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L.N. 100 of 1\lS8

£t>UCATION ACT. 1\188

(ACT XXIV OF 1'J88)

RegulatiOlls for the [)egret' of Boctor of I\led icir>e and Surgery (M,D. ).

IN exe rcise of the powers conferred upon him by se<:t io n 29 of the

Education Act. 1988. the Pro-Chancellor of the Uni~ersity of Malta has

promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of the

University of Malta in virtue o f the powers conferred upon it by se<:tion

33 of the said Act .

Ci tation

These regu lations may be cited as the Regulations for the Degree of

Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (M.D .) and shall apply only to t he

courses commencing before 1988.

AdmIss ion

I . To he eligible for admission to the degree of Doctor of Med icine and Surgery

(M D .) a candidate must

(i) sa tisfy the Entry Requirements in accordance with Regulation 3

below: and

(ii) complete the COUNC of studies as laid down in these Regulations and

qualify in the Examinations.

I)uratioo of Co urse

'Ibe COllJ>C of sllIdies leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery

extends over a period of fivc years and is divided into two parts: the Intennediate

Course of two years duration: and the Final Course. of three years duration.

Entry Requirements

A candidate may apply for admission to the Course of Medicine and Surgery if

in J>OS,ession o f

I.

T hree A dvanced Level passes. or equivalent . in

(a) (i ) Ph ysics odii) Physics ,wi th -Ma thematics or (iil) Mathematics

(b) Chemistry

(c) (i) Biology or ( ii) Zoology

with at least a Grade B. or better. in one of these subject,. and a G rade C or

berter in the oth er two subjects.

Is-suggctti cwlenin tal -KoTS Intcrmedjarju huma dawn

L-Anatomija

II -Fiijologija u Bijo kimika

(a)

Is-suggctti ewle"in lal-Kors Final; huma dawn

II·Palologija

Il -Medicina

II - Kirurgija

L-Ostc tritja u I-Gineko logija

(bl ls-suggetti specjal; tal -K ors Final; huma dawn

II -Farmakologija Kl ini ka

II -Med ic;na tal-Komu nit;l '

II-Medicina Psikologika

ld -Dermatologija u I-Mard Trasmess Sesswalment

L-O ftalmologija

!I-Medic;na Forensika

Testijiet la' Progress

Malul il- koTs isi Tu Tcst ijict [a' Progress fsuggelli li t-taghlim taghhom jichu

aktar m inn sena wahda .

Kandidat jilhalla biss li jghaddi ghas-sena la' wara tal-kor'S jekk il-Bord tal-

Fak ulta' jikk on kl udi li j k un lahaq livell li bih jista' jghadd i mit-Testijiet ta' Progress,

IL-KORS INTERMEDJARJU

L_E1ami Intermedjarj u

8,

Is-suggctti ta' I-Eiami Intcrmcdjarju huma

L-Anatomija

JI- Fiijoloi:i ja u I-Bi jok imika

L- Eiaini Intcnnedjarju jsir fj tmiem it -ticni sena tal-KOJ's Intennedjarju.

ID , Qabcl ma jiddahh al gha ll-Eiami Intermedjarju kandidat irid jippretenta

lie-Chairman tal-Bord tal-Fakulta' eertifikati , iffirmati mill-Kapijicl tad- D ipartimenti

kkoneernati, 1i juru 1i l-kand id at Icmm b'mod sodisfacenti I-iskcda ta~-~ogl'lol pratliku

preskrit t gh~i-1.ewg suggetti k koneemati.

Ir-Ritultat tal _KuTS intermedjarju

FiVl' p:lSSCS at Ordinary Level . or equivalent.

The subjects offered must include

(~ )

Maltese (Maim I-l;micula!ion)

(b) English Language

(c) t<.'lathematics

(d) At least one from Arabic. Fren~h. German . It alian

(e) Any other sub iecl from lhe appro~ed list.

No su bject may be offered a t bot h ' A' ano '0' Leve ls.

N.B.

Subjects oflhe COUI'W$

4. The main subjects of the Intenncdiate Course are the following

Anatomy

Ph )'5k>logy and Biochemistry

(a)

5. The principal subjects ofthe Final Course are the following

Pathology

Medicine

Surgery

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

(b) The special subj ects of the Final Course are the following

Clinical Pharmacology

Community Medicine

Psychological Medici ne

Dermatology and Sexually Transm itted Diseases

Ophthalmology

Foren sic M ed icine

Progress Tests

6. During the course. progress tests will be held in subjects the teaching o f which

ext ends ove r more than one year.

7. A candidate will only be allowed 10 proceed to the fo llowing year of the course

if the Faculty Board assess his/her performance in Progress Tests as being of a pass

standard .

THE INTERM EDIATE COURSE

The Intennedlate Eltamlnallon

8. The subjects of the Intermediate Examination are

Anatomy

Ph ysiology and Biochemis try

9. The I ntermediate Examination will be held at the end of the second year of the

Inte rmediate Course.

