POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL JOURNAL

EDITORA. A. G. Lewis, B.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.P.

ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARDMaurice Davidson, D.M., F.R.C.P.Colin Edwards, M.B., M.R.C.P.J. Hopewell, F.R.C.S.T. D. Kellock. M.D.. M.R.C.P.

L. P. Le Quesne, D.M., F.R.C.S.David Levi, M.S., F.R.C.S.K. I. Nissen, F.R.C.S.W. Somerville. M.D.. F.R.C.P.

Prof. R. Woolnmer. B.M.. B.Ch.. F'.F.A.

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BOOKS RECEIVEDThe Editorial Board acknowledge with thanks receipt of the followingvolumes. A selection from these will be made for review.

'Clinical Bacteriology'. By E. Joan Stokes, M.B.,F.R.C.P. Second edition. Pp. ix + 309, illustrated.London: Edward Arnold Ltd. 1960. 30S.'Calcium Metabolism and the Bone'. By Paul

Fourman, M.D., D.SC., F.R.C.P. Pp. 325. Oxford:Blackwell Scientific Publications. 1960. 37s. 6d.

'Aspects of the Origin of Life'. Edited by M.Florkin. Pp. viii + i99, illustrated. Oxford andLondon: Pergamon Press. I960. 30s.'Modem Trends in Cardiac Surgery'. Edited by

H. R. S. Harley, M.S., F.R.C.S. Pp. xiii + 282 + index,illustrated. London: Butterworth. I960. 70s.

'Antenatal and Postnatal Care'. By F. J. Browne,D.SC., M.D., F.R.C.S.(ED.), F.R.C.O.G., and J. C. McClureBrowne, B.SC., M.B., F.R.C.S.(ED.), F.R.C.O.G. Ninthedition. Pp. viii + 435, illustrated. London: J. & A.Churchill. I960. 45s.

'Recent Advances in Biochemistry'. By T. W.Goodwin, D.SC., F.R.I.C. Pp. vi + 301. London:J. & A. Churchill. 1960. 50s.

'Valvular Disease of the Heart in Old Age'. ByP. D. Bedford, M.D., M.R.C.P., and F. I. Caird, D.M.,M.R.C.P. Pp. x + 194, with 32 illustrations. London:J. & A. Churchill. I960. 30s.

'Recent Advances in Pathology'. Edited by C. V.Harrison, M.D. Seventh edition. Pp. xi + 459, with140 illustrations. London: J. & A. Churchill. 1960.48s.'The Practice of Medicine'. Edited by Sir John

Richardson, M.V.O., M.A., M.D.(CANTAB.), F.R.C.P. Secondedition. Pp. viii + 973, illustrated. London: J. & A.Churchill. 1960. 37s. 6d.

'Adventure to Motherhood'. By J. Allan Offen,M.D. Pp. 70, illustrated. Florida: Audio VisualEducation Co. of America Inc. I960. $2.95.'Modem Trends in Urology '-Second Series.

Edited by Sir Eric Riches, M.C., M.S., F.R.C.S., with 27contributors. Pp. xvi + 287 + index, illustrated. Lon-don: Butterworths. I960. 70s.

'Hospital Infection-Causes and Prevention'. ByR. E. O. Williams, M.D., M.R.C.P., R. Blowers, M.D.,L. P. Garrod, M.D., F.R.C.P., and R. A. Shooter, M.D.Pp. x + 307, illustrated. London: Lloyd-Luke(Medical Books) Ltd. 1960. 35s.

'Clinical Child Psychiatry'. By Kenneth Soddy,M.D., D.P.M. Pp. x + 470. London: Baillitre, Tindall& Cox. 1960. 42S.'Cancer-the Significance of Delay'. By Robert

Sutherland, M.D., D.P.H. Pp. ix + 206 + index.London: Butterworth & Co. I960. 30s.

'Tools of Biological Research'-Second Series.Edited by Hedley J. B. Atkins, D.M., M.CH., F.R.C.S.,HON.F.A.C.S., with an introduction by Lord Cohen ofBirkenhead. Pp. xii + 175, illustrated. Oxford:Blackwells Scientific Publications. I960. 37s. 6d.

'The Adrenal Circulation'. By R. G. Harrison,M.A., D.M., and M. J. Hoey, B.SC. Pp. vi + 77, illus-trated. Oxford: Blackwells Scientific Publications.I960. 25s.

'Protein and Amino Acid Requirements in EarlyLife'. By L. Emmett Holt, P. Gy6rgy, E. L. Pratt,S. E. Snyderman and W. M. Wallace. Pp. vii + 63,with diagrams. New York: New York UniversityPress. I960. $I.

'Urology in General Practice '. By Ian Parton, M.B.,CH.B., B.SC., F.R.C.S. Pp. xi + 293 + index, illustrated.London: Butterworths. 1960. 45S.

'Cancer of the Rectum'. Edited by CuthbertDukes, O.B.E., M.D., M.SC., F.R.C.S. Volume III of'Neoplastic Disease at Various Sites 'GeneralEditor, D. W. Smithers, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.F.R. Pp.xiii + 304, illustrated. Edinburgh and London:E. & S. Livingstone Ltd. i960. 50s.

' Chromatographic and Electrophoretic Techniques'.Edited by Ivor Smith, B.SC., PH.D., F.R.I.C. Volume I:Chromatography. Volume II: Zone Electrophoresis.Vol. I: Pp. xvii+617. Vol. II: Pp. v + 25.Illustrated. London: Messrs. William HeinemannMedical Books Ltd. I960. 65s. and 30s.

' Good English for Medical Writers '. By FfrangconRoberts, M.A., M.D., F.F.R. Pp. ix + 179. London:William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd. 1960. 17s. 6d.

'Artefacts and Handling and Processing Faults onX-ray Films'. By Prof. Dr. E. A. Zimmer. Pp. 67,with I28 illustrations. New York and London:. Gruneand Stratton. 1960. $5.75.

'Attenuated Infection-the Germ Theory in Con-temporary Perspective'. By Harold J. Simon, M.D.,PH.D. Pp. xvi + 349. Philadelphia and Montreal:J. B. Lippincott Company. Distributed in GreatBritain by Pitmen Medical Publishing Co. Ltd. 1960.80s.'Handbook of Abnormal Psychology'. Edited byH. J. Eysenck, PH.D., with 20 contributors. Pp. xvi +816, with diagrams and tables. London: PitmanMedical Publishing Co. Ltd. 1960. £6.' Hemopoiesis-Cell Production and its Regulation'.-a CIBA Foundation Symposium. Edited by G. E. W.Wolstenholme, O.B.E., M.A., M.B., M.R.C.P., and MaeveO'Connor, B.A. Pp. xii + 490, with 107 illustrations.London: J. & A. Churchill Ltd. 1960. 6os.'Antisera, Toxoids, Vaccines and Tuberculins inProphylaxis and Treatment'. By H. J. Parish, M.D.,F.R.C.P.E., D.P.H., and D. A. Cannon, O.B.E., M.B., B.SC.,D.T.M. & H. Fifth edition. Pp. viii + 288, illustrated.Published for the Wellcome Foundation Ltd. by E. & S.Livingstone Ltd. (Edinburgh and London). I96I.37S. 6d.'Aids to Psychiatry'. By W. S. Dawson, M.A., D.M.

F.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P., D.P.M. Edited by E. W. Anderson,M.D., M.SC., F.R.C.P., D.P.M. Eighth edition. Pp. viii +310. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox. I960. 12s. 6d.

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The information contained in this section is published by courtesy of theorganizations concerned and no responsibility for any changes of detailor omissions can be accepted by the publishers. In all cases, applicationsfor enrolment or further information should be made direct to thesponsors of the course.

FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATEMEDICINEThe Fellowship usually holds the following courses

each year preceding examinations:Medicine (M.R.C.P.)General Medicine. Connaught, London Chest,Whipps Cross Hospitals (4 weeks) twice yearly. St.Stephen's Hospital (evenings, 4 weeks), twice yearly.Whittington Hospital (evenings, 4 weeks), twice yearly.Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End (weekend),twice yearly.Infectious Diseases. Hither Green Hospital (week-end), twice yearly. Chadwell Heath Hospital (evenings),twice yearly.Rheumatic Diseases. St. Stephen's Hospital (week-end), once yearly.Paediatrics (D.C.H.). Princess Louise Hospital,Kensington (weekend), twice yearly.Obstetrics and Gynaecology (D.Obst.R.C.O.G.).West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth (one week), twiceyearly.Surgery (F.R.C.S.).General Surgery. Connaught Hospital (weekend),twice yearly. Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End(weekend), once yearly.General Surgery and Orthopaedics. Fulham Hos-pital (8 Saturdays), twice yearly.General and Genito-urinary Surgery. WhittingtonHospital (evenings, twice weekly for 3 weeks), twiceyearly.Orthopaedics. Rowley Bristow Hospital, Pyrford (3alternate weekends), twice yearly.Plastic Surgery. Queen Mary's Hospital, Roe-hampton (weekend), twice yearly.The following courses are planned but the dates anddetails are subject to alteration.Clinical Medicine (M.R.C.P.). January 30 toMarch 2. St. Stephen's Hospital, 5.30 to 7.30 p.m.Limited. Fee £23.Surgery (F.R.C.S.), General and Genito-urinary.January 23 to February 8. Mondays and Wednesdaysat 5 p.m. Whittington Hospital (Archway Wing).Limited. Fee £5 5s.Orthopaedics (P.R.C.S.). Weekends March I-I2,25-26, April 8-9. Saturdays and Sundays. RowleyBristow Hospital, Pyrford. Fee £i6 i6s. Spectatorsonly, I£2 i2s.Clinical Medicine (M.R.C.P.). May 5 to June 9.Daily, 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. (Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m.).Whittington Hospital, N. 9. Limited. Fee £29 8s.Plastic Surgery. Weekend February II and I2.Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. Limited. Fee£4 4s.Obstetrics (D.Obst.R.C.O.G.). February 20 to 25.West Middlesex Hospital. All day. Limited. Fee£6 6s.

Please note that instruction arranged by the Fellowshipof Postgraduate Medicine is open only to members (annualsubscription, 2is.). No entries for courses areaccepted in advance of the detailed syllabusesbeing published and circulated. Informationregarding courses can be obtained from the office dailybetween io a.m. and 5 p.m. (Mondays to Fridays).Telephone: Chancery 6900, or in writing to the Secretary,Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 9, Gt. JamesStreet, London, W.C.I.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OFENGLANDThe following courses will be held:Clinical Surgery. During February and March, 1961.Fee £42. (Entries by November 30, 1960.)Surgery Lectures and Clinical Conferences.During April I961. Fee £15 I5s. Lectures only£10 IOs.Application for further information should be made toMr. R. S. Johnson-Gilbert, Assistant Secretary, RoyalCollege of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDONDiploma in Industrial Health (D.I.H.). Theexaminations are held in July and December each year.Diploma of Master of Midwifery (M.M.S.A.). Theexaminations are held in May and November each year.For further information applications should be addressedto the Registrar, Society of Apothecaries, Black FriarsLane, London, E.C.4.GENERAL DENTAL COUNCILThe General Dental Council have issued three booklets,as follows:' Facilities for Dental Postgraduate Study in the United.Kingdom and Ireland,' containing a list of schools andinstitutions at which postgraduate courses are held orwhich provide facilities for individual students, and analphabetical list of subjects showing where instructionin each can be obtained; 'Scholarships and Student-ships for Advanced Studies and Research in Dentistry,'including many open to British subjects tenable abroad;'Higher Dental Qualifications,' setting out in generalterms the conditions to be satisfied by candidates.Copies of these booklets, particulars of films of'interest todentists, and further information can be obtained onapplication to the Registrar, General Dental Council,37 Wimpole Street, London, W. I.

BRITISH POSTGRADUATE MEDICALFEDERATION (University of London)The Federation provides:(I) Training for prospective specialists, supplementing

the work of the undergraduate medical and dentalschools.

(2) Advanced revision for practising specialists.(3) Instruction for medical and dental practitioners who,

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though not specialists, desire more detailed know-ledge of any branch of medicine or dentistry.

(4) Instruction for general practitioners.Comprising the Federation at present are the Post-graduate Medical School of London, Institute of BasicMedical Sciences, Institute of Cancer Research, Instituteof Cardiology, Institute of Child Health, Institute ofDental Surgery, Institute of Dermatology, Institute ofDiseases of the Chest, Institute of Laryngology andOtology, Institute of Neurology, Institute of Obstetricsand Gynaecology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Instituteof Orthopaedics, Institute of Psychiatry, Institute ofUrology.Lectures on 'The Scientific Basis of Medicine':-i960-61. Second term: January to March, i961.The following lectures, which are designed especiallyfor research workers and specialists in training, will bedelivered at the London School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine, Keppel Street, W.C.I, on Tuesday andThursday afternoons at 5.30 p.m. during the secondterm of the session I960-6I. Admission free withoutticket.January12 Mr. C. E. Drew. Observations on the Use of Pro-

found Hypothermia in Surgery.17 Dr. R. G. Bannister. Anhidrosis and Heat Illness.19 Dr. P. N. Magee. Biochemical and Pathological

Mechanisms in Experimental Liver Cancer.24 Professor G. Causey. Structure and Function of

the Supporting Tissue of the Nervous.26 Professor W. V. Mayneord. Radioactivity of the

Human Environment.31 Dr. H. E. M. Kay. Transplantation of Haemo-

poietic Cells.February2 Dr. C. E. Ford. The Inter-relationship of Nucleus

and Cytoplasm.7 Professor R. Knox. Contrasting Patterns of Drug

Resistance in Tubercle Bacilli and Staphylococci.9 Dr. L. H. Collier. Trachoma and Inclusion

Blennorrhoea.14 Professor R. A. McCance. The Control of Acid-

base Stability in the Newly Born.i6 Dr. G. P. Lewis. The Role of Bradykinin in the

Control of Local Blood Flow.2I Dr. R. W. Riddell. Fungi Causing and Compli-

cating Human Disease.23 Dr. A. G. Everson Pearse. Enzyme Histochemistry

and its Biochemical Alignments.28 Dr. A. G. Spencer. Hypertension and Unilateral

Renal Disease: The Selection of Patients forSurgery.

March2 Dr. J. D. N. Nabarro. Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents.Courses for General Practitioners and Local AuthorityMedical Officers will be held as follows:

Intensive CoursesObstetrics and GynaecologyFebruary 27 to March 4. Institute of Obstetrics andGynaecology, S.W.3.Applications for the above courses should be made to theSecretary, British Postgraduate Medical Federation, andshould state if the application is or is not made under theschemefor N.H.S. practitioners.All courses are available to N.H.S. practitioners andassistant practitioners, for whom fees and allowances(travelling expenses, locum fees, etc.) are provided forcourses equivalent to 22 half-day sessions in anacademic year, subject to certain conditions. Traineegeneral practitioners are NOT eligible for grants.Other practitioners may attend on payment of a fee of

io guineas for two weeks, 5 guineas for one week orextended course of i sessions, ij guineas for a week-end course.Grants are available, subject to the above conditions,to general practitioners who attend the Institute ofObstetrics and Gynaecology for short periods during theregular terms' courses, when limited hostel accommoda-tion is available.Grants are also available, under the same conditions,for general practitioners who attend the preliminarythree months' course at the Institute of Laryngologyand Otology, Royal National Throat, Nose and EarHospital, W.C.I, leading to a clinical out-patientassistantship.Applications for further information should be made tothe Secretary. British Postgraduate Medical Federation18 Guilford Street, London, W.C.I.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL OFLONDONThe Postgraduate Medical School is associated withHammersmith Hospital. Its teaching is directedprimarily to the training of teachers and specialists ingeneral medicine, general surgery, anaesthetics, path-ology and radiology and is based on advanced clinicalstudies, supplemented by conferences, lectures anddiscussions, with an emphasis on the scientific aspect ofinvestigation and treatment. The organized work of theclinical department is concentrated into three universityio-week terms, starting in January, April and October,leaving the vacations for more intensive research work.Research students are accepted for training and practicein methods of clinical investigation. The ordinarypractice of the hospital is continuous throughout theyear, but those not familiar with the School areadvised not to start work in vacation time. Com-prehensive work in anaesthetics is provided suitable forcandidates for the D.A. or F.F.A. The work of theDepartment of Pathology includes a year's course for theuniversity Diploma in Clinical Pathology, for whichI6 students with previous pathology experience areselected. The hospital Departments of Radiology traindoctors for the radiological diplomas. The Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynaecology, together with QueenCharlotte's and the Chelsea Hospitals. form theInstitute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Many houseofficer and registrar posts are available in the appropriatedepartments.For further information application should be made tothe Dean, Postgraduate Medical School of LondonDucane Road, London, W. 12.

INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES(Royal College of Surgeons of England)The Institute co-operates with other specialist Institutesof the Federation in providing facilities for practicalwork and instruction in the basic medical sciences.Beginning on January 23, 196I, there is a full demon-stration and lecture course which is full-time andextends over a period of fifteen weeks. In addition,there is a revision course of lectures only, which takesplace at the same time as the other course. Applica-tions for this course can be accepted up to six weeksbefore the course begins. Fees: Demonstrations andlectures, £73 Ios. od.; lectures only, £42 os. od. Atwo-months' course for Primary F.D.S. candidates isalso held twice a year beginning in December and June.The course is full-time and the fee £36 I5s. od.For further information please apply to the Secretary,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Royal College ofSurgeons of England. Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

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INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH(Royal Cancer Hospital)Postgraduate lectures and courses of instruction are heldin biophysics for students studying for the M.Sc.degree in Biophysics, and for students studying for a

Diploma in Medical Radiotherapy.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of CancerResearch, Royal Cancer Hospital, Fulham Road, London,S.W.3.INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY(National Heart Hospital)Courses of instruction lasting I weeks are available inthe autumn and summer terms for both full-time andpart-time students; fees £36 1IS. od. and £18 i8s. od.respectively. Special short course January 23 toFebruary 3; fee £ 8 i8s. od.Enquiries, and applications for admission to courses, shouldbe addressed to the Dean, Institute of Cardiology, 35Wimpole Street, W.I.INSTITUTE OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST(Brompton Hospital and the London ChestHospital)The Institute of Diseases of the Chest (Medical Schoolof the Hospitals for Diseases of the Chest) is situated inthe grounds of the Brompton Hospital, S.W.3.MedicalInstruction in diseases of the chest including tuberculosisis conducted during three terms of ten weeks each year.It consists of clinical work in wards and out-patientdepartments, lectures and demonstrations. A whole-time programme is arranged for not more than I2graduates each term, preferably those specializing indiseases of the chest. A larger number of graduatescan be accepted for part-time study. If vacancies areavailable it may be possible to accept graduates forshorter periods of part-time study.SurgicalWhole-time courses in chest surgery are conductedduring three terms of ten weeks each. They includeattendance at out-patient clinics, operating sessions,ward clinics, case demonstrations and discussions, andlectures, and are conducted partly at the BromptonHospital and partly at the London Chest Hospital. Theyare intended as an introduction to thoracic, cardiac andoesophageal surgery. The fees are the same as those of(he whole-time medical course.Fees for whole-time course (Medical or Surgical) are£40 for one term and, for part-time courses £25 forone term or £io for one month.RadiologyPart-time instruction in radiology of the chest for traineeradiologists only is given each term. Fee £20 for oneterm.Clinical demonstrations are given on Fridays at5 p.m. Open lectures are given on Wednesdays at5 p.m. during University Terms. Admission free.For further general information application should beaddressed to the Dean, Institute of Diseases of the Chest,Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.3.INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH(The Hospital for Sick Children, QueenElizabeth Hospital for Children, PostgraduateMedical School)The Institute of Child Health is associated with TheHospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, thePostgraduate Medical School of London at Hammer-

smith Hospital, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital forChildren. In its programme teaching on every aspectofchild health and disease is provided. Visits are arrangedto the department for the new-born and premature infantat the Postgraduate Medical School of London, Hammer-smith Hospital, Maternity and Child Welfare ClinicsNursery Schools, etc. The Institute provides tuitionthroughout the year in three terms of 12 weeks' durationeach, beginning in January, May and September.Several guest lectures are given during the summerterm by visiting paediatricians-from abroad. The feesare 25 guineas for one term and 45 guineas for twoterms.

Application should be addressed to the Dean, Instituteof Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, GreatOrmond Street, London, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGYSt. John's Hospital for Diseases of the SkinHospital Practice. This includes clinical instructionin the Out-Patient Department daily, in the In-PatientDepartment twice monthly, tutorials in clinical dermat-ology and histopathology, attendance in the Departmentof Pathology and other departments of the Hospital.Arrangements exist for selected students to be attachedto the In-Patient Department as supernumerary resi-dential house officers. Senior students are eligible toapply for clinical assistantships in the Out-PatientClinics.Fees. 25 guineas for one term; 60 guineas for one year.Laboratory. The facilities for students include tech-nical work in histology, bacteriology and medicalmycologyMuseum. A collection of moulages is available. Thereis access to a large collection of histopathological sections.Clinical Demonstrations. These are held on Fridaysat 5.30 p.m., designed for those intending to sit for theM.R.C.P. examinations. Fee for course of demonstra-tions is 5 guineas.Exhibitions. Semi-permanent exhibitions are availableduring the Winter Term; the first, fron Jannery 4 to 27,will be by R. J. Lunnon, Esq., A.I.B.P., F.R.P.S., on' Ultra-violet Photography'.January1 Wed. Dr. R. W. Riddell. Lymphocytic Infiltra-

tion of the Skin.I2 Thurs. Dr. R. H. Meara. Fungus Infections-

Clinical Agents.18 Wed. Dr. J. O. Oliver. Modem Methods of

Sterilization.24 Tues. Dr. K. V. Sanderson. Epithelial Tumours.25 Wed. Dr. Y. M. Clayton. Fungi Causing the

Mycotic Diseases.26 Thurs. Mr. A. J. King. Skin Manifestations of

Treponematoses.31 Tues. Dr. G. C. Wells. Tumours Arising in the

Dermis, excluding Moles and Melano-mata.

Clinical Demonstrations. These are held on Friday sat 5.30 p.m., designed for those intending to sit for theM.R.C.P. examinations. Fee for course of demonstra-tions is'5 guineas.January13 Fri. Dr. R. H. Meara.20 Fri. Dr. G. C. Wells.27 Fri. Dr. C. D. Calnan.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of Der-matology St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin,Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London, W.C.2.

