STATUTES AND REGULATIONS ALLOWED AND COUNTERSIGNED BT H i s EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR DORING THE Y E A B
1886 :—
That Regulations, Chapter X I X . , " O f the Law Exam- ination," be repealed.—29<A January, 1886.
That Regulations, Chapter I., "Of the Matriculation Exam- ination," Clause 1, Subsection 5, be amended by omitting the words "according to a printed scheme."—26f A January, 1886.
That Regulations, Chapter I I I . , Section 5, be repealed, and that the following Regulation, to be Regulation Chapter I I I . , Section 1, be enacted :—
The subjects of Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts shall be divided into six schools:—
1. Classics and Philology.
2. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
3. Natural Science.
4. History, Political Economy, aud Jurisprudence.
5. English, French, and German Languages and Literatures.
6. Logic, Mental and Moral PhUosophy.
In any one of which a Candidate may pass,—26th January, 1886,
That Regulations, Chapter VIII., Sections 4 and 6, be amended as follows :—
I n Section 4, Subsection 4, before the words *' Descrip- tive and Surgical Anatomy" insert the word
" J u n i o r " ; omit the words " d a i l y , except Satur- day," and insert instead the words " thrice a week."
In Section 6, Subsection 3, before the words "Descrip- tive and Surgical Anatomy," insert the word
" S e n i o r ; " omit the words "daily, except Satur- . day," and insert instead the words " t h r i c e a week."
—26th January, 1886.
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That Statutes, Chapter VI., Section 1, be amended by the addition of the words "(12) Biology."—26th April, 1886.
In Regulations, Chapter X X I . , Section 1, there shall be added to the first proviso—" Unless permission so to continue be given in each case by the Professorial Board or by the Faculty of Law, as the case may be, upon grounds of excuse which they consider satisfactory."—25th October, 1886.
Chap. II.—In Sec. 4 add " M e n t a l Philosophy." In Sec.
6 alter " M e n t a l and Moral Philosophy" to " Moral PhU- osophy." In Sec. 8 alter " Mental and Moral PhUosophy"to
" M e n t a l Philosophy," and add "(14) Moral Philosophy."
This alteration shall take effect in the October Term, 1887.
Chap. XXI.—Notwithstanding anything in any Regulation to the contrary, it shall be sufficient if notice of any change in the subjects of examination, or of the details of subjects or books prescribed or recommended for Ordinary ond Honour Examinations in Mental PhUosophy in the October Term, 1887, and in the February Term, 1888, for the Ordinary Examination in Moral Philosophy in the October Term, 1887, and in the February Term, 1888, and for the Final Honour Examination in the School of Logic, and Mental and Moral PhUosophy in 1888, be published within one week after the allowance of this Regulation by His Excellency the Governor.
Provided also that in the October Term, 1887, and the February Term, 1888, Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts who have completed their Second Year may, if they think fit, take Mental PhUosophy as a subject of the Third Examination.—25th October, 1886.
Regulations, Chapter VIII.—Title to be—"Of the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery"—
1. Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery shall, subsequent to their Matriculation, pursue their studies for five years and pass five Examinations.
2. During the first year Candidates shaU attend Lectures on—
(1) Natural Philosophy, Part I., thrice a week during three Terms.
(2) Elementary Biology, with practical work therein, thrice a week during three Terms.
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thrice a week during the July and October Terms
And shall attend the Course of Practical Chemistry thrice a week during the July and October Terms.
3. The subjects for the First Examination shall be—
(1) Natural Philosophy, Part I.
(2) Elementary Biology.
(3) Chemistry.
(4) Practical Chemistry.
4. During the second year Candidates shall attend Lectures on—
(1) Junior Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy thrice a week during three Terms.
(2) Physiological Chemistry and Histology, with practical work therein, twice a week during the February and July Terms.
(3) Materia Medica, Medical Botany, and Ele- mentary Therapeutics thrice a week during three Terms.
Shall perform a first course of Dissections, And shall produce the following certificates—
(i.) Of having received instruction in Practical Phar- macy during a period of six months in some School of Pharmacy or other institution approved by the Council on the recommenda- tion of the Faculty of Medicine and of having acquired therein a practical knowledge of the preparation of Medicines.
(u.) Of having attended during nine mouths the Surgical Practice of a Hospital recognized by • the University of Melbourne, the certificate specifying attendance in the out-patient and casualty departments, with instruction in Minor Surgery and in the application of surgical apparatus.
