Minutes of the General Medical Council's thirty-eighth session, held on November 17 to 21, 1885 : with an appendix containing the Council's amended standing orders.

  • General Medical Council.
Date:
1885
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Credit: Minutes of the General Medical Council's thirty-eighth session, held on November 17 to 21, 1885 : with an appendix containing the Council's amended standing orders. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    ]23 follows:—(1) Medicine; (2) Sargery; (3) Midwifery—these to include Pathology and Medical Jurisprudence); (4) Anatomy and Physiology; (5) Materia Medica; (6) Chemistry. 3. That for each of these six subjects two Visitors be appointed from each division of the kingdom ; in all, each year, six Visitors from England, six from Scotland, and six from Ireland. One Visitor in each subject to be present at one at least of the Examinations in that subject, of each Exam- ining Body, in that year. 4. That the three Visitors under Group (a) should act together, and that the three Visitors under Grouj) (J) should likewise act together, at the same examination period. 5. That the Visitors from each division of the kingdom be nominated by the re.-.pective Branch Councils, and appointed by the General Council. The appointments to be made annually in time for the Winter and Summer following. But in the event of any vacancy occuning in the course of the year, the Branch Council of that division of the kingdom to have power to fill up the vacancy for the remainder of the term of office. 6. That the Examinations in each division of the kingdom be visited by the Visitors from another division, or from the two other divisions of the kingdom. 7. That in addition to the above visitation by persons deputed by the Council, the members of the Council be enjoined to avail themselves, as far as possible, of the privilege conferred on them by Section XVIII of the Medical Act, of being present at the Examinations conducted by the several Examining Bodies. 8. That the Eegistrah of the General Council should, before the end of each year, apply to aU the Examining Bodies for a statement of the dates at which their Examinations, written, oral, and clinical, are to take place ; and that a copy of this information be furnished early in the 3'ear to each member of Council, and to the persons deputed by the Council to be present at the Examinations. That in applying for this information the Registrar should mention that the Council has deputed Visitors to be present at the various Examinations, and has enjoined the members of tne Council themselves to be present, as far as possible, at the various Examinations, under Section XVIII of the Medioal Act. That all visita- tions should take place without previous notice by the Visitors. IV.—Note in regard to the ' Standing Orders ' of th.f Council for the < Vinit.ation of Examinations,'' Chapter XX. Clauses 1, 3, and 5 were suspended by the Council on 11th October, 1884. (^Sec page 123 of iVimdes of General Council for 1884.) The Beoommendations now made would supersede Clause 2, and the last two lines of Clai;se 7. D. R. HALDANE, Cliairman. 19. Moved by Sir Henry Pitman, seoimcled by Dr. Storrar, and agreed to :— That the following Tabl'LAE Sr^sTEiiENTS, compiled by
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