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attained the age of 21 years on the day of graduation,and have attended courses approved by the Universityextending over not less than five years, two of suchyears at least having been passed in the University,one of which must be subsequent to the date ofpassing the First Examination. Candidates must alsosatisfy the examiners in the several subjects of thefollowing examinations, entitled respectively : theMatriculation Examination, or such other examinationas may have been recognised by the Joint Matricula-tion Board in its stead ; the First Examination ; theSecond Examination; and the Final Examination.The First Examination consists of : Part I., Physicsand Inorganic Chemistry ; Part II., Organic andPhysical Chemistry ; Part III., Botany ; Part IV.,Zoology. Candidates will be allowed to pass the
parts separately. -The Second Examination con-
sists of : Part I., Materia Medica and PracticalPharmacy ; Part II., Anatomy and Physiology.Candidates will be allowed to pass either part sepa-rately. The Final Examination consists of : PartI., Pharmacology, Pathology, and Bacteriology ;Part II., Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynw-cology : Part III., Forensic Medicine, Public Health,and Therapeutics. Part I. may be taken at theend of the second clinical year, and Parts II. and III.may be taken at the end of the third clinical year,but not before the completion of the fifth year ofmedical study. If taken separately Part III. maynot be passed before Part II.
Degree of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery.Candidates are not eligible for the degree of Doctorof Medicine or Master of Surgery unless they havepreviously received the degrees of Bachelor ofMedicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University (orof Victoria prior to December, 1904) and at least twoyears’ Hospital Practice or four years’ other pro-fessional practice for the former and one year haselapsed for the latter since they passed the examina-tion for those degrees. Candidates for the degree ofDoctor of Medicine may present a dissertation and,if the dissertation is considered to be of exceptionalmerit, will not be required to pass an examination.The first term commences on Oct. 1st. Prospectuscan be obtained from the Academic Sub-Dean.
Post-graduate work.-Practitioners wishing to attendInfirmary practice during short periods, or post-graduate classes held by members of the clinicalstaff, may do so on application to the Clinical Sub-Dean, from whom particulars may be obtained.
The Scholarships and Prizes, in order of importance,are : (1) medical scholarship, value B130 ; (2) Infirm-ary scholarship, value JS75 ; (3) the Littlewood prize,value about 250 (4) West Riding Panel Practitioners’prize, value JB25 ; (5) Hillman prize, value 230 ; and(6) the William Hey gold medal. The last is generallyawarded to a young graduate who figures in theother prizes and sentimentally may be considered offirst importance.
Clinical Studies.-The clinical studies are pursuedmainly at the LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY ANDWOMEN’S HOSPITAL, which has accommodation for694 in-patients, including 88 beds at branch hospitalsin the country. Clinical teaching takes place dailyin the wards, in medicine and surgery. There aremedical, surgical, ophthalmic, aural, electrothera-peutic, and radiographic departments, in each ofwhich special instruction is imparted to students.Gynaecological and children’s departments, togetherwith laryngeal, venereal, and skin clinics, are inoperation, and there is a special ward for. cases ofnutritional disorders of children.
In addition to work in the General Infirmary,clinical instruction in obstetrics is given in the LeedsMaternity Hospital and in mental and infectiousdiseases in the Wakefield (W.R.) Mental Hospital andLeeds City Fever Hospital respectively.The General Infirmary.-This hospital has
accommodation for 673 beds, of which 450 are allottedto general medical and surgical cases, adults andchildren, the remainder being given up to ophthalmic,
aural, orthopaedic, radium, and dermatological cases.In that total is included the patients in the semi-convalescent branch hospitals, the Ida and RobertArthington, containing 100 beds. The Universityand hospital paid appointments in connexion withthe Infirmary and other bodies are numerous. Asso-ciated also with the Infirmary is the Women’s Hospitalof 84 beds for the treatment of gynaecological andobstetric diseases ; students when eligible attend thepractice of this hospital, to which there are threepaid resident appointments. Recognised studentsmay attend the clinical teaching in the out-patients’department of the Leeds Public Dispensary andHospital. During the autumn and spring terms,regular post-graduate lectures and demonstrationsare held on Tuesdays at the General Infirmary, andon Wednesdays at the Public Dispensary and Hospital,which are open to all general practitioners resident inthe district.
