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The information'contained in this section is published by courtesy of theorganizations concerned and no responsibility for any changes of detailor omistsons can be accepted by the publishers. In all cases, applicationsfor enrolment or further infortation should be made direct to thesponsors of the course.

FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATEMEDICINEThe following courses are planned but the dates anddetails are subject to alteration.Surgery Revision (F.R.C.S.). March I8 to April 12.Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings. RoyalMarsden Hospital. Limited. Fee L5 15S. od. (Noentries accepted until syllabus has been published andcirculated.)General Surgery (F.R.C.S) Evening. April 8 to 12.Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow. 7 to 9 p.m.Limited. Fee ,lJ4 4s. od.General Medicine (M.R.C.P.). April 29 to May 24.Connaught, Wanstead and Whipps Cross Hospitals. 2to 6 p.m. Fee C23. (No entries accepted until syllabusis published and circulated.)Please note that instruction arranged by the Fellowshipof Postgraduate Medicine is open only to members (annualsubscription, from month ofjoining, ios. 6d.). In the caseof 'limited' courses no entries are accepted in advanceof the detailed syllabuses being published and circulated;postgraduates (whether members or not) are not automatic-ally included in the mailing lists, but must notify theFellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 6o Portland Place,London, W.i, if they wish to be sent syllabuses as pub-lished, and must specify the subjects in which they areinterested. Information regarding courses can be obtainedfrom the office daily between io a.m. and 5 p.m. (Mondaysto Fridays). Telephone: Langham 4266.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OFENGLANDThe following lectures will be given at the Collegeduring April:Moynihan LectureApril3 5 p.m. Prof. R. N. Janes. Tumours of the parotid

gland.Otolaryngology LectureApril4 5.30 p.m. Dr. R. D. Hoare. Angiography in the

throat, nose and ear surgery.Hunterian LectureApril9 5 p.m. Prof. H. J7. Shaw. Radical surgery in

laryngo-pharyngeal.

Hunterian LectureAprilII 5 p.m. Prof. A. A. Jefferson. Pituitary chromo-

phobe adenomata and Rathke pouch cysts.Erasmus Wilson DemonstrationAprili6 3.45 p.m. Dr. H. G. H. Richards. Parotid gland

tumours.Arnott DemonstrationApril25 3.45 p.m. Dr. B. D. Wyke. Surgical considerations

of temporal lobes.Erasmus Wilson DemonstrationApril30 3.45 p.m. Dr. Y. B. Walter. Title to be announced.The lectures are open to those attending courses in theCollege and also to all other Medical Practitioners,Dental Surgeons and advanced students.The following courses will be held:Clinical Surgery. February i8 to April I2, 1957.Clinical Conferences and Surgery Lectures.April i to i8, 1I957.Clinical Demonstrations and Lectures in DentalSurgery. April 29 to June 21, 1957.Anaesthetic Course of Lectures and Tutorials.April i to 12, April I7 to June 28, 1957.Pharmacology Course. May I 3 to 24, 1957.Application for further information should be made toMr. W. F. Davis, Deputy Secretary, Royal College ofSurgeons, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDONDiploma in Industrial Health (D.I.H.). Theexaminations are held in July and December each year.Diploma of Mastery of Midwifery (M.M.S.A.). Theexaminations are held in May and November each year.For further information applications should be addressedto the Registrar, Society of Apothecaries, Black FriarsLane, London, E.C.4.

DENTAL BOARD OF ITE IEDKINGDOMThe Dental Postgraduate Bureau has issued threebooklets, as follows:' Facilities for Dental Postgraduate Study in the UnitedKingdom and Ireland,' containing a list of schools andinstitutions at which postgraduate courses are held orwhich provide facilities for individual students, and analphabetical list of subjects showing where instructionin each can be obtained; ' Scholarships and Student-

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ships for Advanced Studies and Research in Dentistry,including-many open to British subjects tenable abroad;'Higher Dental Qualifications,' setting out in generaltenns the conditions to be satisfied by candidates.Copies of these bookkts, particulars of films of interest todentists, and further information can be obtained onapplicatim to the Director, Dental Postgraduate Bureau,44 Hallam Street, London, W.I .

BRITISH POSTGRADUATE MEDICALFEDERATION (University of London)The Federation provides:(I) Training for prospective specialists, supplementing

the work of the undergraduate medical schools.(2) Advanced revision for practising specialists.(3) Instruction for medical practitioners who, though

not specialists, desire more detailed knowledge ofany branch of medicine.

(4) Instruction for general practitioners.Comprising the Federation at present are the Post-graduate Medical School of London, Institute of BasicMedical Sciences, Institute of Cancer Research, Instituteof Cardiology, Institute of Child Health, Institute ofDental Surgery, Institute of Diseases of the Chest,Institute of Laryngology and Otology, Institute ofNeurology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Institute of Ophthalmology, Institute of Orthopaedics,Institute of Psychiatry; associated institutes are theInstitute of Dermatology and Institute of Urology.Courses for general practitioners will be held as follows:GeneralMay6 to iI King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor.13 to I8 Fulham and Kensington Group, W.8.27 to June i Woolwich Group, S.E.i8.27 to June I St. Luke's Hospital, Guildford.Extended and WeekendGeneralMarch i to May I7March 7 to May 23April IO to June I9

April 25 to July 4April 25 to June 13

St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton.Farnborough Hospital, Kent.Queen Mary's Hospital for theEast End.Hampstead General Hospital.London Undergraduate and Post-graduate Teaching Hospitals.

