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THE NEW LICENCE OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON.
2. 141 Dec. 2Sth.-An abscess was opened in the left thigh. One had formed in the left calf before her admission, and burst spontaneously, with the discharge of half a pint of pus. At that time she was delirious. Jan. 13th, 1862.-She has an abscess now forming above the knee, and another in front of the right elbow-joint. There is also another forming in the right thigh. Feb. 3rd. -A week ago the abscess on the right side of the
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right knee was opened above the joint. Her general health, under the use of good diet and tonics, has greatly improved, and she looks verv much better, although somewhat pale. She eats and sleeps well. In a fortnight from this date she had completely recovered, and left the hospital well. THE NEW
LICENCE OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON. THE
following are College
tiates of the
the regulations for the new class of Licen of Physicians, according to the bye-law
tne College, fter a course of study and an examination sati:sf,tetoryto the College. shall hb exempt from the first part of the prof’-ssional examination for the licence. ’* .5. Any candidate who has already obtained the licence of the Royal Colle.,e of Physicians of Edinburgh, or of the King and Queen’s College of in Irfland, af er a course of study and an examination satisfactory to the Examiners appointed by the College, shall be exempt from thG first part of the proff’ssionM.1 examination for the licence. " 6. Each Licrntiate shall have the following form of licence given to him, under the seal of the C4)i p ration, signed by the President ami bythe Examiners:-’ I, --B. B., President of the Royal College of Physicians of London, with he consent of the Fellows of the same College, have. under the authority given to us by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament, granted to C. D., who has satisfied the College of his proficiency in the science and practice of Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, our licence under the said Charter, to practise Physic,* so long as he shall continue to obey the statutes, byelaws, and regulations of the College relating to Licentiates : in witness whereof we have this day set our seal and signatures. in the year of our Dated at the College, the day of
recognised by
Lord
.’
Signed President.
passed this week :"The College will, under its charter, grant licences (whicl are not to extend to make the Licentiates Members of the cor poration) to persons who shall conform to the following bye laws
Examiners.
:-
Every candidate for the College licence (except in case specially exempted) is required to produce satisfactory evidence to the following effect :-Of having attained the age of twenty one years. Of moral character. Of having passed a prelimi nary examination in the subjects of general education. 0 having been registered as a medical student by one of th " 1.
bodies named in Schedule A of the Medical Act. Of having been engaged in professional studies during four years, of whicl
at least three years shall have been
medical school
passed
at
a
"N.B.-This document shall he signed by the Licentiate with the folwith his signature, and hy the lowing words:-‘ I certify that C. D., to whom this licence has been granted by the College, and whose signature is subjoined, has been duly admitted to practise Physic as a Licentiate of the College.’
usual
Registrar,
Registrar.
recognised
schools, and of having attended the medica practice at a recognised hospital or hospitals, during two year! of that period ; and the surgical practice during twelve months
Licentiate. not compound or dis. pense medicines except for patients under their own care." THE HARTLEY INSTITUTION, SOUTHAMPTON. - The
hospital, infirmary, or dispensary recognised by the College. Of having studied the following subjects :-Anatomy (with dissections), two winter sessions of six mon hs each. Physio logy, two winter sessions of six months each. Chemistry, six months. Practical Chemistry, three months. Materia Medica,
office of Curator of this institution, which,
or
and of having been engaged during six months in the clinica study of diseases peculiar to women. (The last of the foui years of professional study must be passed at a medical school.
