The medical student's guide, or, Plain instructions as to the best course to be pursued by those entering the medical profession : with notices of the medical schools and examining boards in the United Kingdom / by W. Douglas Hemming.

  • Hemming, William Douglas, 1848-1881.
Date:
1876
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    THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN (TRINITY COLLEGE). The University grants the degrees of M.B. (foes for the liceat ad examinandvm. £5 ; for the degreo, £11) ; the M.D. (fee £13) ; the M.O. (fees for the liceat ad examinandum,£5 ; for the degreo £11) ; the license in medicine ; and the license in surgory. The fees for each of the two licenses are :—£5 for the liceat ad ex- aminandvm, and £5 when the license is granted. Further information may he obtained of the registrar, Dublin University. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND. This university includes the three colleges of Belfast, Cork, and Galway, each of which has a faculty of laws, arts, and medicine. The medical degrees granted are those of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), and Master in Surgery (M.Ch.). The degrees of this university are in favour, as the examinations for them are thorough, and the fees arelowandonly six months'residence is necessary to obtain them. Further particulars may be obtained from the University Calendar, or of the registrar, Queen's University, Dublin Castlo. The three Irish licen sing bodies are the King and Queen's College of Physicians, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, and the Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland. THE KING AND QUEEN'S COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, IRELAND, Grants a license to practise medicine (L.K.Q.C.P.I.)and alicense in midwifery (L.M.K.Q.C.P.I.). The fee for the former is £15 15s., and the latter £3 3s. If the two are taken within a month of each other, the combined fee is only £16 16s. THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND. This college grants a license in surgery ; a fellowship diploma; and a license in midwifery. The total feos for the license amount to £26 15s. The fee for the license in midwifery, if taken one month after the license in surgery £1 6s., if later £2 2s. /The fee for the fellowship is £21 in the case of a licentiate if resident ten miles from Dublin. If within that radius £31 10s. Further information of the secrotary. THE APOTHECARIES'. HALL, IRELAND- This body is very similar to the Apothecaries' Society of London, and grants a license in medicine (L.A.H.), and also an assistant's certificate qualifying itsholdor to dispense medicine. Further information may be obtainod from the secretary. The above named aro the nineteen examining bodies through which admission to the profession in the United Kingdom is alone attainable, and the number of dogrees and diplomas granted by them is about fifty. It will be seen that tho student has a wide range to choose from, and according to his object in ontering tho profession so should he choose. If he dosiro to becomes consulting physician, the best degree for him is the London M.D., and to this ho should add the M.R.C.P. If ho wish to practise as a hospital surgeon, the London M.S. and tho F.R.C.S.Eng. are the host qualifications. For genoral practice a degreo from any of the universities, tho M.R.C.S. and tho L.R.C.P., or L.S.A., are the most servicoablo diplomas. These remarks apply principally to England. Of courso, students living in Scotland or Ireland will probably patronise thocollogos of thoso divisions of tho kingdom. Wo will now leave the quostion of dogroos and diplomas, only expressing our hope that before long some satisfactory scheme of conjoint examinations will bo established, and tho present ridiculous multiplicity of titles somewhat simplified. | We oannot help thinking that it would bo a good plan if every I licensing body conferred only the title of M.D., so that every medical practitioner would be a doctor (as in America), and then we should not see the absurd string of awe-inspiring letters which follow tho names of some medical men. To the public every medical man is a doctor, and there is no reason.why M.D. should not be the legal title conferred on every practitioner of the healing art. We recommend this suggestion to the Medical Council as an easy method of doing away with the difficulties of medical men assuming titles to which they have no right, and of placing tho whole profession on one even basis. Chapter V. Text Books for the Student. Having described the course of study, it may be considered fitting now to say a few words on the most serviceable works for the young student to read while pursuing that course. In the present day when every aspirant to medical fame endeavours to assist his progress by writing a book, the number of works on every department of medical study is truly legion. The student, therefore, who, unaided, enters the establishment of a medical bookseller to purchase text books to assist him in his study, will find himself utterly bewildered by the vast number of volumes in every conceivable shape, size, and variety or binding, on each branch, from the tiny handbook which pro- fesses to teach the whole practice of medicine or surgery in about 150 duodecimo pages, to the ponderous work in two or three huge volumes which is modestly and humourously styled an introduction. Our object then in the present chapter is to give the student a list of a few of the works on each subject which have been tried and not found wanting, and which are in constant use in most of our medical schools. We cannot enter into any long discussion of the particular merits or demerits of any individual work, nor would it be within our province to do so here, but our readers may be sure that 'no work will be mentioned in this chapter which we cannot conscientiously recommend, from personal knowledge, as being likely to assist the student. The list, however, must not be considered as being in any sense a complete or exhaustive one, but is merely in- tended to show the student which are the most essential and standard works, though thore are very many others which should be studied, and which will well repay perusal. The following then are the chief works and those most usually read in their respective subjects : Anatomy.—As works on systematic anatomy, Gray's Anatomy, edited by Holmes; Quain's Anatomy, edited by Thomson and Cleland; and Wilson's Vado Mecum, edited by Buchanan, are the best. For dissecting, Heath's Practical Anatomy, Ellis's Demonstrations, Holden's Dissections, and tho Dublin Dissector, aro tho most useful, the two first being the favourites with London students. Ellis's plates, or Professor Masse's plates, edited by Bellamy, will bo found great assistants in studying anatomy when away from tho subject. For the first year's student, who wishes to gain a thorough knowlodgo of tho bones, Holden's or Norton's Osteology will be of service. Mr. Cooko's Tablets may he profitably road on tho ove of ex- amination, while Brown's Aids to Anatomy will also bo found useful. Physiology.—Kirkos's Physiology, odited by Morrant Baker, is tho favourito work, while Huxley's Elomontary Physiology is vory generally road by first yoar's men, and contains a groat doal of information. Porhaps tho most readable work on this subjoct is Dalton's Physiology, but it is oxpensive. Kiiss's Physiology is a capital book, whilo Carpenter's Physiology is much read by students proparing for univorsity degrooB.