Leeds Maternity Hospital contains 140 bedsfor cases of labour, while there is other accommodationattached for the treatment of morbid pregnancies.There is an X ray department, and large externdistricts are centred upon the institution. Thehospital is affiliated to the University for purposes ofclinical training, and every student takes an obstetricclerkship and attends in the intern and extern depart-ments. During the second and third months personalcontact with not less than 20 cases of labour is required,the students being resident in the neighbouring hostel.West Riding Mental Hospital.-The well.
known hospital at Wakefield accommodates 2600patients, a separate building, containing 360 beds,being provided for the treatment of acute insanity,while mentally deficient children are accommodatedin separate homes in juxtaposition. Clinical clerk-ships in the wards and laboratories can be filled byqualified practitioners or, on application to themedical superintendent, by senior students. Thishospital is a recognised institution for the purpose oftraining for the diploma in psychological medicine.Courses of lectures in mental diseases and laboratorywork can be taken at the hospital, forming part ofthe University of Leeds course for the diploma.
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
The Degrees in the Faculty of Medicine are Bachelorof Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., Ch.B.),Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), and Master of Surgery(Ch.M.), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.), andMaster of Dental Surgery (M.D.S.). There is also aDiploma of Licentiate in Dental Surgery. Thecourses and degrees in the Faculty of Medicine areopen to men and women alike. Candidates mustmatriculate in the University or pass such otherexamination as may be recognised for this purposeby the University and sanctioned by the JointMatriculation Board.
Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor ofSurgery.-A candidate must have attained the ageof 22 years on the day of graduation, and havepursued the courses of study required by the Univer-sity regulations during a period of not less than fiveand a half years subsequently to the date of hismatriculation, three of such years at least havingbeen passed in the Faculty of Medicine of the Univer-sity one at least being subsequent to the passing ofthe Second Examination. The subjects of the FirstExamination are Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.Candidates must, in addition to matriculation, passa preliminary examination in Physics and Chemistrybefore taking the First Examination. Students whobefore entry have attained a standard in Chemistryand Physics approved by the Faculty of Medicinehave the opportunity of working for the degree ofB.Sc. (with honours) in Physiology concurrently withtheir work for the degrees of M.B., Ch.B. The SecondExamination : Candidates must have attended coursesof instruction in Physiology (first part) for one year,
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and in Anatomy for five terms. The Third Examina-tion : Candidates must have attended courses ofinstruction in Pathology for five terms, in Pharma-cology for four terms (and one term in Pharmacy),in Applied Anatomy for four terms, and in Physiology(second part) for six terms. The Final Examination :The subjects are, Part I., Forensic Medicine andPublic Health. Candidates must have attendedcourses for one term in each subject; Part II.,Medicine (including Mental Diseases, Diseases ofChildren, Vaccination, and Special Pathology-withMorbid Anatomy and Clinical Pathology) andTherapeutics; Part III., Surgery (including theadministration of Anaesthetics, Diseases of the Ear,Nose, and Throat, Ophthalmology, and SurgicalPathology), and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, includingAntenatal and Postnatal practice and Infant Hygiene.Candidates for Parts II. and III. must have com-pleted a minimum of five and a half years of approvedstudy.
Degree of Doctor of Medicine.-Candidates forthe degree of Doctor of Medicine must havepassed the examination for the degrees of M.B.,Ch.B. at least three years previously, must presenta thesis embodying observations in some subjectapproved by the professor of medicine, and mustpass an examination in the Principles and Practiceof Medicine.
Degree of Master of Surgery.-Candidates must havetaken the M.B., Ch.B. at least three years previously,and must since have held for not less than twelvemonths a surgical appointment in a public hospital.The subjects of examination are Systematic,
Clinical, and Operative Surgery, Surgical Anatomy,Surgical Pathology and Bacteriology.Scholarships and Prizes.-The following scholarships
are offered : Four Town Trustees scholarships offeredannually, each of the value of 250 per annum for threeyears. Medical: offered annually, covers cost oftuition for a degree course in the Faculty of Medicine.Six Edgar Allen, offered annually, each of the value of£ 100 per annum for three years. Post-graduate :Frederick Clifford scholarship, value jS50 per annum,tenable for two years. Mechanics’ Institute scholar-ship, value 250 for one year with free admission to thoseUniversity courses taken by the holder in connexionwith his work, renewable for a second year. TownTrustees fellowship, value j675 for one year. Medalsand Prizes : Kaye scholarship ; Thomas WoodcockPrize ; Gold Medal in Clinical Medicine and Surgery ;John Hall Gold Medal in Pathology ; Holroyd GoldMedal in Anaesthetics ; the Walter S. Kay Gold Medalin Mental Diseases; bronze medals. Particularsof all the above may be obtained from theRegistrar.The Medical School.-The Medical Department
occupies the entire north wing of the Universityquadrangle. The various athletic and other students’societies are under the management of the UnionRepresentative Council, elected annually. Thereare large and comfortable common rooms bothfor men and women students, and a new and well-equipped Students’ Union for men and women.A refectory is open daily at the University and at theUnion where students may obtain meals and refresh-ments at moderate prices. The University journalThe Arrows and a Medical School journal the NorthWing, edited by a committee of staff and students,are published each term. There is good hostelaccommodation for men and women students.
