geiger and scintillation counters and associated auxiliary apparatus; statistics
- Radiation Protection—Background information; ICRP recommenda- tions on personnel dose, population dose, design of equipment,
- Personnel Monitoring—use of pocket dosemeters, thermolumines- cent dosemeters, film badges; relative advantages and disadvan-
Absorption and scattering of radiation - photoelectric and return processes; unmodified distribution; pair production; posits annihila- processes; unmodified distribution; pair production; positron annihilation; characteristic radiation; absorption of homogeneous radiation; Other methods of radiation measurement - use of chemical dosimeters; photographic film; silver activated phosphate glass; thermometers; photographic film; silver activated phosphate glass; thermoluminescent dosimeters; semiconductors etc.
531-831 PATHOLOGY
Exposure—Definition and unit of electronic balance standard chamber; material for air walls; chambers for thimbles; dosimeters; calibration chamber; material for air walls; chambers for thimbles; dosimeters; calibration of dosimeters; monitors; measurement of high-energy radiation. Absorbed dose - definition and unit; ratio between absorbed dose and exposure; dose equivalent; relative biological effectiveness.
555-832 RADIOTHERAPY
- Correction for Body Inhomogeneities—spectral distributions of scat- tered radiation; variation of HVL with irradiated tissue; effects of
- Beam Direction Devices—pin and arc; back pointer; protractor, etc
- Treatment Simulators—principles involved, comparison of radio- therapeutic and radiological equipment and techniques
- Treatment Techniques—cross fire; multiple field; rotation; grids;
- Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources—specific gamma-ray emission;
- Clinical Uses of Unsealed Radioactive Isotopes—diagnostic pro- cedures with isotopes; isotope scanning; dosimetry of the internally
- Electron Dosimetry—sources of electron beams; measurement of In- tensity of absorbed dose; dose distribution in tissue
- Neutron Dosimetry—sources of neutron beams; relationship between neutron energy and biological response; dosemeters for measure-
- Inaccuracies Arising in Dosimetry—use of incorrect settings, factors and tables; variation of line voltage and frequencies; incorrect loca-
- Radiation Protection—revision of section in Part I and practical ap- plication in radiotherapeutic practice
Candidates are advised to consult with the Chair of the Standing Committee for advice on the current common procedures. 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
Endocrine—
Metabolic Disturbances of Consciousness 8. Management of Terminal Malignancy
Psychosocial Problems of Leukaemia and Chronic Haematological Disorders in Children
Mayer-Gross W et al Clinical Psychiatry 3de uitgawe, Cassell 1969 Brain R Diseases of the Nervous System 8ste uitgawe, OUP 1972.
DIPLOMA IN ANAESTHETICS
516-851 ANATOMY
536-851 PHYSIOLOGY
534-851 PHARMACOLOGY
Candidates are expected to have a detailed knowledge of the common diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular and renal systems. A broad general knowledge is required of the common diseases of the nervous, endocrine, haemopoietic and digestive systems.
DIPLOMA IN AUDIOLOGY
The candidate must have knowledge of the general applications of chemistry, physics and clinical pathology to anesthetics, and of the principles and day-to-day technique of resuscitation, transfusion of blood and inhalation therapy. The candidate is required to have knowledge of the common methods of clinical research used in anesthetics, such as spirometry, gas analysis and estimation of blood chemistry.
577-865. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
536-802. BIOPHYSICS
171-802. PSYCHOLOGY
The survey may include questions regarding the aging process, hearing aids for the elderly, auditory rehabilitation, speech reading, clinical assessment of the elderly and presbycusis. Any other conditions approved by the professor's board and the council on recommendation from the relevant faculty or board of studies.