"7. Licentiates of this College shall
as our readers may founded by a munificent legacy from a gentleman of the name of Hartley, for the promotion of science and literature in the town of Southampton, has been recentlv filled by the election of Dr. Francis T. Bond. lateProfessor of Cliemistry and Dean of the Faculty in Queen’s College, Birmingham. There were fifty-six candidates. The institution will be formally opened by Lord Palmerston in the course of the ensuing month. OUR FRENCH BRETHREN ON A VISSIT TO LONDON.-The International Exhibition has attracted many of our French professional brethren to this metropolis, and some of these have naturally visited our large hospitals. We have reason to know that the officiils of these institutions have received foreigners with the greatest courtesy, whilst these are ever anxious to become acquainterl with the peculiarities of ollr practice and teaching. Before, however, putting into print their impressions, they should tvke care to collect accnrate information ; thus, we nnd M. Li6,7.trd, of Caen, who describes, in the Gazette des Hôpitaux, a visit to Sr. Mary’s Hospital, saying that at the Hospital pupils pay £105 for four years’ study. boarri and lodging ; that. with certificates of assiduity from the officers of that Hospital. they undergo annual examinations before the doctors of the faculty of medicine ; that after the third or fourth year, if their examinations have been satisfactory, they become doctors of medicine or surgeons, and have £15 to pay for admission ; thtt no preliminary education or degree is necessary ; that, in consequence of that. doctors are met at every step, though the expenses of their eiucation require them to belong to a class a little above the vulgar. Inquiries in the proper quarters would have saved Dr. Liégard from making so manv blunders * The meaning of the word "r’hysu" is detined by Act of Yarliam nt as
remember,
was
three months. Practical Pharmacy, three months. (By Prac. tical Pharmacy is meant instruction in the laboratory of a re gistered medical practitioner, or of a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, or of a chemist and druggist recognised by the College on special application, or of a public hospital or dispensary recognised by the College.) Botany, three months. Morbid Anatomy, six months; (or certified attendance in the post-mortem room during the period of clinical study.) Principles and Practice of Medicine, two winter sessions of six months each. (It is desired that the study of the Principles and Practice of Medicine should comprise the study of the Principles of Public Health.) Principles and Practice of Surgery, six months. Clinical Medicine, one winter session and one summer session, or nine months. Clinical Surgery, six months. (By Clinical Medicine and Clinical Sursery are intended lectures on cases under observation, or special instruction at the bedside, certified by the teacher. Midwifery and the Diseases peculiar to Women, three months. (A certificate must also be produced of having attended not less than twenty labours.) Forensic Medicine, three months. Of having passed the professional examinations. " 2. Any candidate who shall fail to pass either of these examinations shall not be re-admitted to examination until after the lapse of six months. "3. Any candidate being aregistered medical practitioner,’ whose qualification or qualifications shall have been obtained before Jannary 1st, 1861, having been. with the consent of the College, admitted a candidate fo the licence. will be examined follows;-"And fra:munh as the scienc- of I’h si,- doth comure lend, inon the Principles and Practice of Medicine, Surgery, and Mida= a sp cial rnember anri part of clude, and contain thp knowledge of ’wifery; but he will be exempted from such other parts of the the same; therefore be it ena ted thatSurgery same or F<;I any of the o.vship Company professional examinations as his qualifications may seem to the of Physicians, hein2’ able, chosen, and adm’t’ed hv the sjid President and Examiners to render in his case unnecessary. Fell-itvship of Physicians, m ‘y from time to’ time, .is well within the City of " 4. Anv candidate who has already obtained the decree of London a. elsewhere within this realm, i r:i, t:-e and exercise the said science of Physic in all and every his memb r’ and any Act, st tute, or proDoctor or Bachelor of Medicine at a University, approved and vision made to the contrary notwithstanding." (32 L.
Hen. VIII, c. 40.)-ED.
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right knee was opened above the joint. Her general health, under the use of good diet and tonics, has greatly improved, and she looks verv much better, although somewhat pale. She eats and sleeps well. In a fortnight from this date she had completely recovered, and left the hospital well. THE NEW
LICENCE OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON. THE
following are College
tiates of the
the regulations for the new class of Licen of Physicians, according to the bye-law
tne College, fter a course of study and an examination sati:sf,tetoryto the College. shall hb exempt from the first part of the prof’-ssional examination for the licence. ’* .5. Any candidate who has already obtained the licence of the Royal Colle.,e of Physicians of Edinburgh, or of the King and Queen’s College of in Irfland, af er a course of study and an examination satisfactory to the Examiners appointed by the College, shall be exempt from thG first part of the proff’ssionM.1 examination for the licence. " 6. Each Licrntiate shall have the following form of licence given to him, under the seal of the C4)i p ration, signed by the President ami bythe Examiners:-’ I, --B. B., President of the Royal College of Physicians of London, with he consent of the Fellows of the same College, have. under the authority given to us by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament, granted to C. D., who has satisfied the College of his proficiency in the science and practice of Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, our licence under the said Charter, to practise Physic,* so long as he shall continue to obey the statutes, byelaws, and regulations of the College relating to Licentiates : in witness whereof we have this day set our seal and signatures. in the year of our Dated at the College, the day of
recognised by
Lord
.’
Signed President.
passed this week :"The College will, under its charter, grant licences (whicl are not to extend to make the Licentiates Members of the cor poration) to persons who shall conform to the following bye laws
Examiners.