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INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SURGERY(Eastman Dental Hospital)The Institute holds courses in orthodontics (full-time,for one year), and in periodontology, conservativedentistry, prosthetic dentistry, oral surgery, oralpathology and children's dentistry (variable length, full-and part-time). Refresher courses are arranged twiceyearly for general practitioners. Courses are also heldin conjunction with the Faculty of Dental Surgery ofthe Royal College of Surgeons and are suitable forcandidates preparing for the final examination for theFellowship in Dental Surgery of the College. Thesebegin in April and October (lasting for approximatelyeight months), fee £60, and in'April and October thereare revision courses lasting eight weeks, fee £31 Ios. od.Special arrangements can be made for students requiringcourses of study and research experience not fallingwithin the scope of the courses listed above.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofDental Surgery, Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray's InnRoad, London, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY ANDOTOLOGY(Royal National Throat, Nose and EarHospital)There is daily clinical teaching throughout the year.The theoretical aspects of the specialty and of thebasic sciences upon which it is founded are covered bycourses of lectures and demonstrations which are heldtwice annually, commencing in February and August.There are facilities for dissection as part of the course;for appointments as clinical assistants in the associatedHospital and for higher posts for advanced students.'Twice yearly there are advanced revision classes forM.S. and F.R.C.S. students and practical revisionclasses for Part II D.L.O. students. Short coursesin endoscopy, aural surgery, the deaf child and pathologyare arranged periodically.For further information application should be addressedto the Dean, Institute of Laryngology and Otology,330 Gray's Inn Road, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY(The National Hospital, Queen Square, andthe Maida Vale Hospital for NervousDiseases)The teaching is mainly by attendance on the hospitalpractice. Some advanced students are appointed asfull-time clinical clerks at the National Hospital, QueenSquare, or to the electro-encephalographic or one ofthe other special departments, or to the research labora-tories. A limited number of part-time clinical clerkshipsare available at the Maida Vale Hospital with opportunityfor examinino patients.In addition elementary neurology is taught in threeterms each of ten weeks. The syllabus deals with theanatomy and physiology of the nervous system, methodsof examination, neuro-pathology, and neuro-chemistry;and includes lectures and demonstrations on clinicalneurology (medical and surgical), psychological medicineand ancillary subjects. While the lectures are arrangedto cover the whole year, the instruction in each term isentirely inclusive and the section on clinical examinationis completely comprehensive in each term. Speciallectures by neurologists from outside London and fromabroad are held throughout these courses. Fees forattending the. full-time course of ten weeks, £40; forattending hospital practice, £36 for three months or £70for six months.

Courses on the technique and application of the electro-encephalogram are given in the autumn and spring terms.The fee for the course of ten weeks, £26 5s. od.Part-time teaching is given in the Out-Patient Depart-ment at the National Hospital, Queen Square, on fivedays a week throughout the year (public holidaysexcepted) and at Maida Vale Hospital.Courses of clinical demonstrations are given on Wednes-days and Saturdays at the National Hospital, QueenSquare. Fee for either course, £3 3s. od. Advertise-ments concerning these appear from time to time inthe medical journals.For further particulars please apply to the Dean, Instituteof Neurology, National Hospital, Queen Square, London,W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS ANDGYNAECOLOGY(Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital,Chelsea Hospital for Women, Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Hammer-smith Hospital)Two terms of 1 weeks each are held, beginning in thefirst week of March and the first week of Septem-ber (enrolment fee £3; £36 for the term's course,£52 ios. od. as from January i, I96I). General prac-titioners are accepted to attend for short periods duringterm time (fee £3 Ios. od. per week, £4 4s. od. as fromJanuary I, 96 ). General practitioner refresher courseslasting one week are held at the end of February and theend of June (fee £5 5s. od.). Ministry of Health grantsare payable for approved practitioners attending eitherfor one or two weeks during term, or the one weekrefresher course. An intensive course suitable for thosepreparing for higher examinations is held during thefirst two weeks of December and the first two weeks ofJune (fee £14 I4s. od., £I6 i6s. od. as from January x,1961). A limited number of postgraduates can beaccepted to attend the practice of the hospital during thewinter vacation (fee £E per week). Laboratory trainingin pathology, endocrinology and cytology is available fora limited number of postgraduates. The Institute hashostel rooms at Queen Charlotte's Hospital and Ham-mersmith Hospital.Further information and enrolment forms can be obtainedfrom the Secretary, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Chelsea Hospital for Women, Dovehouse Street, London,S.W.3INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY(Moorfields Eye Hospital)Courses of lectures and classes beginning March i andOctober i each year to meet the requirements of can-didates entering for the examination for the Diploma inOphthalmology and other ophthalmological examinationswill be given by members of the staff of the Hospital andInstitute. Each course is designed to extend over twoterms of approximately i6 weeks each and is normallydivided into two parts.Part I. Anatomy (including embryology and normalhistology), elementary physiology of the eye, optics(elementary and physiological), practical tutorials inrefraction work and clinical subjects.Part II. All clinical branches of the subject, togetherwith bacteriology and pathology. Students can attendthe daily clinical practice of the two branches of theMoorfields Eve Hospital and hold the appointments ofClinical Assistants concurrently with the above courses.A composition fee of £31 xos. od. will admit students,once to the lectures and tutorial classes of any one term,with six months' clinical practice in the hospital.

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Extra Courses. Orthoptic training (one week's inten-sive course, fee £5 Ss. od.); contact lenses (one week'sintensive course, fee £Co Ios. od.). Additional coursesby arrangement.Hospital Practice only. Fees as follows: One month,&z 2s. od.; three months, /5 ss. od.; six months,£ o Ios. od.Facilities for research.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofOphthalmology, Judd Street, London, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICS(Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital)The Institute is concerned with postgraduate educationin orthopaedics and with research. The practice of theHospital (both at the town section in Great PortlandStreet and at the, country section at Stanmore) and aRadiological Museum and the Wellcome.Museum ofOrthopaedics are open to postgraduates, who may joinat any time. In addition to hospital practice, formalcourses of various lengths are held during academicterms.

January6 Fri. 6 p.m. Lecture: Generalized Congenital

Disorders of the Skeleton (in-cluding Arthrogryposis)-I. Mr.H. J. Burrows. Town Section(fee).

7 Sat. io a.m. Combined Teaching Ward Round.Country Section.

13 Fri. 6 p.m. Lecture: Generalized CongenitalDisorders of the Skeleton (in-cluding Arthrogyrposis)-II. Dr.F. Campbell Golding. Town Sec-tion (fee).

20 Fri. 6 p.m. Lecture: Genetics with ParticularReference to the LocomotorSystem. Dr. C. O. Carter. TownSection (fee).

25 Wed. 8 p.m. Clinical Conference. Town Sec-tion.

27 Fri. 6 p.m. Lecture: Spastic Paralysis: Treat-ment. Mr. K. I. Nissen. TownSection (fee).

Further particulars may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National OrthopaedicHospital. 234 Great Portland Street, London, W.I.

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY (BethlemRoyal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital)The Institute is concerned with postgraduate educationin psychiatry and allied subjects, and with research. Acourse of instruction covering up to three years, andstarting in October yearly, is provided for medicalpractitioners who wish to specialize in psychiatry or toprepare for the Diploma in Psychological Medicine.Clinical instruction, which includes case conferences,seminars, and practical experience in case-taking, isgiven at associated hospitals in the mornings, andsystematic lectures and demonstrations are arranged forthe afternoons. Students may also enrol for shorterperiods or for single series of lectures.The subjects covered include anatomy and biochemistryof the nervous system, neurophysiology, pathology ofnervous and mental diseases, psychiatry of children andadults, delinquency, principles of psychotherapy,forensic psychiatry and criminology, psychology mentaltesting and statistics. Lectures on subjects of specialinterest are arranged from time to time. The tuitionfee for a full year's course is £66 8s. od., includingenrolment fee. For shorter periods the fee varies with

the type of course chosen. Selected students are eligiblefor appointments on the staff of the Joint Hospital.Facilities for research and supervision of study forhigher degrees can be provided in clinical work and inthe biochemical physiological, neuro-endocrinological,neuropathological and psychological laboratories.A course for Honours Graduates in Psychology is avail-able in clinical psychology for the Academic Post-graduate Diploma in Psychology. In conjunction withthe Institute of Neurology, a course in the techniquesof electroencephalography is provided for doctors whoexpect to take up electroencephalographic appointmentsin hospitals.Further information may be obtained from the Dean.Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital. DenmarkHill, London, S.E.5.

INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY (St. Peter's, St.Paul's and St. Philip's Hospitals)Week-end courses of lectures and demonstrations,beginning on Friday afternoon and ending on Sundayabout tea-time, are given about once a month, fromOctober to April, as advertised. Fee £5 5s. od. for eachcourse.Lectures for general practitioners are given on Wednes-days, throughout the winter months, at 4.30 p.m. for5 p.m. No fee.The practice of the hospitals, including the use of theInstitute museum, reading room and library, is open tostudents attending the courses.Applications should be addressed to the Secretary. Instituteof Urology, 10 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London,W.C.2.