5. The subjects of the Second Examination shall be—
(1) Junior Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy.
(2) Physiological Chemistry ana Histology.
(3) Materia Medica, Medical Botany, and Ele- mentary Therapeutics.
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6. During the third year Candidates shall attend Lectures on—
(1) Senior Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy thrice a week during three Terms.
(2) Surgery thrice a week during three Terms.
(3) General Anatomy and Physiology daily, except Saturday, during three Terms.
Shall attend the course of Practical Physiology with Demonstrations twice a week during the October Term.
Shall perform a second course of Dissections.
And shall produce certificates of having—
(i.) Attended during nine months the Medical Practice, in-patient and out-patient, of a Hospital recognized by the University of Melbourne, the certificate specifying instruc- tion in the methods of examining medical patients.
(ii.) Attended Post-mortem Demonstrations during six months.
7. The subjects of the Third Examination shaU be—
(1) Senior Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy, (2) General Anatomy and Physiology.
8. During the fourth year Candidates shaU attend Lectures on—
(1) Theory and Practice of Medicine thrice a week during three Terms.
(2) Pathology thrice a week during three Terms.
(3) Therapeutics, Dietetics, and Hygiene thrice a week during three Terms.
(4) Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and ChUdren thrice a week during three Terms.
And shall perform a third course of Dissections which shall have reference to Regional and Ap- plied Anatomy. .
9. The subjects of the Fourth Examination shall be — (1) Regional and Applied Anatomy, with dissections
and demonstrations by the Candidates.
(2) Pathology.
(3) Therapeutics, Dietetics, and Hygiene.
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on—
(1) Theory and Practice of Medicine thrice a week during three Terms.
(2) Surgery thrice a week during three Terms.
(3) Forensic Medicine and the Outlines of Psycho- logical Medicine thrice a week during three Terms.
11. The subjects of the Fifth Examination shall be—
(1) Theory and Practice of Medicine.
(2) Surgery.
(3) Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and ChUdren.
(4) Forensic Medicine and Psychological Medicine.
12. Candidates who have passed in these subjects wiU be required as part of this Examination to give proof of their practical knowledge of Medicine and Surgery—
(1) By examining and prescribing for patients at the bedside.
(2) By writing a brief history of a t least one Medical and one Surgical case selected ' by the Examiners.
(3) By performing Operations on the dead subject and by the application of surgical apparatus.
13. During the fifth year Candidates shall produce certificates that after completing the third year they have—
(1) Attended during nine months the Surgical Practice of a Hospital recognized by the University of Melbourne, such attendance to include Clinical Instruction and Lectures on Clinical Surgery.
(2) Attended in another year during nine months the Medical Practice of a Hospital recognized by the University of Melbourne, such attend- ance to include Clinical Instruction and Lectures on Clinical Medicine.
(3) Acted as Surgical Dressers during six months of their Surgical Practice.
- (4) Attended demonstrations of Operative Surgery on the dead subject.
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(5) Acted as Medical Ward Clerks during six months of their Medical Practice.
(6) Attended Post-mortem Demonstrations during six months.
(7) Attended during three months the Midwifery Practice of a Lying-in Hospital, or attended apart from such practice twenty cases of , Midwifery under the direction of a Registered
Medical Practitioner.
(8) Acquired proficiency in Vaccination under the direction of a Public Vaccinator.
14. I n each of the five Examinations Candidates will be be required to pass in all the subjects of such Examination within the same Term.
16. Candidates shall in addition to the written Exam- ination, if any, be examined vivd voce in the foUowing ' subjects:—
Elementary Biology.
Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy, Junior and Senior.
Materia Medico, Medical Botany, and Elementary Therapeutics.
Physiological Chemistry and Histology.
General Anatomy and Physiology.
Pathology.
Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and ChUdren.
Practical Medicine and Practical Surgery.
And may at the discretion of the Board of Exam- iners be examined vivd voce in any of the other subjects of examination.
16. Candidates who shall have passed all these Exam- inations, and complied with all these Regulations, may be admitted to the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
17. Bachelors of Arts, Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, may proceed with the third year of the course for these Degrees, provided t h a t they have at any time and in any order attended Lectures and passed Exam- inations in all the subjects prescribed for the first and second years, and satisfied the other require-
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this Chapter.