April 27 and 28 Maidstone Group.PaediatricsApril 6 and 7 University College Hospital.April 27 and 28 Colchester Group.Obstetrics and GynaecologyApril i I to June 20 Hackney Hospital.Applications for places on the above courses should be madeto the Secretary, British Postgraduate Medical Federation,and should state if the application is or is not made underthe scheme for N.H.S. practitioners.All the courses are available to N.H.S. practitioners,for whom fees and allowances (travelling expenses,locum fees, etc.) are provided for courses equivalent to22 half-day sessions in an academic year, subject tocertain conditions. Grants are also payable in respectof assistant practitioners under certain conditions.Other practitioners may attend on payment of a fee ofIO guineas for two weeks, 5 guineas for one week orextended course of I i sessions, I J guineas for a week-endcourse.Applications for further information should be made tothe Secretary, British Postgraduate Medical Federation,I8 Guilford Street, London, W.C.I.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL OFLONDON (Hammersmith Hospital)The Postgraduate Medical School of London hasUniversity Departments in Medicine, Surgery andPathology. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynae-cology, together with Queen Charlotte's and the ChelseaHospitals, now forms the Institute of Obstetrics andGynaecology. The teaching in the clinical departments,which is of an advanced nature and based on ward workis continuous and is supplemented by lectures duringthree ten-week sessions staring in January, April andOctober. Suitable students are encouraged to under-take research work. A course for the University Diplomain Clinical Pathology, lasting one year, is available for alimited number of selected students. This commences inOctober. The Department of Radiology of the Hospitalprovides courses for the Diplomas in Medical Radiologyof the Conjoint Board. The fees vary from 4b for oneweek to £75 for a year.Anaesthetics. The Department of Anaesthesia offersa course of instruction for the academic year beginningOctober 2, to a limited number of postgraduates wishingto specialize in anaesthesia. A comprehensive teachingprogramme has been established and the subjectscovered include anatomy, pathology, pharmacology andphysiology. In addition to systematic lectures inanaesthesia, medicine and surgery, clinical training isprovided in the wards and operating theatres and specialprovision is made for the demonstration of techniquesnot in common use. Fee for the course, C75 plus £3enrolment fee.For further information application should be made tothe Dean, Postgraduate Medical School of London,Ducane Road, London, W.1I2.

INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES(Royal College of Surgeons of England)The Institute co-operates with other specialist Institutesof the Federation in providing facilities for practicalwork and instruction in the basic medical sciences.Twice a year, beginning in February and September,there is a full demonstration and lecture course which isfull-time and extends over a period of three months.In addition, there are two revision courses a year of lec-tures only, which take place at the same time as theother course. Applications for this course can be ac-cepted up to six weeks before the course begins. Fees:Demonstrations and lectures, £63; lectures only,,C36 15s. od. A two-months' course for Primary F.D.S.candidates is also held twice a year in January andJune and the next course will begin on January I, 1957.The course is full-time and the fee £3' Ios. od.For further information please apply to the SecretJry,Institute of Basic and Medical Sciences, Royal College ofSurgeons of England, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH (RoyalCancer Hospital)Postgraduate lectures and courses of instruction are heldin biophysics for students studying for the M.Sc.degree in Biophysics, and for students studying for aDiploma in Medical Radiotherapy.Finquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of CancerResearch, Royal Cancer Hospital, Fuiham Road, London,S.W.3.

INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY(National Heart Hospital)Courses of instruction lasting I I weeks are available for

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both full-time and part-time students; fees £26 5s. od.and LI2 I2S. od. respectively.Special short courses lasting two weeks are held inFebruary, June and November; fee iz2 I2S. od.Enquiries, and applications for admission to courses, shouldbe addressed to the Dean, Institute of Cardiology, 35Wimpole Street, W.I.

INSTITUE OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST(Brompton Hospital and the London ChestHospital)The Institute of Diseases of the Chest (Medical Schoolof the Hospitals for Diseases of the Chest) is situated inthe grounds of the Brompton Hospital, S.W.3.MedicalInstruction in diseases of the chest including tuberculosisis conducted during three terms of ten weeks each year.It consists of clinical work in wards and out-patientdepartments, lectures and demonstrations. A whole-time programme is arranged for not more than I2graduates each term, preferably those specializing indiseases of the chest. The lectures and demonstrationsare so arranged that the subject of chest disease iscovered during the two terms beginning in October andJanuary. The lectures during the summer term arearranged as a general revision course. A large numberof graduates can be accepted for part-time study. Ifvacancies are available it may be possible to acceptgraduates for shorter periods of part-time study.SurgicalA whole-time course in chest surgery is conductedduring the terms beginning in October and January. Itincludes attendances at out-patient clinics, operatingsessions, ward clinics, case demonstrations and lecturesand is held partly at the Brompton Hospital and partlyat the London Chest Hospital.Cardiology. A whole-time course in the surgicalaspects of cardiology will be conducted during thethree terms. This course is mainly of a practical nature,consisting of out-patient attendances, ward rounds,and operating sessions with some lectures and tutorials.The course is held partly at the Brompton Hospitaland partly at the London Chest Hospital.Fees for whole-time course (Medical, Surgical orCardiological) are o20 for one term and C35 for twoterns, and for part-time courses £1I4 for one term or,£6 for one month.RadiologyPart-time instruction in radiology of the chest for traineeradiologists only is given each term. Fee £iro for oneterm.Clinical demonstrations are given on Fridays at5 p.m. Open lectures are given on Wednesdays at 5p.m. during University Terms. Admission free.For further general information application should beaddressed to the Dean, Institute of Diseases of the Chest,Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.3.

INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH(Hospital for Sick Children, Queen ElizabethHospital for Children, Postgraduate MedicalSchool)The Institute of Child Health is associated with TheHospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, thePostgraduate Medical School of London at Hammer-smith Hospital, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital forChildren. In its programme teaching on every aspectof child health is provided. Visits are arranged to the

department for the new-born and premature infant atthe Postgraduate Medical School of London, Hammer-smith Hospital, Maternity and Child. Welfare Clinics,Nursery Schools, etc. The Institute provides tuitionthroughout the year in three terms of 1a weeks' durationeach, beginning in January, May and September.Two or three guest lectures are given during thesummer term by visiting paediatricians from abroad.The fees are 20 guineas for one term and 35 guineas fortwo terms.Applications should be addressed to the Dean, Instituteof Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, GreatOrmond Street, London, W.C:i.

NSTITUT OF DENTAL SURGERY(Eastman Dental Hospital)The Institute holds courses in orthodontics (full- andpart-time, up to one year), and in periodontology, con-servative dentistry, prosthetics, minor oral surgery andchildren's dentistry (variable length, full- and part-time). Refresher courses are arranged twice yearly forgeneral practitioners. Courses are also held in conjunc-tion with the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the RoyalCollege of Surgeons and are suitable for candidatespreparing for the final examination for the Fellowshipin Dental Surgery of the College. These begin in Apriland October (lasting for approximately eight months),fee £60, and in April and October there are revisioncourses lasting eight weeks, fee £C31 IOS. od. Specialarrangements can be made for students requiring coursesof study and research experience not falling within thescope of the courses listed above.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofDental Surgery, Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray's InnRoad, London, W.C.i.

INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY(St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin)Hospital Practice. This includes clinical instructionin the Out-Patient Department daily, in the In-PatientDepartment twice weekly, tutorials in clinical dermat-ology and histopathology, attendance in the Departmentof Pathology and other Departments of the Hospital.Fees: Two guineas for one week; L25 for one year.Laboratory. The facilities for students include tech-nical work in histology, bacteriology and medicalmycology.Museum. A collection of moulages is available. Thereis access to a large collection of histopathological sections.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of Der-matology, St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Shin,Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London, W.C.2.

INSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY ANDOTOLOGY(Royal Natidnal Throat, Nose and EarHospital)A comprehensive course lasting 36 weeks and designedto cover the whole field of the speciality is held twice ayear beginning in February and August. This consistsof lectures, demonstrations and attendance on thepractice of the hospital, with facilities for dissection. Aspecial point is made of the anatomy, physiology andpathology related to the subject. There is also anintensive lecture course of six weeks twice vearly inpreparation for practical clinical training. An AdvancedRevision Class (two weeks full time) for M.S. andF.R.C.S. students is also given twice yearly. A practical

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revision class for Part II D.L.O. students is held twiceyearly. Week-end courses in endoscopy, in aural sur-gery, the deaf child and pathology are held twice yearly.The composite fee, including enrolment as a clinicalassistant, attendance on the hospital practice and at oneof the comprehensive courses, but excluding dissection,iS C52 IOS.

For further information application should be addressedto the Dean, Institute of Laryngollogy and OtologY, 330Gray's Inn Road, W.C.i.

INSTITUTE OF NEUTROLOGY(The National Hospital, Queen Square, andthe Maida Vale Hospital for NervousDiseases)The teaching is mainly by attendance on the hospitalpractice. Some advanced students are appointed asfull-time clinical clerks at the National Hospital, QueenSquare, or to the electro-encephalographic or one ofthe other special departments, or to the research labora-tories. A limited number of part-time clinical clerkshipsare available at the Maida Vale Hospital with opportunityfor examining patients.In addition two full-time courses of ten weeks' durationare given each year, namely in the autumn and springterms. The first portion of each course deals with theanatomy and physiology of the nervous system, neuro-pathology and psychology, and consists mainly oflectures and demonstrations. The second portion dealswith clinical neurology, medical and surgical, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology and Tadiology, andincludes lectures and demonstrations. Special lecturesby neurologists from outside London and from abroadare held throughout these courses. Fees for the tenweeks' full-time course, C25; for attending hospitalpractice, Ci8 for three months or £32 for six months.Part-time teaching is given in the Out-Patient Depart-ment, at the National Hospital, Queen Square, on fivedays a week throughout the year (public holidaysexcepted) and at Maida Vale Hospital.Courses of clinical demonstrations are given on Wednes-days and Saturdays at the National Hospital, QueenSquare. Fee for either course, £2 2S. od. Advertise-ments conceming these appear from time to time inthe medical journala.Lectures. A lecture course is being given at theNational Hospital, Queen Square, during the winterterm. Biochemical and clinical aspects of disorders ofmetabolism in relation to the central nervous system.The biochemical aspects will be dealt with on Mondays,and clinical aspects on Fridays, both at 5.30 p.m. Thefee for the whole course is £5 5s. od.; for attendingMondays or Fridays only £3 3s. od. The fee for a singlelecture is 7s. 6d.For further particulars please apply to the Dean, Instituteof Neurology, National Hospital, Queen Square, London,W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS ANDGYNAECOLOGY(Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital,Chelsea Hospital for Women, Department ofObstetrics and Gynaecology of Hammer-smith Hospital)Two terms of 13 weeks each are held, beginning in thesecond week of March and the first week of September(enrolment fee £3; £36 for the term's course). Generalpractitioners are accepted to attend for short periodsduring term time (fee £3 IOS. od. per week). General

practitioner refresher courses lasting one week are held atthe end of February and the end of June (fee £S5s. od.).Ministry of Health grants are payable for approved prac-titioners attending either for two weeks during tenn,or the one week refresher course. An intensive coursesuitable for those preparing for higher examinations isheld during the first two weeks of December and thefirst two weeks of June (fee £'4 14S. od.). A limitednumber of postgraduates can be accepted to attend thepractice of the hospital during the winter vacation (fee£i per week). Laboratory training in pathology, endo-crinology and cytology is available for a limited numberof postgraduates. The Institute has hostel rooms atQueen Charlotte's Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital.Further information and enrolment forms can be obtainedfrom the Secretary, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Chelsea Hospital for Women, Dovehouse Street, London,S.W.3.

INSTIT'UTE OF OPHTIALMOLOGY(Royal London Ophthalmic, Royal West-minster Ophthalmic, Central LondonOphthalmic Hospitals)Courses of lectures and classes beginning March I andOctober I each year to meet the requirements of can-didates entering for the examination for the Diploma inOphthalmology and other ophthalmological examinationswill be given by members of the staff of the Hospital andInstitute. Each course is designed to extend over twoterms of approximately I6 weeks each and is normallydivided into two parts.Part I. Anatomy (including embryology and normalhistology), elementary physiology of the eye, optics(elementary and physiological), practical tutorials inrefraction work and clinical subjects.Part II. All clinical branches of the subject, togetherwith bacteriology and pathology. Students can attendthe daily clinical practice of the two branches of theMoorfields, Westminster and Central Eye Hospital, andhold the appointments of Clinical Assistants con-currently with the above courses. A composition feeof £31 IOS. od. will admit students, once to the lecturesand tutorial classes of any one term, with six months'clinical practice in the hospital.Extra Courses. Slit lamp microscopy (fee £5 5s. od.);orthoptic training (one week's intensive course, fee£s5 5s. od.); contact lenses (one week's intensive course,fee £IO IOS. od.) Additional courses by arrangement.Hospital Practice only. Fees as follows: One month,£2 2S. od.; three months, £5 5s. od.; six months,£zo IOS. od.Facilities for research.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofOphthalmology, 3'udd Street, London, W.C. I.

INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICS(Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital)The Institute is concerned with postgraduate educationin orthopaedics and with research. The practice of theHospital (both at the town section in Great PortlandStreet and at the country section at Stanmore) and aRadiological Museum and the Wellcome Museum ofOrthopaedics are open to postgraduates, who mayjoin at any time. In addition to hospital practice, formalcourses of various lengths are held during academicterms.April4 to 6 Course on surgery in paralytic disorders.

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April13 IO a.m. Dr. F. Harwood Stevenson. Teaching

ward round-Stanmore.24 8 p.m. Mr. Ralph Phillips. Senior clinical con-

ference Radiotherapy of bone tumours.Facilities for advanced clinical work are available forselected candidates having a suitable scientific orsurgical training.Further particulars may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National OrthopaedicHospital, 234 Great Portland Street, London, W.i.

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY (BethlemRoyal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital)The Institute is concemed with postgraduate educationin psychiatry and allied subjects, and with research. Acourse of instruction covering up to three years, andstarting in October yearly, is provided for medicaloractitioners who wish to specialize in psychiatry or toprepare for the Diploma in Psychological Medicine.Clinical instruction, which includes cast conferences,seminars, and practica4l experience in case taking, isgiven at associated hospitals in the mornings, andsystematic lectures and demonstrations are arranged forthe afternoons. Students may also enrol for shorterperiods or for single series of lectures.The subjects covered include anatomy and biochemistryof the nervous system, neurophysiology, pathology ofnervous and mental diseases, psychiatry of children andadults, delinquency, principles of psychotherapy,forensic psychiatry and criminology, psychology, mentaitesting and statistics. There is a special six months'course in child psychiatry; comprising clinical instruc-tion and lectures, which starts on October i. Lectureson subjects of special interest are arranged from time totime. The tuition fee for a full year's course is£53 IOS. od., including enrolment fee. For shorterperiods the fee varies with the type of course chosen.Selected students are eligible for appointments on thestaff of the Joint Hospital.Facilities for research and supervision of study forhigher degrees can be provided in clinical work and inthe biochemical, physiological, neuro-endocrinological,neuropathological and psychological laboratories.A course for Honours Graduates in Psychology is avail-able in clinical psychology for the Academic Post-graduate Diploma in Psychology. In conjunction withthe Institute of Neurology, a course in the techniques ofelectroencephalography is provided for doctors whoexpect to take up electroencephalographic appointmentsin hospitals.Further information may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, DenmarkHill, London, S.E.s.

INSTITlUTE OF UROLOGY (St. Peter's, St.Paul's and St. Philip's Hospitals)Week-end courses of lectures and demonstrations,beginning on Friday afternoon and ending on Sundayabout tea-time, are given about once a month, fromOctober to April, as advertised. Fee £5 5s. od. for eachcourse.Lectures for general practitioners are given on Wednes-days, throughout the winter months, at 4.30 p.m. for5 p.m. No fee.The practice of the hospitals, including the use of theInstitute museum, reading room and library, is open tostudents attending the courses.

Applications should be addressed to the Secretary, Instituteof Urology, io Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London,W.C.a.

EAST HAM CHEST CLINICOut-patient teaching. Mondays at 2.30 p.m.Apply Senior Registrar, East Ham Chest Clinic, KatherineRoad, Forest Gate, London, E. 7.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE ANDTROPICAL MEDICINE(University of London)Courses of study are arranged for the C.P.H. andD.P.H. (London University); D.T.M. & H. (Eng.);and Academic Diploma in Bacteriology. Short coursesare arranged in the Principles of Medical Statistics andEpidemiology, Statistical Methods and their Applica-tion in Medicine, and Applied Helminthology.For further information and enrolment application shouldbe addressed to the Secretary, London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street,London, W.C.i.

NORTH LONDON POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL INSTITUTECourses in advanced medicine, advanced surgery, andobstetrics and gynaecology. Instruction in pathology,anaesthetics and radiodiagnosis. Clinical instruction atBearsted Memorial Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital,North Middlesex Hospital, The Prince of Wales'sGeneral Hospital and St. Ann's General Hospital.For further information apply to the Dean, the Prince ofWales's General Hospital, London, N.I5.

PLAISTOW HOSPITAL CHEST UNITIn-patient round every Thursday at 4.30 p.m.Apply Registrar, Plaistow Hospital, Samson Street,Plaistow, London, E.13.

ROYAL LONDON HOMOEOPATHICHOSPITALClinical Tutorials. Practical instruction in the appli-cation of homoeopathic principles is given by theTutors, Dr. W. L. Templeton and Dr. D. M. Foubister,at their tutorial clinics in the O.P. Department onMonday at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 1.30 p.m. through-out the year. Open to medical practitioners withoutfee.A set course of Instruction in homoeopathy is given atintervals during the year.For further information application should be made tothe Dean of the Education Course, Royal London Homoeo-pathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, W.C.I.

ST. STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL(Rheumatism Unit)A concentrated weekend course in the rheumatic diseasesis given each year, in March, under the auspices of theFellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.A limited number of postgraduates can attend the out-patient sessions of the unit on Wednesday and Fridaymornings at io a.m.Applications for attendance at these sessions should bemade to the Medical Registrar, Rheumatism Unit, St.Stephen's Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.Io.

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WEST END HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGYAND NEUROSURGERYClinical demonstrations in Neurology will be given onTuesdays at 5.30 p.m. as follows. No fee.April2 Dr. G. A. D. Gordon. Demonstration of neuro-

radiology.9 Dr. Colin Edwards. Neurological demonstration.

16 Mr. 7. Minton. Ocular manifestations in clinicalneurology, Part II.

30 Dr. G. Parsons-Smith. Neurological demonstration.May7 Dr. N. G. Hulbert. Neurological demonstration.14 Dr. D. F. Bosanquet. Neuropathology.21 Mr. L. C. Oliver. Surgical aspects of head injuries.A course of six lecture demonstrations dealing withocular manifestations in clinical neurology by Mr. J.Minton will commence on April 9, 1957, at 4 p.m.Fee £3 3s. od.For further information, applications should be addressedto the Secretary of the Medical School, West EndHospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, 9I DeanStreet, London, W.I.

