Reports by deputations of Branch Medical Council for Scotland appointed to visit the examination for medical degrees and licenses in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen.

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[1865]
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Credit: Reports by deputations of Branch Medical Council for Scotland appointed to visit the examination for medical degrees and licenses in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OF THE SCOTTISH BEANCH OF GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL, ON EXAMINATION FOR DEGREES IN MEDICINE IN UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. As deputed by the Scottish Branch of the Medical Council, we visited, on the 17th July, the examinations for the degree of M.D. at the Univer- sity of Edinburgh. We were most courteously received by Dr. Balfour, the Dean of the Medical Facxdty, who gave us all needful information, and placed before us every document which could make clear to us the method of conducting the examination, and also of j udging in regard to the compet- ency of the candidates. During our visits several candidates iinderwent an oral examination on Anatomy, Physiology, and Surgery. The examination on Anatomy was conducted by Professor Goodsir, assisted by Dr. Robertson, Assessor; that on Physiology by Professor Bennett, assisted by Dr. Seller, Assessor ; while Professor Spence, assisted by Mr. BeU, Assessor, examined on Surgery. The examination on Anatomy was largely demonstrative, the candi- date being required to show his knowledge on bones, dissections, and wet preparations placed before him. In the course of the examination on Physiology, the candidates were required to explain the nature of pre- parations of minute structure placed under the microscope. The exami- nation on Surgery was largely illustrated by wet and dry preparations, and morbid specimens illustrative of Surgical diseases. The examiners sat at different tables, each candidate passing in rota- tion from one to the other, and remaining about twenty minutes at each. Two examiners sat at each table, one putting the questions, the. other taking notes of the subjects over which the examination extended. The method by which the competence of the candidates was estimated, is explained in Schedule No. I. to this Rejiort, and we had an opportunity of seeing it fully tested in the course of the examination. We were also furnished with the questions used in tlio written examina- tions on these subjects, which are given in Schedule No. II. «