Minutes of meeting, Monday, April 25, 1864 [- Saturday, May 7, 1864] / General Council of Medical Education and Registration.

  • General Medical Council (Great Britain). Session (1864)
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[1864?]
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Credit: Minutes of meeting, Monday, April 25, 1864 [- Saturday, May 7, 1864] / General Council of Medical Education and Registration. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    0, 18C4.] 4. That the Professional Examination be divided into at least two parts ; that the first of these, embracing the Pre- paratory Branches of Study, be not undergone before the conclusion of the Second Sessional Year of nine months : and that the Final Examination be not undergone till the completion of the whole prescribed Course of Study , nor at an earlier period than three years and nine months after the commencement of Professional Study. 5. That the Professional Examinations be conducted partly in writing and partly vivci voce ; and in all parts which admit of it, also practically and by demonstrations. 6. That the Council recommend to the several Licensing Bodies, that the Courses of Instruction required by them severally should be framed in such a manner as to secm-e a due share of attention, both to the preparatory and to the final, or more strictly practical, branches, and by Class Examinations, and all other means which may be deemed proper, to promote as far as possible the self- culture and useful practical education of those who seek to obtain a Licence. The Coimcil would accordingly suggest to these Bodies, that it is desirable to avoid enforcing attendance upon a large number of Courses of Instruction during the same term of Study, and to arrange the Subjects of Examination in such a manner as will guide the Student in the most approved order of Study. 7. That the regulation of the extent and duration of Courses of Lectm^es and Instruction be left to the Authorities of the several Medical Schools ; and that in the case of branches of Scientific Study, not purely Professional, which are included in the Curriculum, the scope and extent of attainment required of the Candidates be indicated by means of a published Conspectus of the Subjects of Examination to be issued by the several Examining Boards.