18. Where any Student matriculated in the University of Melbourne or in any University recognized by it shaU have produced evidence satisfactory to the Faculty of Medicine that he has in any Medical School approved by the Council on the recommenda- tion of the said Faculty attended Lectures or passed Examinations in any subjects prescribed for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, he may. if he be a Candidate for the said Degrees obtain credit for such Lectures or Exam- inations excepting the Examinations of the fifth year. The Faculty of Medicine shall define the status to which such Candidate may be admitted.
19. In the Regulations specified below the words
" Degree of Bachelor of Medicine " ahaU be omitted wherever occurring, and the words "Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery"
shall be inserted instead :—
Regulations, Chapter V I I . , Sections 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
Regulations, Chapter V I I I . , Sections 21 and 22.
Regulations, Chapter X I I I . , Section 8.
20. These Regulations shall come into force on the 12th Tuesday in the year 1887, from and after which date the present Regulations, Chapter V I I I . , Sections I to 20, both inclusive, shall be repealed.
Statutes, Chapter X.—
In Section 4—After the words "examinations of" insert the words " a n d compUed with the Regulations concerning."
I n Sections—Omit the words " t h e same" where last occurring, and insert instead the word "equivalent."
In Section 9—Omit the words "Bachelor of Medicine,"
"Bachelor of Surgery," " D o c t o r of Medicine," and
" Master of Surgery."
In Section 12—At the end of the Section add the words
"Subject in the case of Degrees in Medicine and Surgery to the provisions of the Regulations concerning Degrees in Medicine and-Surgery."
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I n Section 13—After the words " For a Course of Dissec- tions and for Certificate thereof £4 4s.," insert t h e words " F o r attendance by Medical Students on a Course of Proctical Chemistry—for Certificate of sucb attendance, and for Examination in Practical Chemistry, within six months from the conclusion of the Course, £6 6s. For attendance on a Course of Practical Physiology and for Certificate thereof,
£ 3 3s."
I n Section 13—After the words " within six months,"
where they occur for the second time, insert the words " o r in the case of Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and ChUdren within eighteen months" and insert the same words after the words
" o n a Course of Lectures concluded within six months."
I n Section 16—At the end of the Section insert the words
" w h e r e any Matriculated Student shall attend in one year three Courses of Lectures prescribed for any Degree in Medicine only he shall be entitled to attend without further charge one other Course of such Lectures, but the fee for Anatomical Demon- strations shall be paid in any case."
These amendments shall come into force on the twelfth Tuesday in the year 1887.
Regulations, Chapter VIII.—
I n Sections 21 and 22 omit the words " Professorial Board," and insert instead the words " F a c u l t y of of Medicine," and re-number the sections.
Regulations, Chapter IX.—
Repeal Section 2, and insert instead thereof the fol- lowing : —
"Bachelors of Medicine Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine must produce evidence satisfac- tory t o the Faculty of Medicine that subsequently to having taken the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine they
Have attended during two years the Medical Practice of a recognized Hospital, or
Have attended during one year the Medical . Practice of a recognized Hospital and have
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of their Profession, or
Have been engaged for five years in the Practice of their Profession
Provided that in the case of those who have been placed in the First Class at the Fifth Honour Examination in the School of Medicine and Forensic Medicine and Psychological Medicine one year of Hospital Practice or three years of Private Practice be dis- pensed with, and in the case of those who have been placed in the Second Class at the Fifth Honour Examination in the said School two years of Private Practice be dispensed with."
3. Candidates must also produce evidence that they have, subsequent to the completion of their third year, attended during three mouths the Practice of a Hospital for the Insane.
4. Insert a new Section 4 as follows :—"Candidates for Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine must be Bachelors of Medicine of at least one year's standing."
I n former Section 3, after the word ' ' Logic," insert the words "(if not passed previously) and omit the words ' ' Principles and Methods of Observation and Reasoning in Medical Enquiry,'1 and re-number this Section 5.
Repeal former Section 4 aud enact the following Section 6 instead thereof:—
6. Candidates will be required as part of this Examina- tion—
(1) To write Commentaries on cases in Medicine and in Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and ChUdren.
(2) To examine such Medical patients as the Examiners may indicate, and to answer in- terrogations vivd voce,
(3) To answer oral, interrogations on their Com- mentaries, and on Medicine and Medical Psychology.
Repeal former Section 5 and re-number Sections 6 and 7 as Sections 7 and 8 respectively.