:-
Every candidate for the College licence (except in case specially exempted) is required to produce satisfactory evidence to the following effect :-Of having attained the age of twenty one years. Of moral character. Of having passed a prelimi nary examination in the subjects of general education. 0 having been registered as a medical student by one of th " 1.
bodies named in Schedule A of the Medical Act. Of having been engaged in professional studies during four years, of whicl
at least three years shall have been
medical school
passed
at
a
"N.B.-This document shall he signed by the Licentiate with the folwith his signature, and hy the lowing words:-‘ I certify that C. D., to whom this licence has been granted by the College, and whose signature is subjoined, has been duly admitted to practise Physic as a Licentiate of the College.’
usual
Registrar,
Registrar.
recognised
schools, and of having attended the medica practice at a recognised hospital or hospitals, during two year! of that period ; and the surgical practice during twelve months
Licentiate. not compound or dis. pense medicines except for patients under their own care." THE HARTLEY INSTITUTION, SOUTHAMPTON. - The
hospital, infirmary, or dispensary recognised by the College. Of having studied the following subjects :-Anatomy (with dissections), two winter sessions of six mon hs each. Physio logy, two winter sessions of six months each. Chemistry, six months. Practical Chemistry, three months. Materia Medica,
office of Curator of this institution, which,
or
and of having been engaged during six months in the clinica study of diseases peculiar to women. (The last of the foui years of professional study must be passed at a medical school.
"7. Licentiates of this College shall
as our readers may founded by a munificent legacy from a gentleman of the name of Hartley, for the promotion of science and literature in the town of Southampton, has been recentlv filled by the election of Dr. Francis T. Bond. lateProfessor of Cliemistry and Dean of the Faculty in Queen’s College, Birmingham. There were fifty-six candidates. The institution will be formally opened by Lord Palmerston in the course of the ensuing month. OUR FRENCH BRETHREN ON A VISSIT TO LONDON.-The International Exhibition has attracted many of our French professional brethren to this metropolis, and some of these have naturally visited our large hospitals. We have reason to know that the officiils of these institutions have received foreigners with the greatest courtesy, whilst these are ever anxious to become acquainterl with the peculiarities of ollr practice and teaching. Before, however, putting into print their impressions, they should tvke care to collect accnrate information ; thus, we nnd M. Li6,7.trd, of Caen, who describes, in the Gazette des Hôpitaux, a visit to Sr. Mary’s Hospital, saying that at the Hospital pupils pay £105 for four years’ study. boarri and lodging ; that. with certificates of assiduity from the officers of that Hospital. they undergo annual examinations before the doctors of the faculty of medicine ; that after the third or fourth year, if their examinations have been satisfactory, they become doctors of medicine or surgeons, and have £15 to pay for admission ; thtt no preliminary education or degree is necessary ; that, in consequence of that. doctors are met at every step, though the expenses of their eiucation require them to belong to a class a little above the vulgar. Inquiries in the proper quarters would have saved Dr. Liégard from making so manv blunders * The meaning of the word "r’hysu" is detined by Act of Yarliam nt as
remember,
was
three months. Practical Pharmacy, three months. (By Prac. tical Pharmacy is meant instruction in the laboratory of a re gistered medical practitioner, or of a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, or of a chemist and druggist recognised by the College on special application, or of a public hospital or dispensary recognised by the College.) Botany, three months. Morbid Anatomy, six months; (or certified attendance in the post-mortem room during the period of clinical study.) Principles and Practice of Medicine, two winter sessions of six months each. (It is desired that the study of the Principles and Practice of Medicine should comprise the study of the Principles of Public Health.) Principles and Practice of Surgery, six months. Clinical Medicine, one winter session and one summer session, or nine months. Clinical Surgery, six months. (By Clinical Medicine and Clinical Sursery are intended lectures on cases under observation, or special instruction at the bedside, certified by the teacher. Midwifery and the Diseases peculiar to Women, three months. (A certificate must also be produced of having attended not less than twenty labours.) Forensic Medicine, three months. Of having passed the professional examinations. " 2. Any candidate who shall fail to pass either of these examinations shall not be re-admitted to examination until after the lapse of six months. "3. Any candidate being aregistered medical practitioner,’ whose qualification or qualifications shall have been obtained before Jannary 1st, 1861, having been. with the consent of the College, admitted a candidate fo the licence. will be examined follows;-"And fra:munh as the scienc- of I’h si,- doth comure lend, inon the Principles and Practice of Medicine, Surgery, and Mida= a sp cial rnember anri part of clude, and contain thp knowledge of ’wifery; but he will be exempted from such other parts of the the same; therefore be it ena ted thatSurgery same or F<;I any of the o.vship Company professional examinations as his qualifications may seem to the of Physicians, hein2’ able, chosen, and adm’t’ed hv the sjid President and Examiners to render in his case unnecessary. Fell-itvship of Physicians, m ‘y from time to’ time, .is well within the City of " 4. Anv candidate who has already obtained the decree of London a. elsewhere within this realm, i r:i, t:-e and exercise the said science of Physic in all and every his memb r’ and any Act, st tute, or proDoctor or Bachelor of Medicine at a University, approved and vision made to the contrary notwithstanding." (32 L.
Hen. VIII, c. 40.)-ED.