EMPIRE RHEUMATISM COUNCILLecture courses in rheumatic diseases are arrangedfor general practitioners and other postgraduatesperiodically.Particulars are obtainable from the General Secretary,Empire Rheumatism Council, Tavistock House (N),Tavistock Square, London, W.C.i.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTHAND HYGIENEThe Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygieneconducts recognized courses of instruction (startingannually in March and September) for the examinationsof the Conjoint Board of the Royal College of Physiciansof London and the Royal College of Surgeons ofEngland for the Diploma in Public Health. Studentsare also prepared for the Diploma in Industrial Healthexaminations of the Conjoint Board and of the Societyof Apothecaries of London. Courses, the next begin-ning on March I5, 1957, may be taken whole-timeor part-time, and consist of both lectures and visits.In the D.P.H. the practical work is carried out at acounty or metropolitan borough.Prospectuses, enrolment forms and full particulars may beobtainedfrom the Secretary, The Royal Institute of PublicHealth and Hygiene, 28 Portland Place, London, W. i.Telephone: Langham 2731-2.

TUBERCULOSIS EDUCATIONALINSTITUTEA Three-day Clinical Course will be held at KingGeorge V Hospital, Godalming, May I, 2 and 3. Fee£3 3s. od. (excluding accommodation).Norwich. An intensive weekend course for GeneralPractitioners on chest diseases, will be held on April I3and I4. Fee C'I Ios. od. (including lunch and tea).Belgium. Arrangements are being made for a party ofchest specialists to visit sanatoria, hospitals and clinicsin Belgium from May 26 to June 6. Inclusive estimatedcost £35 os. od.Further information may be obtainedfrom the Secretary,Tuberculosis Educational Institute, Tavistock HouseNorth, Tavistock Square, London, W.C.i.

BRISTOLMedical Postgraduate Department of theUniversity of BristolDiploma Courses. These begin in October and areadvertised in the medical press in April. Provided thereare sufficient candidates, instruction is provided in childhealth, psychological medicine (second part) and radio-diagnosis. (Diplomas of Conjoint Board.)Further information, copies of regulations for the BristolDiplomas application and forms for the courses may beobtained from the Dtrector of Medical PostgraduateStudies, The University, Bristol 8.

CANMRIGECambridge University Medical SchoolSummary of postgraduate facilities for general medicalpractitioners from October i, 1956 to July 3I, 1957(Bank Holidays excepted) at Addenbrooke's Hospitalunless otherwise stated.Each Week. Mondays: IO. I 5 a.m., Maternity Hospital,Mill Road, abnormal ante-natal clinic (Miss J.Bottomley); 10.30 a.m., ward round, medical cases(Dr. A. P. Dick); 2.30 p.m., ward round, medicalcases (Dr. L. C. Martin); 2.30 p.m., O.P. clinic, 2 Bene'tPlace, psychiatric cases or subject (Dr. D. RussellDavis). Tuesdays: 9.15 a.m., O.P. department, derma-tological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook); 10.30 a.m., wardround, medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole); 2.15 p.m., O.P.department, dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook);2.30 p.m., department of physical medicine, demonstra-tion of cases and methods (Dr. W. A. Fell). Wednes-days: Io a.m., ward round, staff of department of med-icine, haematological cases; i i a.m., dermatologicalclinic, O.P. department (Dr. C. H. Whittle); 2 p.m. O.P.department, E.N.T. cases (Dr. K. F. Wilsdon); 2.30p.m., O.P. department, dermatological cases (Dr. C. H.WVhittle). Thursdays: 10.30 a.m., ward round, medicalcases (Dr. L. B. Cole); i i a.m., ward round, PapworthHospital, thoracic surgical unit (Mr. C. Parish); 2.15p.m., O.P. department, cardiac clinic (Dr. L. B. Cole).Fridays: io a.m., ward round, surgical cases (Mr.J. F. R. Withycombe); 2.15 p.m., ward round, paediatriccases (Dr. D. M. T. Gairdner); 2.15 p.m., O.P. depart-ment, dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook); 2.30 p.m.,O.P. department, endocrine clinic (Dr. L. C. Martin);2.30 p.m., O.P. department, gastroenterological clinic(Dr. A. P. Dick and Dr. F. R. Berridge). Saturdays:10.30 a.m., ward round, medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole).Each month. First Monday: 2.30 p.m., radio-thera-peutic centre, diagnosis and treatment of cancer (Prof.J. S. Mitchell). 2.30 p.m., X-ray department, radio-logical demonstration (Dr. D. McC. Gregg). FirstTuesday: 2 p.m., O.P. department, psychiatry (Dr.R. A. Noble). First Thursday: 2.30 p.m., orthopaedicO.P. department, orthopaedic cases or subject (Mr. T. J.Fairbank). First Friday: 2 p.m., The Clinic, Shire Hall,Castle Hill, diseases of the chest (Dr. M. Greenberg andMr. C. Parish). First Saturday: Io.30 a.m., O.P. de-partment, ophthalmic cases (Dr. E. G. Recordon).Second Thursday: 9.30 a.m., O.P. department, plasticsurgery clinic (Mr. L. M. Rouillard). Third Monday:2 p.m., ward round, surgical cases (Mr. B. McN.Truscott); 9.30 a.m., O.P. department, gynaecologicalcases (Mr. 0. Lloyd); 3 p.m., O.P. department, clinicalpsychiatry (Dr. E. Beresford Davies). Third Wednes-day: 9.30 a.m., O.P. department, urological and generalsurgical cases (Mr. J. F. R. Withycombe); 10.30 a.m.,orthopaedic O.P., cases (Mr. R. W. Butler); 2.30 p.m.,X-ray department, radiological demonstration (Dr. F. R.Berridge); 5 p.m., lecture theatre, pathology depart-

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ment, Tennis. Court Road, clinico-pathological con-ference (Dr. A. M. Barrett). Third Thursday: 10.30a.m., O.P. department, E.N.T. cases (Mr. A. S. H.Walford). Fourth Monday: 9.30 a.m., ward round,general surgical cases (Mr. P. H. R. Ghey); io a.m.,O.P. department, ophthalmic cases (Mr. G. F. Wright).Fourth Thursday: 3 p.m., O.P. department, psychiatriccases (Dr. D. H. Clark).Post-mortem demonstrations daily (except Satur-days) at 12.15 p.m.One-day Symposia will be held at I0.30 a.m., onSaturdays each month, as follows:April 6: Malignant disease. May I8: Paediatrics.June I:. Respiratory diseases. June 29: Some pre-ventive aspects of disease. July I3: Psychiatric disorder.Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary,Cambridge University Medical School, Tennis CourtRoad, Cambridge.

