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.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    REPORT BY DEPUTATION OF BPtANCH MEDICAL COUNCIL FOE SCOTLAND APPOINTED TO VISIT THE EXAMINATION FOR DEGREES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. Edinburgh, August 1865. As commissioned by the Scottish Branch of the General Conncil of Medical Education and Registration, we proceeded, on the 27th August 1865, to insjiect the examinations for the Medical Degrees of the Uni- versity of Aberdeen. Dr. Fleming, who was associated with us in the work, was unavoidably prevented from attending. The forenoon we spent, under the kind guidance of Professor Struthers, in examining the means of teaching possessed by the University, and we cannot speak in too high terms of the thorough and complete character of all the arrangements for imparting instruction ; although the written examinations were over before our arrival, the amplest opportunity was given to us of becoming acquainted with the manner in which they are conducted. Each candidate lodges with the Dean of the Medical Faculty a schedule, of which a copy is appended (No. I.) He then receives, duly filled up, a copy of the notice (No. II.) telling him the day and hour of the written examination. The times of the examinations, it will be observed on referring to this notice, are so arranged that each candidate/o?' each -professional examination has but one Subject per day. Before each candidate is placed a printed copy of rules (No. III.) Formerly, in Aberdeen, the candidates sat round long tables in the com- mon hall, as is still done in the written examinations of some boards. Now, however, the long tables have been discarded, and each candidate occupies a seat at a small table reserved for his exclusive use This, we were informed, is found in practice greatly to lighten the labour of the super- intendent of the written examination, and also to render more difficult those disgraceful means of obtaining assistance surreptitiously, which we fear are still too common in all our schools.