Report on medical & health work in the Sudan.

  • Sudan. Medical Service.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Report on medical & health work in the Sudan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The half-yearly .examination for the First and Second year classes are held on the return of the students from their long vacation thus ensuring that revision work is done during the vacation. Examination in the First Year Subjects. This examination in Chemistry, Physics and Biology was conducted by outside examiners selected from among the Government staff of Chemists and Biologists engaged in Agricultural research. Eight students out of the class of nine satisfied the examiners that they had reached the required standard and will form the 1931 Second year class. As regards the unsuccessful candidate, it was decided by the School Council that it would not be advisable for him to continue his medical studies and work was found for him elsewhere. Second Year Examination. A class of eight students was examined in Anatomy and Physiology. They all satisfied the examiners that they had attained the necessary standard. They will form the Third year class of 1931. The Final Examination. Two assessors, Major Biggam, Lecturer in Clinical Medicine at the Egyptian University, Cairo and Dr. Cruikshank, Professor of Surgery at the American University, Beirut were appointed to supervise the final examination. The examination included the following subjects Medicine. Surgery. Midwifery and Gynaecology. Public Health. Forensic Medicine. Lunacy, and Pharmacology. A class of six students came up for examination. Of these five satisfied the examiners that they had attained the necessary standard of knowledge and proficiency to enable them to practise their profession. These five graduates will be posted as house-surgeons and house-physicians at five of the larger hospitals, and at the end of this year’s probation, if they have shown the necessary qualities of industry, trustworthiness and professional ability, they will be appointed to be Sudanese Medical Officers in the Sudan Medical Service. The unsuccessful candidate was referred for a year’s further study in all the subjects. He will join the new fourth year class. Progress of Doctors after Graduation. No doctors were passed out in January, 1930, so that the only graduate on probation during 1930 was the doctor who graduated with six others in 3 anuai \, 1929, and who was deferred for a further year’s work as a House officer. This graduate had improved to an extent that fully justified his promotion and he has been appointed to the rank of Sudanese Medical Officer. Seven doctors graduated in January, 1928 and seven in January, 1929. A1 of these have now been promoted to be Sudanese Medical Officers, twelve on t e expiration of a year’s probation and two after the expiration of an additional year’s probation. They are all now occupying posts previously held by Syrian Medical Officers, some being in sole charge of small hospitals, and others having been posted to larger hospitals. They are all carrying out their duties to the complete satisfaction of the British Medical Inspectors under whom they are serving. In addition to this five other doctors graduated in January, 1931, and are serving a year’s probation as House-Surgeons and House-Physicians.