CARDEFFThe Welsh National School of MedicineD.P.H. Wales (Diploma in Public Health). Part-time course from October 1958, extending over twoacademic years.TD.D. Wales (Tuberculous Diseases Diploma).Five to six months' full-time course, January to June.D.M.RD.Eng. (Diploma in Medical Radio-diagnosis). Eighteen months' full-time course fromOctober.D.C.H.Eng. (Diploma in Child Health). Two sessionsweekly for twelve months.Th* swnber of admissions to each of the above courses isstrictly limited, and early application should be made tothe Secrretary, The Welsh National School of Medicine,34 Newport Road, Cardiff.

DUBLTNUniversity ColiegeThe following courses will be held during the session1I956-57:-C.P.H. Course and examination. Michaelmas Term.D.P.H. Course. Hilary and Trinity Terms.

Examinations. Summer Term.D.P.M. Course. Michaelmnas Term. Examination,

summer term.Further particulars may be obtained on application to theRegistrar, University College, Earkfort Terrace, Dublin.

EDINBURGHEdinburgh Postgraduate Board for MedicineGeneral Surgery. Three months' courses of post-graduate surgery suitable for surgeons requiring arefresher course in the current outlook on generalsurgery or for graduates preparing to specialize insurgery, start on March i8 and September 30,1957. The programme has been arranged so as toprovide co-ordinated clinical and systematic instructionin general surgical wards and specialized surgical unitsin Edinburgh. Fee £31 IOS. od.Medical Sciences. A three course in months'applied anatomy, physiology, pathology, bacteriologyand biochemistry will begin on June 24, 1957. Thiscourse includes an adequate amount of practical instruc-tion and is suitable for postgraduates wishing to takethe Primary Fellowship examination. Fee £31 I08. od.Two courses in the basic medical sciences (anatomy,physiology, pathology including bacteriology) arearranged by the Royal College of Surgeons, under the

aegis of the Edinburgh Postgraduate Board for Medi.cine. These courses, comprising lectures, demonstra-tions and practical instruction, will begin on October I4,1957, and middle of February, 1958, and continue for tenweeks. Fee £26 5s. od.Internal Medicine. A course lasting 12 weeks, suit-able for graduates wishing a refresher course, or tospecialize in medicine, will begin on March 25, andSeptember 23, 1957. This course consists of 320 hours'instruction, comprising lectures, clinical demonstrationsand ward visits. Fee £3 I IOs. od.The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh awardtwo Hill Pattison-Struthers Bursaries each year tograduates attending the Intemal Medicine course.Each Bursary amounts to £Ioo. Applications must besubmitted to the Secretary, Royal College of Physiciansof Edinburgh, before July I5, 1957.Additional instruction in clinical paediatrics and tropicalmedicine is arranged in conjunction with the course inmedicine, for which there is a small fee; the numbersare limited.Refresher Course for General Practitioners. Acourse lasting a fortnight starts annually in the firstweek of May.Applications for enrolment should be addressed to theDirector of Postgraduate Studies, Surgeons Hall, Edin-burgh 8, supplying particulars of qualifications andpostgraduate experience.

Royal Medical SocietyThe meetings of the Society are held in the Society'sHall on Friday evenings during the Autumn and SpringTerms. Meetings consist of Private Business (at 7 p.m.)and Public Business (at 8 p.m.) in which dissertationsby members or addresses by prominent medical men onsubjects of medical interest are given. Clinical meetingsare held periodically in the Royal Infirmary and filmshows of the latest medical films are given in the Society'sRooms. Prospective members will be welcomed on anyFriday evening in the Society's Hall before publicbusiness.Applications for further information should be addressedto the Secretary, Royal Medical Society, 7 MelbournePlace, Edinburgh, I.

GLASGOWFaculty ofHomoeopathyA 3 months' course of lectures and clinical teaching inHomoeotherapeutics for registered medical prac-titioners will be held in Glasgow Homoeopathic HospitalDispensary, 5 Lynedoch Crescent, Glasgow, C.3. Thecourse will commence on Wednesday, April 3, at6 p.m.Lectures are given weekly and demonstrations at theOut Patients Clinic and in the hospital wards arearranged.Further particulars are obtainable from the Superin-tendent, Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, I,000 Gt.Western Road, Glasgow, W.2.

LIVERPOOLUniversity of LiverpoolThe following postgraduate courses of instruction areoffered:Surgery. A full-time course of one year suitable forcandidates who have already completed the PrimaryExamination of the F.R.C.S., or undertaken post-graduate study in anatomy and physiology. On com-pletion of the course students become eligible to take

