Report from the Select Committee on Medical Registration : together with the minutes of evidence, appendix, and index.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Medical Registration.
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[1847]
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    H J. A. Paris, Esq. M. D. 4 June 1847. 202. In the last yeai’ did an extra licentiate apply to the College of Physi- cians for the purpose of obtaining the licence to entitle him to practise within seven miles of London ; and was he refused ?—Yes ; there was such a case. 203. A gentleman who had obtained an extra licence to practise beyond seven miles of London, having applied for a licence to give him a right to practise within seven miles of London, was examined and rejected by the censors ?—Y^es. 204. Was that gentleman a lecturer in one of the schools in London ?— That I am not aware of. 205. Do you know whether he was examined by a lecturer in a neighbouring school in the metropolis?—Very likely; I really cannot charge my memory with the data at present. 206. Does one black ball, after the examination has taken place, have the effect of rejecting the candidate ?—No. 207. How many black balls must there be ?—At the Board there would be five, the president and the four censors ; and there must be a majority in order to exclude the party. 208. How long has the question been decided by a majority?—As long as I remember; I was a censor 30 years ago, and it was decided by a majority then. 2og. Do they decide openly and in writing, or do they decide by* putting halls into a box ?—There is a ballot, but there is no secret about the voting. 210. It is decided by ballot ?—Yes ; every gentleman puts in a ball. 211. And in the absence of the candidate ?—Yes. 212. Have you called a meeting of the fellows of the college generally with reference to the Medical Registration Bill now before Parliament ?—Yes, we have had several meetings upon it. 213. Has there been a meeting of the fellows specially convened to consider the Bill ?—It was considered by a committee appointed by the vote of the college. 214. Was there a general meeting of the fellows of the college when the committee was appointed ?—Yes, I believe so, but we have had so many meet- ings of the college that I cannot speak with certainty. 215. Do you recollect when that meeting was held?—No, I do not. 216. You say that a report on the Bill was made by a sub-committee con- sisting of six fellows ?—Yes. 217. Do you know whether that report has ever been considered by the fel- lows generally specially convened for the purpose ?—Yes. 218. Have you thought it to be your duty to convene a meeting of licentiates and extra licentiates, with reference to this measure ?—No, I have not. 219. And no such meeting has been held?—No. 220. The fellows of the college constitute at the same time only a minority of the entire body of physicians belonging to the college?—Certainly; 160 as compared with 2/6. 221. Can you state, on the average, how many graduates from Oxford and Cambridge are examined for fellowships every year ?—There is no examination for fellowships. 222. Will you state precisely what are the arrangements made between the college and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with regard to gradu- ates of Oxford and Cambridge who desire to practise generally ?—Tliere is no arrangement. The College of Physicians do not recognize graduates of Oxford and Cambridge as entitled to claim any privileges; they are examined in the same way as any other licentiates. 223. You make no distinction with respect to them ?—No. 224. There is no peculiar arrangement between the college and the univer- sities ?—None at all. 225. Can you state how many of the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge are examined by you in a year, with a view to obtain a licence to practise ?—I should say that most of those who have graduated at Oxford and Cambridge come to us; there is hardly an exception, but I cannot state the number. 226. Generally speaking, they are not extra licentiates ?—No. 227. Chairvian.'] Have not the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge a right to practise beyond the circle of seven miles ?—Certainly. 228. Mr. Wahle.y.'] What do you deem to be the requisite qualification of a candidate
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