Clinical Studies. - The University is withineasy reach of the various hospitals with whichit is connected for clinical purposes, and, as
will be seen, the aggregate number of beds isvery large.The SHEFFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY (500 beds) and
the SHEFFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL (340 beds) provideall the opportunities associated with a large generalhospital with the usual out-patient and in-patientdepartments for diseases of ear, throat, and nose, eye,skin, and venereal diseases; there are also orthopaedic
and psychiatry clinics. The two institutions are amal-gamated for the purposes of clinical practice, medical,surgical, and special, and house appointments areavailable. The JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OFWOMEN, with 143 beds, has also a maternity depart-ment, with about 110 in-patients per annum and about3000 out-patient cases attended ; in addition there arefacilities for obstetrical work at the Municipal Hos-pital. The Children’s Hospital has 118 beds. Specialcourses on acute Infectious Diseases are held at theCity Fever Hospital (740 beds) and on Tuberculosisat the Municipal Sanatoria and Clinics (510 beds).The South Yorkshire Mental Hospital (2000 beds) isavailable for teaching in Mental Diseases. Everyfacility is afforded in the various laboratories for theprosecution of advanced study and research.
Post-graduate courses of clinical instruction are
held annually in the various hospitals connected withthe school.
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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
In the Faculty of Medicine there are the followingdegrees : Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor ofSurgery (M.B. and Ch.B.), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.),Master of Surgery (Ch.M.), Bachelor of Dental Surgery(B.D.S.), and Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S.).There are also the following diplomas : Diploma inPublic Health (D.P.H.),* Diploma in Dental Surgery(L.D.S.), and Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine.*
All candidates for degrees in Medicine, Surgery, andDentistry are required to pass, at Matriculationstandard, an examination called the School CertificateExamination, or to pass such examination as may beregarded as equivalent by the Senate. All courses,degrees, and diplomas are open to men and women.
Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelorof Surgery.-Candidates shall be not less than21 years of age and shall have pursued the coursesprescribed by University Regulations during notless than five years after passing the first examina-tion in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, and enteringon the professional curriculum at the University, or aninstitution recognised as equivalent, of which threeshall have been passed in the University, and two ofthese three subsequent to passing the second examina-tion. All candidates for the degrees of M.B., Ch.B.are required to satisfy the examiners in the severalsubjects of three examinations. The First Examina-tion : The subjects of examination are : Chemistry(Inorganic, Physical and Organic), Physics, and ]3io-logy. This part of the curriculum shall extend overone year. (Candidates who have passed the HigherSchool Certificate approved by the Board of Educa-tion in these subjects will not be required to sit forthe first examination and will be regarded as havingcompleted one year of study. A candidate who passesthe pre-registration examination before entering theUniversity shall produce evidence of further study toa standard beyond that of the First School Certi-ficate examination in at least one of a list of specifiedsubjects of general education.) The Second Examina-tion : The subjects of examination are : Anatomyand Physiology, including Elementary Pharmacologyand Elementary Pathology. The Final Examina-tion : The subjects of examination are: MateriaMedica and Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmaco-therapeutics and Toxicology, Pathology and Bac-teriology (Section 1.) ; Forensic Medicine, PublicHealth, Obstetrics (including Diseases of Women),Surgery (Systematic, Clinical, Practical, and Opera-tive, including Ophthalmology and Oto-rhino-laryn-gology), Medicine (Systematic, Clinical, and Prac-tical, including Mental Diseases) (Section II.). Thesubjects included in Section II. may be taken intwo groups-viz., Group 1., Surgery and Obstetrics ;Group II., Medicine, Public Health, and ForensicMedicine. Candidates may pass Sections I. and II.together, or separately, and the two groups of SectionII. may be taken together or separately, but no
* At present in abeyance.