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the Mastership of Surgery (Ch.M.) of this Universityprovided they are graduates of an approved Universityor otherwise comply with the regulations. The fee forthe course is o60. The course begins in September.Orthopaedic Surgery. A full-time i2-month courseleading by examination to a Mastership in OrthopaedicSurgery (M.Ch.Orth.) open to all medical graduates ofapproved Universities (and to graduates in otherfaculties with qualifications in medicine) who hold anF.R.C.S. of one of the British colleges or its equivalent.The fee for the course is C70. The course normallybegins in January.Radiology. A full-time course of two academicyears leading to a D.M.R. (D. or T.) open to medicalgraduates of approved Universities and to medicallyqualified candidates who hold approved higher medicaldiplomas anda degree in a faculty other than medicine.The course allows a candidate to hold suitable approvedhospital appointments during the second year andcovers the regulations required by the Conjoint Board.The fee for the two-year course is C63. The coursebegins in October. The degree of M.Rad. may, afterreport by the Faculty, be conferred on holders of theD.M.R. (D. or T.) of this University under certainconditions.Public Health. A full-time one-year course leading tothe Diploma in Public Health, open to candidates witha medical qualification from an approved medical schoolor licensing body. This qualification should have beenobtained not less than two years before admission tothe course. The fees amount to £73 13S. All courses ofinstruction begin in October.Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. A full-time three-month course leading to the Diploma in TropicalMedicine and Hygiene (D.T.M. & H.) open to candi-dates with a medical qualification from an approvedmedical school or licensing body. The course begins inSeptember and January. Fee £53 I IS.Anaesthesia. A full-time course of postgraduateinstruction, limited to ten students, begins on October Iand lasts for one year. The course combines instructionin the practical administration of anaesthetics with lec-tures and demonstrations in anatomy, physiology,pathology, physics, pharmacology, medicine and surgery,and anaesthesia. For the purpose of gaining practicalexperience, the students are found suitable appointmentsin recognized General Hospitals within the Liverpoolarea. The fee for the course is 60.Psychiatry. A part-time course begins on January Iand lasts for two years. It is divided into two partscorresponding to the two parts of the Diploma in Psy-chological Medicine awarded by the Examining Boardin England (R.C.P. Lond. and R.C.S. Eng.). Part Iprovides instruction in (a) anatomy (macroscopic andmicroscopic) and physiology of the nervous system, and(b) psychology. Part II deals with (a) clinical neurologyand neuropathology and (b) psychological medicine,including psychoneuroses, mental 'deficiency, childpsychiatry, forensic psychiatry and social psychiatryParts I and II will be held simultaneously. Studentsmay enrol for either part separately but, except inspecial circumstances, will not be permitted to takeboth parts concurrently. Applications to attend inrespect of a special subject in Part II (e.g. mentaldeficiency) will be considered individually. Fees£12 12S. od. per term or £70 for the whole course.

Applications for further information should be addressedto the appropriate department of the University, Liver-Pool, 3.

MANCHESTERUniversity of ManchesterThe following postgraduate courses are offered:D.P.M. A part-time course beginning in October andextending over eight academic terms.D.P.H. A part-time course begins in October inaltemate years and extends over two academic years.The next course will begin in October 1958.D.M.R.D. A full-time course normally begins in Marchof each year. Applicants must fulfil the requirements ofthe Examining Board in England.D.M.R.T. A full-time course normally begins in Aprilof each year. It is held at the Christie Hospital and HoltRadium Institute. Applicants must fulfil the require-ments of the Examining Board in England.Further particulars may be obtained from the Dean ofPostgraduate Medical Studies, The University, Man-chester 13.

NE?WCASTLEThe Medical School, King's College(University of Durham)Public Health. A part-time course is held for theD.P.H. The course occupies five terms, two-and-a-halfdays each week being occupied in whole-time study,leaving the remainder of the time free for remuneratedemployment. Several suitable part-time hospital postsin the area are available to candidates attending thecourse. The course is held biennially and the nextcomplete course will begin in January I957.Psychological Medicine. Courses for the D.P.M.(Dunelm) are held as follows: Part I, part-time courseextending over three terms and beginning October.Part II, full-time course extending over two terms alsobeginning in October. Part I and Part II may be takentogether.For further information application should be made to theAssistant Registrar, Medical School, King's College,Neuwcastle upon Tyne.

OXFORDPostgraduate Medical StudiesSummary of ward rounds, clinics, demonstrations,etc., open to general practitioners during April I957in the Radcliffe Infirmary, unless otherwise stated.Medicine. Ward rounds, 10.15 a.m., Mondays andThursdays (Dr. A. M. Cooke); Tuesdays and FridaysDr. P. C. Mallam); Wednesdays (Dr. E. M. Buzzard);io a.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Fridays (Prof. G. W.Pickering). Clinical demonstrations, 2.15 p.m., Thurs-days in full term (Prof. L. J. Witts, Dr. S. C. Truelove,Dr. J. Badenoch, Dr. Sheila Callender. Medical consilia,5 p.m., Wednesdays in alternate weeks in full term (Prof.L. J. Witts and others). Clinical pathology. Confer-ences, 5 p.m. Wednesdays, alternate weeks in full term(Dr. A. H. T. Robb-Smith and staff). Chest diseases.Clinical demonstrations, by arrangement with Dr. F.Ridehalgh, Osler Hospital. Geriatrics. Clinical de-monstrations by arrangement with Dr. L. Z. Cosin andDr. P. D. Bedford, Cowley Road Hospital. Infectiousdiseases. Clinical demonstrations, by arrangementwith Dr. J. F. Warin, Slade Hospital. Neurology.(Medical and surgical) clinical demonstrations, 5 p.m.,Thursdays in full term (Mr. J. B. Pennybacker, Dr. W.Ritchie Russell, Mr. W. S. Lewin, Dr. Honor Smith,Dr. C. W. M. Whitty, Dr. J. Spalding); O.P., I.45 p.m.,Wednesdays (Mr. J. B. Pennybacker, Mr. W. S. Lewin);2 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Dr. Ritchie Russell,Dr. C. W. M. WVhitty). Paediatrics. Ward rounds,10.30 a.m., Saturdays (Dr. Victoria Smallpiece). Psy-chiatry. Clinical demonstrations, 4 p.m., Fridays in full