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Regulations, Chapter X,—
In Section 2 repeal Subsection (I).
In Section 2 Subsection (2) omit the words "Surgical P r a c t i c e " after the words " t h r e e years i n " and after the words "five years in," and insert instead in each case the words " the Practice of their Profes- sion," and omit the number (2) at "the head of the Subsection. '
At the end of this Subsection add the words " Provided that in the cose of those who have been placed in the First Class at the Fifth Honour Examination in the School of Surgery and Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and Children, one year of Hos- pital Practice or three years of Private Practice be dispensed with, and in the case of those who have been placed in the Second Class at the Fifth Honour Examination in the said School two years of Private Practice be dispensed with."
In Section 3 omit the words " m a y then be admitted to " and insert instead the word " for," and at the end of the Section add the words " must be Bachelors of Surgery of at least one year's standing."
In Section 4 insert the words " Dissections a n d "
before the word " Demonstrations."
Repeal Section 5 and enact the following Section instead thereof—
5. Candidates will be required, as part of this Examina- tion—
(1) To write Commentaries on cases in Surgery.
(2) To examine such Surgical patients as the Examiners may indicate, and to answer interrogations vivd voce.
(3) To answer oral interrogations on their Commen- taries and on Surgery, Surgical Anatomy, Surgical Pathology, Surgical Operations, and the practical use of surgical apparatus.
Repeal Section 6.
Section 7 to be re-numbered Section 6.
Regulations, Chapter X I V . —
In Section 4 omit the words " as many Courses of Lectures as the subjects in which he is required to pass " and
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and other University Courses prescribed for the said year of the said Course."
Repeal Section 9.
Re-number Sections 10 and 11 as 9 and 10 respectively.
Regulations, Chapter XV.—
In Sections 1 and 2 omit the words " Degree of Bachelor of Medicine " and insert instead the words ' ' Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery,"
and insert after the word " Degree" in the last line of each Section the words " o r Degrees."
Enact a new Section 4 as follows: —
4. A t the Fifth Honour Examination for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Candidates may obtain Honours in one or both of the following Schools;—
(1) Medicine and Forensic Medicine and Psycho- logical Medicine.
(2) Surgery and Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and Children.
Former Sections 4 aud 5 and 6 to be re-numbered 5 and 6 and 7 respectively.
Regulations, Chapter X V I I I . —
In Sections 10 and 12 and 13 omit the word " year " and insert instead the word " E x a m i n a t i o n " and omit the words "Degree of Bachelor of Medicine" and insert instead the words " D e g r e e s of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery."
I n Section 15 omit the words " D e g r e e of Bachelor of Medicine" and insert instead the words "Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery."
In Section 17 insert after the words " Forensic Medicine"
the words " aud Psychological Medicine " and omit t h e words " for which all Students may compete who at the next preceding Ordinary Examination completed the Course for the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine," and insert after t h e words " and one for Surgery " the words " and Obstetric Medicine and Diseases of Women and ChUdren."
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The amendments in these Regulations, Chapters V I I I . ,
•IX., X., XTV., XV., X V I I I . , shall come into force on the twelfth Tuesday in the year 1887.
Enact a New Chapter of the Regulations, the Title to be—
Chapter X X I I . — Temporary Regulations concerning Degrees in Medicine and Surgery—
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Statute or Regulation, Candidates who prior to the Annual Commencement of the year 1887 shall have fulfilled the conditions at the time prescribed in re- gard to attendance at Lectures, Hospital, and other Practice for any year or years of the Course for the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery, and shall have passed the Examination prescribed for the said year or years, aud who sub- sequently pass the Examinations and comply with the conditions prescribed by the Regulations for the remaining years of the Course for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, so as in all to have attended Lectures for five years and to have passed five Examinations, may be admitted to the said Degrees.
2. Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who prior to the Annual Commencement of the year 1887 shall have com- menced the work of the third year shall before completing that year produce the following Certifi- cates in lieu of those prescribed in Regulations, Chapter V I I I . , Section 6—
(1) Of having attended during six months t h e Surgical Practice of a Hospital recognized by the University of Melbourne.
(2) Of having attended during other six months t h e Medical Practice of a Hospital recognized by the University of Melbourne.
(3) Of having attended Post-mortem Demonstrations during six months.
3. Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who prior to the Annual Commencement of the year 1887 shall have com- menced the work of the fourth year, shall during the fifth year produce the foUowing Certificates in