10. Before being admitted to the Intermediate Examination a candidate must

present to th.e Chainnan o f the Faculty Board certificates. signed by the Heads of

Departments concerned. showing that the candidate has compl eted !;<ltisfactorily the

schedules of practical work prescribed for the two su bjects concerned .

Result ortM Intermediate EXllmlnatioo

11. In each subject of the Intermediate Examination the names of candidates

who have passed the examinat ion will be published in alphabe tical order in each of fou r

groups: A , B , C and D . according to th.eir standa rd o f merit. A candidate whose name

does not appear in any of the four groups will be considered to have failed the

examination in the subject concerned.

The published result o f tile examination in each subject will take into account

all parts of the e~am in a tion in that subject as well as the work carried out during the

course.

THE FI NA l. COURSE

AdmiSliioo to the FInal Course

Before being admitted to the Final Course a candidate must pass. or be

exempted from. the Intermediate Examination .

Subject Tests iD the final Course

Durin g the Fina l Course: students will be required to pass in each of the

following subjects

Clinical Pharmacology

Community Medicine

Psychological Medicine

Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Ophtalmology

Forensic Medicine

Result

In each of these subjects the names of candidates who have passed the tests

will be published in alphabetical order in a Pass List.

Th e result in each subject will also take imoacoount the work of the candidate

in that subject during the course.

Examination in Pathology

There will be an examination in Pathology at the end ofthe second yearofthe

Final Course .

IS.

Before being admitted to the examination a candidate must present to the

Chairman of the Faculty Board a cenificate signed by the Head of Department of

Pathology showing that the candidate has completed sat isfactorily the schedule of

practical work prescribed for that subjttt.

Result

Qabcl ma jiddal'll'lal gl'la ll -ezami kandidat irid jippreien ta lit-Chairman tal -

Bord lal-Fakulta' een ifi kat iffinnat mill- Kap tad- Dipartimcnt I3I-PalOlogija li juri li

l- ka ndidat ikun temm b'mod sodisfacen ti I·iskeda tax-xogI'Iol prattik u preskriu gl'lal dak

is-suggett.

Ir-Rii ultat

The names of candidates who have passed the examination in Pathology will

he puhlished in alphabetical order. Exceptional performance will also be indicated on

the list.

The publi>hed result will take into acroum all parts of the examination in the

subject.

The Hna] Examination

(a)

The suhjects of the Final Examinatioo are

Medicine

3'lO

Surgery

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Cb) The cxum;nation in each or these ,ubjects will consist of a wrincnp;m

and a clinical part.

2 L (a) The Fi nal Ex;!mination will he held a t the end of the third year of the

Final Co urse.

(b) Unless he/she has been referred in one subject. a c;!ndidil!C will be

requ ired 10 take all the su bjects of the Fi nal Examination in onc session unless he/she

takes the E xam in<ltion a, provided for in Regulation 24.

(a) L-Ei:ami Finali jsir fi tmiem it-tielet stna tal- Kors Finali.

(b) Jekk ma jkunx gic rifer;t fxi suggC1t. kandidat ikun irid jagl'lmel is-

suggetti kollha ta' I-Ei.ami Finali fSCSl;joni wa1"lda jekk ma jaghmilx I-Etami kif

hc mm ipprovdut fir Regola menl24.

22 .

Oabcl ma jiddahhal ghall -Etami Finali kandidat irid jipprc7xnta lie-

tal - F~kul!a' cerlifikat; (firma!; mill -bpijic! tad -Dipartimcnti

ClllIirmmt tal -Bord

kkoneerna t i li juru li I-kandidat ikun (emm b'mod sodisfaeenti I-isked<l tax-xoghnl

kliniku prckritt ghall·kon;.

Ir- Kitullat ta 'l-Etllmi ll na li

Before bci n~ admitted to the Final Examina tion a candidate must present to

the Chai rman of the Faculty Board certific31cssigncd by the Headsof the Departments

concerned showing that the cand idate has completed satisfactorily the Schedule of

clinical work prescribed for the course.

Result of the Final Examination

(a) The names of candidates who have pas>ed the Final E~amination at the

first session will be published in alphabetical order in two categories: ' Passed with

Distinction" and ·Passed·. Exceptional pcrfOnTlance in a subject will also be indicated on

the lis\.

In the other sess;':," the names of successful candidates will be published in

al phabetical order in a Pass List.

(b) The published result of the Final Examination will take into account all

parts of the examinations in the four main suojects. as well as the work done oy the

cand idate du ring the Final Course ,

A candidate will not beallowed to re-sitthe Examination. in wholcorin p;m

(i) later than twelve months after the end of his/he r fina l academic

semester

(ii) unless he/she has followed satisfactorily su ch course of studies as the

Faculty Board may in each case require.

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