NORTH LONDON POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL INSTITUTECourses in advanced medicine, advanced surgery, andobstetrics and gynaecology. Instruction in pathology,anaesthetics and radiodiagnosis. Clinical instruction atBearsted Memorial Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital,North Middlesex Hospital, The Prince of Wales'sGeneral Hospital and St. Ann's General Hospital.For further information apply to the Dean, the Prince ofWales's General Hospital, London, N. 5.

PLAISTOW HOSPITAL CHEST UNITIn-patient round every Thursday at 4.30 p.m.Apply Registrar, Plaistozv Hospital, Samson Street,Plaistow, London, E. 3.

ROYAL LONDON HOMOEOPATHICHOSPITALClinical Tutorials. Practical instruction in the appli-cation of homoeonathic princioles is given bv theTutors, Dr. D. M. Foubister and Dr. L. R. Twentyman,at their tutorial clinics in the O.P. deoartment onThursday at 9.30 and 1.30 p.m. throughout the year.Open to medical practitioners without feeA course of lectures is also given from October to Juneunder the auspices of the Homoeopathic Research andEducational Trust. These lectures deal with the sub-jects required for examination for the Diploma of theFaculty of Homoeopathy. Fee for registered medicalpractitioners, £Io Ios. od. per session; medical studentsadmitted without charge.For further information application should be made tothe Dean f the Education Course, Royal London Homoeo-pathic He )oital. Great Ormond Street, London, W.C.I.

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ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOLObstetrical and Gynaecological Conferences.January-March 1961. Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in thelecture theatre of the Wright-Fleming Institute.January17 Dr. H. Gardiner-Hill. Obesity in Women.24 Dr. E. Wachtel. Cancer Diagnosis by Vaginal

Cytology.3' Dr. A. W. Franklin. Care of the Premature Baby.February7 Miss J. Barnes. Genital Tuberculosis.14 Mr. J. A. Chalmers. The Vacuum Extractor.21 Dr. I. MacGillivray. Blood Pressure in Pregnancy.28 Dr. M. Feiwel. Pruritus Vulvae.March7 Mr. C. H. G. Macafee. Placenta Praevia.14 Mr. A. Bourne. Gynaecology of Old Age.

ST. STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL(Rheumatism Unit)A concentrated week-end course in the rheumaticdiseases is given each year, in March, under the auspicesof the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.A limited number of postgraduates can attend the out-patient sessions of the unit on Wednesday and Fridaymornings at io a.m.Applications for attendance at these sessions should bemade to the Medical Registrar, Rheumatism Unit, St.Stephen's Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.io.

EMPIRE RHEUMATISM COUNCILLecture courses in rheumatic diseases are arrangedfor general practitioners and other postgraduatesperiodically.Particulars are obtainable from the General Secretary,Empire Rheumatism Council, Tavistock House (N),Tavistock Square, London, W.C.I.

EAST HAM CHEST CLINICOut-patient teaching. Mondays at 2.30 p.m.Apply Senior Registrar, East Ham Chest Clinic, KatherineRoad, Forest Gate, London, E.7.LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE ANDTROPICAL MEDICINE INCORPORATINGTHE ROSS INSTITUTE(University of London)Courses of study are arranged for the D.P.H. (LondonUniversity); D.T.M. & H. (London University);D.T.M. & H. (Eng.); D.A.P. & E. (London University);and Academic Diploma in Bacteriology. Short coursesare arranged in the Principles of Medical Statistics andEpidemiology, Statistical Methods and their Applica-tion in Medicine, Occupational Health and Environ-mental Control.For further information and enrolment application shouldbe addressed to the Dean, London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street,London, W C.I.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTHAND HYGIENEThe Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygieneconducts recognized courses of instruction (startingannually in March and September) for the examinationsof the Conjoint Board of the Royal College of Physiciansof London and the Royal College of Surgeons ofEngland for the Diploma in Public Health. Studentsare also prepared for the Diploma in Industrial Health

examinations of the Conjoint Board and of the Societyof Apothecaries of London. Courses may be takenwhole-time or part-time. Part-time courses may becommenced at any time, and all courses consist of bothlectures and visits. In the D.P.H. the practical work iscarried out at a county or metropolitan borough.The next courses commence on March io, I96I.Prospectuses, enrolment forms and full particulars may beobtained from the Dean, The Royal Institute of PublicHealth and Hygiene, 23 Queen Square, London, W.C.i.Telephone: Terminus 4788 and 6206.

BRISTOL UNIVERSITYPostgraduate Diploma Courses. Courses of instruc-tion are provided for the University's Diploma inPublic Health and for the following diplomas of theConjoint Board: Child Health and Radio-Diagnosis.Further information, copies of regulations for the BristolDiploma, and application forms for the courses may beobtained from the Medical Postgraduate Dean, TheUniversity, Bristol, 8.

CAMBRIDGECambridge University Medical SchoolSummary of postgraduate facilities for general medicalpractitioners from October to July (Bank Holidaysexcepted) at Addenbrooke's Hospital unless otherwisestated.Each Week. Mondays: 9 a.m. to i1 a.m., radiothera-peutic centre, gynaecological radium treatment (Prof.J. S. Mitchell (jointly with Mr. O. Lloyd or Miss J.Bottomley); 9 a.m. to i p.m., O.P. clinic, 2 Bene'tPlace, child psychiatry (Dr. R. E. Glennie); 10.15 a.m.,Maternity Road, Mill Road, ante-natal clinic for selectedcases, followed by ward round (Miss J. Bottomley);10.30 a.m., ward round, medical cases (Dr. A. P. Dick);2.30 p.m., ward round, medical cases (Dr. L. C. Martin);2.30 p.m., O.P. clinic, 2 Bene't Place, psychiatric casesor subject (Dr. D. Russell Davis); 2.30 p.m., ChestClinic, Castle Hill, diseases of the chest (Dr. M. J.Greenberg); Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to I2.I5 p.m., radio-therapeutic centre, discussion of patients followed byward round (Prof. J. S. Mitchell); 9.15 a.m., O.P.department, dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook);10 a.m., Papworth Hospital, arteriography and aorto-graphy (Dr. D. McC. Gregg); o a.m., PapworthHospital, cardiac catheterization (Dr. H. A. Fleming);10.30 a.m., Ward round, medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole);2 p.m., Papworth Hospital, ward round, cardiac cases(Dr. H. A. Fleming); 2.I5 p.m., O.P. department,dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook); Tuesdaysor Wednesdays, I2.30 p.m. to i p.m., by arrangement,radiotherapeutic centre, diagnostic radiology in relationto radiotherapy (Prof. J. S. Mitchell, jointly with Dr.F. R. Berridge). Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to I a.m.,radiotherapeutic centre, discussion of patients undertreatment (Prof. J. S. Mitchell); io a.m., ward round,haematological cases (Dr. F. G. J. Hayhoe); i a.m.,O.P. department, dermatological clinic (Dr. C. H.Whittle); 2 p.m., O.P. department, ear, nose andthroat cases (Mr. K. F. Wilsdon); 2 p.m., X-raydepartment, arteriography (Dr. D. McC. Gregg);2.30 p.m., O.P. department, dermatological clinic(Dr. C. H. Whittle). Thursdays, 9 a.m. to I p.m.,O.P. clinic, 2 Bene't Place, child psychiatry (Dr. R. E.Glennie); 9.30 a.m., Papworth Hospital, case conferenceor clinico-pathological meeting; 10.30 a.m., wardround, medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole); 2 p.m., O.P.department, cardiac out-patients (Dr. H. A. Fleming);2.15 p.m., O.P. department, cardiac clinic (Dr. L. B.Cole); 2.15 p.m., O.P. department, thoracic surgical

