University of Melbourne Medical School jubilee 1914.

  • University of Melbourne. Medical School
Date:
[1914]
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Credit: University of Melbourne Medical School jubilee 1914. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pathology. Paget himself had been Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. The Chief Secretary, when asked to provide £6000 for the necessary buildings, suggested postponement; but the Council, undaunted, sent T500 to the Agent- General for the purchase of books and preparations by the new Pro- fessor, and finally adopted Regulations for Degrees in Medicine and Surgery, striking out much of the Science work, in spite of a protest from the Professorial Board. The curriculum for the Degree of M.B. may be briefly described as follows. After passing the matriculation examination, which ha.d attained a high standard, in any six of the nine subjects, candidates were to fulfil five years and pass five examinations. The first year included Greek, Latin, Chemistry and Practical Chemistry ; the second year Botany, Comparative Anatomy and Zoology, Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy and Dissections ; the third year Anatomy, Dissections, General Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Surgery, Surgical Hospital Practice and Practical Pharmacy ; the fourth year General Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology, Dissec- tions, Medicine, Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, Clinical Surgery, Medical Hospital Practice and Practical Midwifery ; the fifth year Medicine, Surgery, Forensic Medicine, Clinical Medicine and Medical Practice. This Course was adopted in May, 1862, and for that time was remarkably complete and severe. The courage of the Council is shown by the fact that the University then numbered only 92 students attending lectures in all the Faculties, and of these only 37 were matriculated. In 1862 only sixteen students matriculated for all purposes. The population of Victoria was under 100,000 when gold was discovered in 1851, rising to 364,000 in 1855, when lectures commenced in the University, and to 554,000 in 1862. In October, 1862, the Under-Treasurer wrote that no funds were available for the buildings ; but the Vice-Chancellor obtained from the Flon. Mr. Haines, then Treasurer in the O’Shanassy Administration, a promise to support a vote of T6000, if the Board of Lands and Works would consent to place such sum on its Estimates. This consent was soon obtained. After long and interesting correspondence, Professors Owen and Paget finally selected George Britton Halford, M.D. St. Andrew’s, M.R.C.S. Eng., formerly a student at St. George’s Hospital and House Surgeon to Westminster Hospital, then Lecturer on Anatomy in the Grosvenor Place School of Medicine, London, to be the first Professor in the new School. Dr. Halford was characterised by the “Lancet ” as 3
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