Introductory lecture delivered at the opening of the Argyle Square Medical School, session 1836-37 / by John Mackintosh.

  • Mackintosh, John, -1837.
Date:
1836
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Credit: Introductory lecture delivered at the opening of the Argyle Square Medical School, session 1836-37 / by John Mackintosh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Charter which the King is about to grant to the Metropolitan University:— “ And whereas it is expedient to extend the benefits of Colleges and establishments already instituted, or which may be hereafter instituted, for the promotion of literature and science, whether incorporated or not incorporated, by con** necting them for such purposes with the University created by this our Royal Charter, we do hereby farther will and ordain, that all persons shall be admitted as candidates for the respective degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, or Doctor of Laws, to be conferred by the said University of London, on presenting to the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, a certificate from any of the Institutions hereinafter mentioned, to the effect that such candidate has completed the course of instruction which the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, by regu¬ lation in that behalf, shall determine. “ That such certificates as aforesaid may be granted from our College called London University College, or from our College called King’s College, or from such other institution, corporate or incorporate, as now is or hereafter shall be es¬ tablished for the purposes of education, whether in the Me¬ tropolis or elsewhere, within our United Kingdom, and as we, under our sign manual, shall hereafter authorize to issue such certificates. €t And for the purpose of granting the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine, and Doctor of Medicine, and for the improve¬ ment of Medical education in all its branches, as well in Me¬ dicine, as in Surgery, Midwifery, and Pharmacy, we do further hereby will and ordain that the said Chancellor, Vice-Chan- cellor, and Fellows, shall from time to time report to one of our principal Secretaries of State, what appear to them to be the Medical institutions and schools, whether corporate or in corporated in this our Metropolis, or in other parts of our United Kingdom, from which, in the judgment of the said Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Fellows, it may be fit and expedient to admit candidates for Medical degrees; and on approval of such report by our said Secretary of State, shall