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clinic (Mr. B. B. Milstein); 2.30 p.m., ward round, Pap-worth Hospital, thoracic medical cases (Dr. M. J.Greenberg); 4 p.m., X-ray department, cardioscopy(Dr. L. B. Cole and Dr. D. McC. Gregg). Fridays,9.3o a.m., special clinic, neurological out-patients (Dr.M. F. T. Yealland); Io a.m., Department of PhysicalMedicine, demonstration of cases and methods (Dr.W. A. Fell); io a.m., ward round, surgical cases (Mr.J. F. R. Withycombe); io a.m., O.P. department,thoracic surgical cases (Mr. C. Parish); 2.I5 p.m., wardround, paediatric cases (Dr. D. M. T. Gairdner);2.15 p.m., O.P. department, dermatological clinic (Dr.A. J. Rook; 2.30 p.m., O.P. department, endocrineclinic (Dr. L. C. Martin); 2.30 p.m., O.P. department,gastro-enterological clinic (Dr. A. P. Dick and Dr. F. R.Berridge). Saturdays: 10.30 a.m., ward round, medicalcases (Dr. L. B. Cole).Anaesthetic instruction daily (except Saturdays) byarrangement with the consultant anaesthetists. Post-mortem demonstrations daily (except Saturdays) at12 noon: Dr. A. M. Barrett and staff.Each month. First Monday: 2.30 p.m., radiothera-peutic centre, diagnosis and treatment of cancer(Dr. D. G. Bratherton); 2.3c p.m., X-ray department,radiological demonstration (Dr. D. McC. Gregg).First Wednesday, io a.m., ward round, PapworthHospital, thoracic surgical unit (Mr. C. Parish andMr. B. B. Milstein). First Thursday, 2.30 p.m.,orthopaedic O.P. department, orthopaedic cases orsubject (Mr. T. J. Fairbank). Second Thursday:9.30 a.m., O.P. department, plastic surgery clinic(Mr. L. M. Rouillard). Third Monday: 2 p.m.,ward round, surgical cases (Mr. B. McN. Truscott).Third Tuesday: 9.30 a.m., O.P. department, gynaeco-logical cases (Mr. O. Lloyd); 3 p.m., O.P. department,2 Bene't Place, clinical psychiatry (Dr. E. BeresfordDavies). Third Wednesday: 9.30 a.m., O.P. Depart-ment, urological and general surgical cases (Mr. J. F. R.Withycombe); 10.30 a.m., orthopaedic O.P. depart-ment, orthopaedic cases (Dr. R. W. Butler); 2.30 p.m.,X-ray department, radiological demonstration (Mr.F. R. Berridge). Third Thursday: 10.30 a.m., O.P.department, ear, nose and throat cases (Mr. A. S. H.Walford). Fourth Monday: 9 a.m., ward round,general surgical cases (Mr. P. H. R. Ghey); io a.m.,O.P. department, ophthalmic cases (Mr. G. F. Wright).Clinical and clinico-pathological meetings are heldat 4.15 p.m. on Friday.One-day Symposia will be held on Saturdays at10.30 a.m. and Sundays, as follows:January14 General Surgery.22 Geriatrics.28 Obstetrics and Gynaecology.February25 Orthopaedics.A Course on 'Metabolic Disorders of Clinical Medi-cine', arranged by Prof. R. A. McCance, will be heldon April o, i and 12, I96I. Accommodation for alimited number of male members of the course will beavailable in Sidney Sussex College.One-week Refresher Course for general practitionerswill be held at Addenbrookes Hospital from July 10-15,I961. Accommodation will be available in DowningCollege.Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary,Cambridge University Medical School, Tennis CourtRoad, Cambridge.CARDIFFThe Welsh National School of MedicineD.P.H. Wales (Diploma in Public Health). Part-

time course, extending over two academic years.Courses commence in the October in years of even date.D.T.C.D. Wales (Diploma in Tuberculosis andChest Diseases). Five to six months' full-time course,January to June.D.C.H.Eng. (Diploma in Child Health). Foursessions weekly for twelve months, commencing inOctober and April.The number of admissions to each of the above courses isstrictly limited, and early application should be made tothe Secretary, The Welsh National School of Medicine,34 Newport Road, Cardiff.

DUBLINUniversity CollegeThe following courses will be held during the session960-61:D.P.H. Course. One academic year of whole-time

study. Examinations June and September.D.P.M. Course. Michaelmas term. Examinations,

Parts I and II, December and June.D.C.H. Course. Hilary term. Examinations Juneand December.

Further particulars may be obtained on application to theRegistrar, University College, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin.

EDINBURGHEdinburgh Postgraduate Board for MedicineSurgery. Three months' courses of postgraduatesurgery suitable for surgeons requiring a refreshercourse in the current outlook on general surgery orfor graduates preparing to specialize in surgery, start onFebruary 27 and September 25, 1961. The pro-gramme has been arranged so as to provide co-ordinatedclinical and systematic instruction in general surgicalwards and specialized surgical units in Edinburgh.Fee £37 I2s. 6d.Medical Sciences. Three 12-weeks' courses in thebasic medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology,including bacteriology) are organized each year. Thesecourses comprise lectures, demonstrations and practicalinstruction. Courses commence in January, Apriland September. The fee is £37 I2s. 6d., whichincludes matriculation.Internal Medicine. Courses lasting 12 weeks, suit-able for graduates wishing a refresher course, or tospecialize in medicine, will begin on March 20 andSeptember 25, 1961. These courses consist of320 hours' instruction, comprising lectures, clinicaldemonstrations and ward visits. Fee £37 I2S. 6d.Additional instruction in clinical paediatrics and tropicalmedicine is arranged in conjunction with the course inmedicine, for which there is a small fee; the numbersare limited.The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh awardtwo Hill Pattison-Struthers Bursaries each year tograduates attending the Internal Medicine course.Each Bursary amounts to Zioo. Applications must besubmitted to the Secretary, Royal College of Physiciansof Edinburgh, before December 12, I960, for thoseattending the March, 1961, course.

Applications for enrolment should be addressed to theDirector of Postgraduate Studies, Surgeons' Hall, Edin-burgh 8, supplying particulars of qualifications andpostgraduate experience.

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Hall on Friday evenings during the Autumn and SpringTerms. Meetings consist of Private Business (at 7 p.m.)and Public Business (at 8 p.m.) in which dissertationsby members or addresses by prominent medical men onsubjects of medical interest are given. Clinical meetingsare held periodically in the Royal Infirmary and filmshows of the latest medical films are given in the Society'sRooms. Prospective members will be welcomed on anyFriday evening in the Society's Hall before publicbusiness.Applications for further information should be addressedto the Secretary, Royal Medical Society, 7 MelbournePlace, Edinburgh, I.

GLASGOWGlasgow Postgraduate Medical EducationCommitteeThe following courses are held annually:-Surgery. An intensive course of instruction in thebasic sciences suitable for candidates preparing for thePrimary Fellowship Examination in Surgery is heldfrom October to December. A modified form of thecourse is available for candidates preparing for the D.A.or F.F.A. Examinations. Fee £30.An intensive course on Current Trends in Surgery isheld for a fortnight twice annually, in April andOctober. It is suitable as a revision course for candi-dates preparing for the Final Fellowship Examinationin Surgery or as a refresher course for surgeons. Fee15 guineas.Medicine. An intensive course on Recent Advancesin Clinical Medicine suitable for candidates preparingfor the Final Fellowship qua Physician or MembershipExamination is held twice annually for a fortnight inMarch and September. Fee 15 guineas.Mental Deficiency. An intensive course in MentalDeficiency is held for three weeks in October. Thecourse includes lectures and demonstrations in mentalhandicap and deficiency, instruction in mental testingand visits to institutions. Fee £ 8.Psychological Medicine. A part-time course of iohours' instruction weekly, for two academic terms(January to June). The course provides formal instruc-tion for graduates and registered medical practitionerswho wish to specialize in psychiatry. Fee £35.Isotopes. Courses of instruction in the application ofradioactive isotopes to medical and biological researchare held for two weeks in March and September. Thecourses are designed for research workers in universities,hospitals and in industry. Fee 20 guineas.Clinical Attachments. A scheme of clinical attach-ments in general medicine, general surgery and variousspecialties has been arranged to assist those workingfor higher qualifications. An attachment may bestarted at any time. No formal instruction is given, butparticipants can gain intensive clinical experience byfollowing the day-to-day work of a unit in a Glasgowteaching hospital. Fee £5 per month.Teaching Ward Rounds. Each academic term acourse of ten teaching ward rounds in Medicine isarranged. These occupy one afternoon a week. Fee5 guineas.G.P. Courses. Two Refresher Courses for generalpractitioners are held annually-for a fortnight in Mayand for a week in September.A week's course in Dermatology for general practitionersis also held annually in late June.Full-time Courses. The Committee offers full-time

postgraduate courses in Radiology (two years) andRadiotherapy (two years).The University offers full-time postgraduate courses

leading to the following diplomas:-Diploma in Public Health (one year)Diploma in Clinical Psychology (two years).

