The instructions issued by the Court of Examiners, dated 31st July, 1815 (the day previous to the new act coming into operation), require evidence from candi dates for the licence of the Company of having an apprenticeship of five years, also testimonials of good moral cha racter and of having attained the age of twenty-one years. The course of lectures prescribed were :—One course of lectures on chemistry, one on materia medics, two on anatomy and physiology, two on the theory and practice of medicine ; six months' attendance on the medical prac tice of an hospital, infirmary, or dispen sary. The examination consisted : 1. In translating parts of the Pharmaco pceis Londinensis' and physicians' pre scriptions. 2. In the theory and practice of medicine. 3. In pharmaceutical che mistry. 4. In the materia medics.
In September, 1827, the Court of Examiners prescribed an addition to the above course ; an extra course of lec tures on chemistry, and the introduction of botany in the course on materia me dics.
In September, 1828, the Court in creased the number of lectures both in chemistry, and materia medics with botany, to two courses on each subject. The period of attendance on the physi cian's practice at an hospital was in creased to nine months, and at a dispen sary to twelve months ; and two new courses of lectures were instituted,—on midwifery and the diseases of women and children.
In October, 1830, the Court directed that candidates should produce a certifi cate of having devoted at least two years to an attendance on lectures and hospital practice ; besides which they must have attended for twelve months, at least, the physician's practice at an hospital con taining not less than sixty beds, and where a course of clinical lectures is given ; or for fifteen months at a dis pensary connected with some medical school by the Court. The following changes and additions in the courses of lectures were also made :—One course was instituted on forensic medi cine; one distinct course on botany ; and therapeutics was included in the two courses on materia medics. Students were earnestly recommended to avail themselves of instruction in morbid an atomy.
In April, 1835, the Court of Ex aminers issued new regulations (which are those now in use) for raising still higher the qualifications of candidates for the licence of the Company. Every can didate whose attendance on lectures com menced on or after the 1st of October, 1835, must have attended the following lectures and medical practice during not less than three winter and two summer sessions : each winter session to consist of not less than six months, and to com mence not sooner than the 1st nor later than the 15th October ; and each summer session to extend from the 1st of May to the 31st of July.
First Winter Session. — Chemistry Anatomy and physiology. Anatomical demonstrations. Materia medica and therapeutics ; this course may be divided into two parts of fifty lectures each, one of which may be attended in the summer.
First Summer Session.—Botany and vegetable physiology ; either before or after the first winter session.
Second Winter Session.—Anatomy and physiology. Anatomical demonstrations. Dissections. Principles and practice of medicine.
Second Summer Session.—Forensic me dicine.
Third Winter Session. — Dissections. Principles and practice of medicine.
Midwifery, and the diseases of women and children, two courses, in separate sessions, and subsequent to the termina of the first winter session. Practical midwifery, at any time after the con clusion of the first course of midwifery lectures. Medical practice during the full term of eighteen months, from or after the commencement of the second winter session ; twelve months at a re cognised hospital, and six months at a recognised hospital or a recognised die pensary : in connection with the hospital attendance, a course of clinical lectures, and instruction in morbid anatomy, will he required.
The sessional course of instruction in each subject of study is to consist of not less than the following number of lec tures :—One hundred on chemistry ; one hundred on materia medics and thera peutics; one hundred on the principles and practice of medicine ; sixty on mid wifery, and the diseases of women and children ; fifty on botany and vegetable physiology. Every examination of an hour's duration will be deemed equiva lent to a lecture. The lectures required in each course must be given on separate days. The lectures on anatomy and physiology, and the anatomical demon strations, must be in conformity with the ngulations of the Royal College of Sur geons of London in every respect. Can didates must also bring testimonials of instruction in practical chemistry, and of having dissected the whole of the human body once at least.