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term at Warneford Hospital (Dr. R. G. McInnes). Skindiseases. O.P., 2 p.m., Mondays and Fridays (Dr.Alice Carleton). Social medicine. Demonstrationsby arrangement with Dr. Alice Stewart, Department ofSocial Medicine, 8 Keble Road. Venereal diseases.O.P. male, 5.30 p.m. Wednesdays, 2.I5 p.m. Saturdays(Dr. P. C. Mallam); O.P., female, 6 p.m. Mondays,2.30 p.m. Wednesdays (Dr. Frances Nichol). Surgery.Ward rounds, 9.30 a.m. Mondays, 10.30 a.m. Thursdays,Churchill Hospital (Mr. A. S. Till). O.P. fractures,io a.m. daily (Mr. J. C. Scott, Mr. R. G. Taylor,Mr. J. D. Morgan). Clinical demonstrations, 4.30 p.m.Tuesdays (in full term). Orthopaedic surgery.Clinical discussions, 9 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays atWingfield-Morris Orthopaedic Hospital (Prof. J. Trueta,Mr. R. G. Taylor, Mr. E. W. Somerville, Mr. J.Agerholm, Mr. J. D. Morgan, Mr. W. Waugh). Plasticsurgery. Clinical discussions and O.P., 2 p.m. Mon-days, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 2 p.m. Fridays,Churchill Hospital (Prof. T. P. Kilner), io a.m. Thurs-days, Churchill Hospital (Mr. E.. W. Peet), 2 p.m.Wednesdays, Churchill Hospital (Mr. J. S. Calnan).Radiotherapy. Ward rounds, 4.30 p.m. Mondays.Churchill Hospital (Dr. Frank Ellis). Obstetrics,Lecture demonstrations, 9.15 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays,Fridays (Prof. J. C. Moir and staff); ward rounds, ii a.m.Fridays (Prof. J. C. Moir). O.P. ante-natal, 2p.m. Mon-days (Mr. M. P. Embrey), io a.m. Wednesdays (Mr. W.Hawksworth), 2 p.m. Thursdays (Mr. J. A. Stall-worthy), 2 p.m. Fridays (Prof. J. C. Moir and staff), 2p.m. Mondays, Churchill Hospital (Mr. J. A. Stall-worthy), io a.m. Fridays, Churchill Hospital (Mr. W.Hawksworth). O.P. post-natal, io a.m. Tuesdays(Prof. J. C. Moir and staff); Infant Welfare Clinics, 2p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, by arrangement withDr. Mary Fisher, City Clinics. Gynaecology. Wardrounds, i i a.m. Tuesdays (Prof. J. C. Moir), 10.30a.m. Wednesdays (Mr. J. A. Stallworthy).General practitioners wishing to avail themselves of thesefacilities should notify the Director of PostgraduateMedical Studies, Osler House, 43 Woodstock Road,Oxford (Telephone: Oxford 3609).

CONFERENCES, PRIZES, Etc.Queen Square Prize in Neurology. A prize of £Ioowill be awarded annually to the postgraduate student,or ex-student, of the Institute of Neurology whopresents the best written paper describing clinical workcarried out or initiated at the National Hospitals forNervous Diseases. Entries must be submitted not laterthan September 30 each year.Full particulars from the Dean, Institute of Neurology(Queen Square), The National Hospital, Queen Square,London, W.C.i.University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Medicine.University (Fellowships, Scholarships and Bursaries)Scheme Ltd. In terms pf the above-named scheme,certain funds have been amalgamated to form a MedicalFaculty Scholarships Fund, from which awards ofFellowships and Scholarships will be made under thefollowing conditions. Graduate Research Scholar-ships. Four are offered for award, each tenable forone year and, in certain circumstances, renewable fora second year. For the first year the minimum valueshall be k5oo and for the second year £6oo. TheScholarships shall be open to graduates in the Facultyof Medicine of any University; to graduates in theFaculties of Arts or Science of any University who holdan Honours Degree; and to licentiates in medicine.They shall not be open for award to any applicant who,excluding any period spent in National Service, hasheld a degree or licence for longer than three years.

Those to whom awards are made shall be required toundertake research work in a department within theFaculty of Medicine. The Scholarships will normallybe awarded at the beginning of each academic year inOctober. Graduate Research Fellowships. Threeare offered for award, each tenable for one year, renew-able for a second year and, in special circumstances, fora third year. For the first year, the minimum valuewill be £700; for a second year, C8oo; and for thethird year, 9goo. The Fellowships shall be open tograduates as for Research Scholarships above; theresearch work shall be required to be undertaken ina department within the Faculty of Medicine, and theawards will normally be made at the beginning pf eachacademic year in October.Applications for the Scholarships or Fellowships (whichare to be made on the prescribed application form obtainablefrom the Faculty of Medicine on request) must be sub-mitted, through the Head of the Department concerned,to the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University New Build-ings, Teviot Row, Edinburgh 8, by April 30 in the year ofaward, and should be accompanied by a statement of thework which the applicant proposes to undertake.Scholarships in aid of Scientific Research. TheCouncil of the British Medical Association is prepared toreceive applications for research scholarships as follows:an Emest Hart Memorial scholarship, of the value of£300; a Walter Dixon scholarship, of the value of C300;four ordinary research scholarships, each of the value of,£200. In addition, applications are invited for theaward of the following research scholarship: the Insolescholarship, of the value of C250, for research into thecauses and cure of venereal disease.Each scholarship is tenable for one year, commencing onOctober I, 1957. A current scholar is not necessarilyrequired to devote the whole of his or her time to thework of research, but may be a member of H.M. Forces,or may hold a junior appointment at a University,medical school or hospital, provided the duties of suchappointment will not, in the opinion of the ScienceCommittee, interfere with his or her work as a scholar.Applications for scholarships, including renewals, must bemade not later than March I, 1957, on the prescribedform, a copy of which will be supplied on application,by the Secretary (A. Macrae), British Medical Asso-ciation House, Tavistock Sguare, London, W.C.i.Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom.The Annual Congress will be held at the Royal Societyof Medicine, I Wimpole Street, London, W.I, on AprilII, I2 and 13, I957.Full particulars from the Honorary Secretary, TheOphthalmological Society of the United Kingdom, 45Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.Association of Surgeons of Great Britain andIreland. The Annual Meeting will be held inNewcastle upon Tyne on Thursday, Friday and Satur-day, April 25, 26 and 27, 1957.Full particulars from the Honorary Secretary, Associationof Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 45 Lincolns InnFields, London, W.C.2.Butterworth Gold Medal is presented annually to theCollege of General Practitioners by Messrs. Butterworth& Co., the medical publishers, for an essay by a memberor associate of the College on a subject connected withgeneral practice. The subject for this year's essay is'The science and art of prognosis in general practice.'Essays, identified by motto only (with author's name andaddress in a sealed envelope) and not exceeding iiO,000words, should be submitted to the Chairman of the AwardsCommittee, College of General Practitioners, 14 BlackFriars Lane, London, E.C., not later than September i6,1957-

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EDITORIAL I59rHE PLACE OF ANAT\OIY IN THE -MEDICAL CURRICULUMI

D. C. Sinclair, M.A., M.D. i6oFHE USE OF LONG ACTING PENICILLINS FOR FINGER INFECTIONS

V. Parsons, B.M., B.Ch., andJ. Evans, M.Sc. I65SEROLOGICAL AGGLUTINATION ANI) PRECIPITIN MECHANISMS IN RHEUMATOID

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