Conferences. Specialist conferences on various topicsare held twice per year in the Hall of the Royal Facultyof Physicians and Surgeons. In these, invited guestsand local speakers discuss current topics and time isprovided for audience participation. These conferencesare designed particularly for consultants and registrars.Further information and application forms can be obtainedfrom the Convener of the Postgraduate Medical EducationCommittee, The University, Glasgow, W.2.

LIVERPOOLUniversity of LiverpoolPostgraduate CoursesMedicine. A part-time course for M.R.C.P. can-didates is held in the Autumn and Lent Terms-twosessions per week, one clinical and one lectures. Coursefee £5 5s. od. per term.Surgery. A full-time course of one year is open tocandidates who have already completed the Primaryexamination of one of the Royal Colleges of Surgeonsor undertaken postgraduate study in anatomy andphysiology. On completion of the course studentsbecome eligible to take the degree of Master of Surgery(Ch.M.), provided they are graduates of an approveduniversity or otherwise comply with the regulations.The course begins in September. Course fee £60.Orthopaedic Surgery. A full-time course of I2months leading by examination to the degree of Masterof Orthopaedic Surgery (M.Ch.Orth.) is open to allmedical graduates of approved universities, and gradu-ates in other Faculties with qualifications in medicine,who hold a Fellowship of one of the British RoyalColleges of Surgeons or its equivalent. The coursenormally begins in January. Course Fee £ioo.Radiology. A full-time course of two academic yearsleading to a Diploma in Medical Radiology, D.M.R.(D)or D.M.R.(T), is open to medical graduates of approveduniversities and to candidates who hold approvedhigher medical diplomas and a degree in a Facultyother than the Faculty of Medicine. The course allowsa candidate to hold suitable approved hospital appoint-ments during the second year and covers the regulationsof the Conjoint Board. The course begins in October.Course fee £63.Public Health. A full-time one-year course leading tothe Diploma in Public Health (D.P.H.) is open tocandidates with a medical qualification from an approvedmedical school or licensing body. A period of not lessthan two years should elapse between the date onwhich any practitioner is fully registered and the dateon which he becomes eligible to present himself foradmission to the examination for the Diploma. Allcourses of instruction begin in October. Course fee £6o.Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. A full-time three-month course in the Liverpool School of TropicalMedicine leading to the Diploma in Tropical Medicineand Hygiene (D.T.M. & H.) is open to candidateswith a medical qualification from an approved medicalschool or licensing body. Courses begin in Septemberand January. Course fee £52 los.Anaesthesia. A full-time course of postgraduate in-struction limited to I2 students begins in October andlasts for one year. The course combines instruction inthe practical administration of anaesthetics with lectures

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and demonstrations in anatomy, physiology, pathology,physics, pharmacology, medicine and surgery, andanaesthesia. For the purpose of gaining practicalexperience, the students are found suitable appoint-ments in recognized general hospitals within theLiverpool area. Course fee £75.Psychological Medicine. A part-time course beginsin January and extends over two years. It is dividedinto two parts corresponding to the two parts of theexamination for the Diploma in Psychological Medicineawarded by the Examining Board in England (R.C.P.,London, and R.C.S., England). The course is alsosuitable for those intending to take the degree ofDoctor of Medicine by examination in PsychologicalMedicine, as provided for under Ordinance XLVII,Clause 3. Part I provides instruction in (a) anatomy(macroscopic and microscopic) and physiology of thenervous system, and (b) psychology. Part II deals with(a) clinical neurology and neuropathology, (b) psycho-logical medicine, including general psychiatry, psycho-neuroses, mental deficiency, child psychiatry, forensicpsychiatry and social psychiatry. Both parts of thecourse will be held simultaneously. Students may joina course at the beginning of any of the three Universityterms and enrol for either part separately, but, exceptin special circumstances, will not be permitted to takeboth parts concurrently. Applications to attend for aspecial subject in Part II of the course (e.g. mentaldeficiency) will be considered individually. Course fee£70.Biochemistry. A special course in biochemistry inrelation to nutrition is held for candidates for theDiploma in Public Health. An advanced course ingeneral biochemistry for the degree of B.Sc. withHonours is also provided. This course is open to studentsin science and in special cases to students in medicine.Graduates with the necessary training in biochemistrywho wish to engage in research work will be affordedaccommodation and every assistance in the prosecutionof their researches.Venereology. A three-month course in venereologyleading to the V.D. Officer Certificate is conducted attimes to be arranged. The course is open to medicalpractitioners and the University empowers the issue ofcertificates to candidates who have satisfactorily attendedthe course and passed the required examination. Candi-dates studying for this certificate are eligible to makeapplication to take concurrently a course for the V.D.Pathologist Certificate. The accommodation availablewill only permit a limited number being accepted forthe course. Fee 15 guineas per course.Applications for further information should be addressedto the appropriate department of the University, Liver-pool, 3.

MANCHESTERUniversity of ManchesterFaculty of Medicine. Courses are offered for thefollowing diplomas which are granted by the University:Psychological Medicine, Public Health, Bacteriologyand Medical Statistics.The following courses are offered in preparation for

Diplomas of the Examining Board in England:D.M.R.D. and D.M.R.T. (full-time). D.I.H. (part-time). Facilities are available for candidates preparingfor the Primary Fellowship Examination.

Clinical assistantships may be arranged in variousspecialties, and Sunday morning ward rounds forgeneral practitioners are held at a number of hospitalsin the region.

Inquiries should be addressed to the Dean of the MedicaSchool, The University, Manchester 3.

NEWCASTLEThe Medical School, King's College(University of Durham)Public Health. A part-time course is held for theD.P.H. The course occupies five terms, two and a halfdays each week being occupied in whole-time study,leaving the remainder of the time free for remuneratedemployment. Several suitable part-time hospital postsin the area are available to candidates attending thecourse. The course is held biennially and the nextcomplete course will begin in January I96I.Psychological Medicine. Courses for the D.P.M.(Dunelm) are held as follows: Part I, part-time courseextending over two terms and beginning October.Part II, part-time course extending over four termsalso beginning in October. Part I and Part II may betaken together.For further information application should be made lothe Assistant Registrar, Medical School, King's College,Newcastle upon Tyne.

OXFORDPostgraduate Medical StudiesSummary of ward rounds, clinics, demonstrations, etc.,open to general practitioners during January 1961, inthe Radcliffe Infirmary, unless otherwise stated. Nextfull term (Hilary), January 15 to March ii, 1961.Medicine. Ward rounds, 9.30 a.m. Mondays, IO.15a.m. Thursdays (Dr. A. M. Cooke); 10.15 a.m. Tuesdaysand Fridays (Dr. P. C. Mallam); io a.m., Wednesdays(Dr. E. M. Buzzard); io a.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m.Fridays (Prof. Sir George Pickering). O.P., 9.15 a.m.Thursdays (Dr. E. M. Buzzard). Clinical demon-strations, 2.15 p.m. Thursdays in full term (Prof.L. J. Witts, Dr. S. C. Truelove, Dr. J. Badenoch,Dr. Sheila Callender). Medical consilia, 5 p.m.Wednesdays in alternate weeks in full term (Prof.L. J. Witts and others). Clinical pathology. Con-ferences, 5 p.m. Wednesdays, alternate weeks in fullterm (Dr. A. H. T. Robb-Smith and staff). Chest dis-eases. Clinical demonstrations, by arrangement with Dr.F. Ridehalgh, Osler Hospital Geriatrics. Clinical de-monstrations by arrangement with Dr. L. Z. Cosin andDr. P. D. Bedford, Cowley Road Hospital. Infectiousdiseases. Clinical demonstrations, by arrangementwith Dr. J. F. Warin, Slade Hospital. Neurology.Clinical demonstrations, 5 p.m. Thursdays in full term(Mr. J. B. Pennybacker, Dr. W. Ritchie Russell, Mr.W. S. Lewin, Dr. C. W. M. Whitty, Dr. J. Spalding,Dr. Honor Smith); ward rounds, io a.m. Fridays (Dr.Ritchie Russell and Dr. C. W. M. Whitty, ChurchillHospital); O.P., 2 p.m., Tue days (Dr. Ritchie Russell,Dr. C. W. M. Whitty, Dr. J Spalding); 2 p.m., Wed-nesdays (Dr. C. W. M. Whitty, Dr. J. Spalding, Dr.Honor Smith). Neurological surgery. O.P., 1.45p.m., Wednesdays (Mr. J. B. Pennybacker, Mr. W. S.Lewin). Paediatrics. Ward rounds, 10.30 a.m.,Saturdays (Dr. Victoria Smallpeice). Psychiatry.O.P. 2 p.m., Wednesdays (Dr. R. G. McInnes). Clinicaldemonstrations, 4.30 p.m. Fridays in full term at Wame-ford Clinic (Dr. R. G. Mclnnes). Skin diseases. O.P.,2 p.m., Mondays and Fridays (Dr. H. R. Vickers).Social medicine. Demonstrations by arrangementwith Dr. Alice Stewart, Department of Social Medi-cine, 8 Keble Road. Venereal diseases. O.P.male, 5.30;p.m. Wednesdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays; O.P.female, 6 p.m. Mondays, 2.30 p.m. Wednesdays

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(Dr. P. C. Mallam). Surgery. O.P. fractures, io a.m.Monday, Thursday and Friday (Mr. R. G. Taylor);Tuesday (Mr. J. D. Morgan); Wednesday (Mr. J. C.Scott). Clinical demonstrations, 4.30 p.m. Tuesdays(in full term). Jaw injuries. Ward rounds, 9 a.m.Wednesdays (Mr. D. S. Hayton-Williams). Ortho-paedic surgery. Clinical discussion, 9 a.m. Thurs-days and Saturdays at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre(Prof. J. Trueta, Mr. J. C. Scott, Mr. R. G. Taylor,Mr. E. W. Somerville, Mr. J. Agerholm, Mr. J. D.Morgan, Mr. M. L. H. Lee). Plastic surgery. Wardrounds, io a.m. Monday. Churchill Hospital (Mr.T. J. S. Patterson; io a.m. Wednesdays, ChurchillHospital (Mr. E. W. Peet). Clinical discussions andO.P., 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Churchill Hospital (Mr.E. W. Peet); io a.m. Thursdays, Churchill Hospital(Mr. T. J. S. Patterson). Radiotherapy. Wardrounds, 9.30 a.m. Thursdays, Churchill Hospital(Dr. Frank Ellis). Obstetrics. Lecture demon-strations, 9.15 a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, 2 p.m.Fridays (Prof. J. C. Moir and staff); ward rounds, I0.30a.m. Tuesdays (Mr. W. Hawksworth), II a.m. Fridays(Prof. J. C. Moir). O.P. antenatal, 2 p.m. Mondays (Mr.M. P. Embrey), io a.m. Wednesdays (Mr. W. Hawks-worth), 2 p.m. Thursdays (Mr. J. A. Stallworthy), 2p.m. Fridays (Nuffield Department staff), 2 p.m. Mon-days, Churchill Hospital (Mr. J. A. Stallworthy), io a.m.Fridays, Churchill Hospital (Mr. W. Hawksworth).O.P. post-natal, io a.m. Tuesdays (Nuffield Depart-ment staff); Infant Welfare Clinics, 2 p.m. Wednesdaysand Thursdays, by arrangement with Dr. ElizabethCoulter, City Clinics. Gynaecology. Ward rounds,i a.m. Tuesdays (Prof. J. C. Moir), 10.30 a.m. Wednes-days (Mr. J. A. Slallworthy). Diabetes clinic. O.P.,2 p.m., Mondays and Fridays (Dr. A. M. Cooke).Obesity clinic. O.P., 2 p.m. Mondays (Dr. P. C.Mallam).General Practitioners wishing to avail themselves of thesefacilities should notify the Director of PostgraduateMedi al Studies, Osler House, 43 Woodstock Road,Oxford (Telephone: Oxford 41021).HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS IN FRANCEThe College de Medecine des H6pitaux de Paris hasmade arrangements whereby young doctors from othercountries can obtain junior hospital appointments inParis hospitals.The posts can be held for between one and three years.The salaries and allowances paid are those given toFrench ' internes '.

Candidates must have passed their qualifying examina-tion in medicine and had two or three year's experience.They must also have a good knowledge of French.Applications are now being invited for appointments forthe academic year beginning October i, I96I. Furtherdetails and application forms can be obtained from theScientific Office, French Embassy, 22 Wilton Crescent,London, S.W.I.

ANGLO-FRENCH MEDICAL EXCHANGEBURSARIESApplications are now invited for the I96I Frenchbursaries. These awards, which are offered by theInstitut National d'Hygiene, are tenable at any hos-pital or research institute in France. The value of thebursary is 870 N.F. (about £63 per month, tax free).Awards are normally made for periods of between twoand four months. In addition, each bursar receives agrant of £15 towards his travelling expenses. Infor-mation about work in progress in France can be obtainedfrom the Scientific Office, French Embassy, 22 WiltonCrescent, London, S.W.I. Requests for applicationforms should be sent to the Director, The Ciba Founda-tion, 41 Portland Place, London, W.I. The closingdate for applications is January 3I, I961.

CONFERENCES, PRIZES, Etc.The Harveian Society of London. I ChandosStreet, Cavendish Square, W. . Wednesday, Janu-ary 18. Annual General Meeting. Presidential Addressby Terence E. Cawthorne, F.R.C.S.Riker Fellowship in Pharmacology. The firstFellowship has been provided since 1954, and com-mencing the next academic year two will be awardedannually. The Fellowships provide a grant of £l,ooofor one year of postgraduate study in pharmacologicallaboratories in Great Britain. Two similar Riker Fellow-ships are available in the United States. The Fellow-ships are awarded and administered by the InternationalCouncil of Pharmacologists in association with theBritish Pharmacological Society and other pharmaco-logical societies affiliated with the International Council.The Fellowships aim to provide opportunities 'forgraduates to pursue research abroad, thus one of theconditions of their award is that pharmacologists are noteligible for Fellowships tenable in their country ofresidence. Full particulars from Riker LaboratoriesLtd., Morley Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire.

RUTHIN CASTLE, NORTH WALESA Clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of Internal Diseases (except Mental or Infectious Diseases). The

Clinic is provided with a staff of doctors, nurses, technicians, modern Radiological and Physiotherapydepartments.

The surroundings are beautiful. The climate is mild. There is central heating throughout. The annualrainfall is 30.5 inches, that is less than the average for England.

The Fees are inclusive and vary according to the room occupied.For particulars apply to THE SECRETARY, Ruthin Castle, North Wales.

Telegrams: Castle, Ruthin. Telephone: Ruthin 66