Regulations, 2017

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L.N. 308 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Doctor of Medicine and Surgery - M.D. - Degree Course (Amendment)

Regulations, 2017

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75 (6) of the

Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated

the following regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of

the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery

- M.D. - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 and shall be read and

construed as one with the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery - M.D. - Degree Course

Regulations 2013, published as Legal Notice 310 of 2013, hereinafter referred to as

the “principal regulations”.

Applicability

(1) Regulation 3 of these regulations shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2019 or later.

(2) Regulation 4 of these regulations shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (4) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“Applicable for courses commencing in October 2019 or later

(4) (i) Applicants in possession of one of the following degrees obtained

from the University of Malta and a pass in the Secondary Education Certificate in

Maltese, may also apply

(a) a Bachelor of Science with a classification of Category II or better or

a Bachelor of Science (Honours) with a classification of Second Class Honours or

better, in both cases with Biology and Chemistry as principal areas, or a Bachelor of

Science (Honours) with a classification of Second Class Honours or better in either

Biology or in Chemistry or in Chemistry with Materials; or

(b) a Bachelor of Science (Honours) with a classification of Second Class

Honours or better in one of the following: Applied Biomedical Science (or Medical

Laboratory Science), Applied Food and Nutritional Sciences, Community Nursing,

Community Midwifery, Communication Therapy, Health Science, Mental Health

Nursing, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and

Radiography; or

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(c) a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) with a classification of Second Class

Honours or better; or

(d) a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmaceutical Science with a

classification of Second Class Honours or better; or

(e) a Bachelor of Dental Surgery with a classification of Second Class

Honours or better if awarded from July 2009 onwards; or

(f) the degree of Master of Dental Surgery awarded from July 2018

onwards; or

(g) a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Biochemistry with a

classification of Second Class Honours or better awarded from July 2020 onwards;

and

(ii) Maltese applicants who, in terms of paragraph (5) (a) of regulation

12 of the Admissions Regulations, 2016 are exempted from possessing a pass in

Secondary Education Certificate in Maltese are required to present the Medical

Maltese Proficiency Certificate awarded by the University of Malta prior to the

commencement of the Course; and

(iii) non-Maltese applicants are required to present the Medical Maltese

Proficiency Certificate awarded by the University of Malta, or a pass in the study-unit

in Medical Maltese as part of the Certificate in Foundation Studies (Medical, Dental

and Health Sciences) course, prior to the commencement of the Course,

provided that applicants presenting overseas qualifications and a pass in the Secondary

Education Certificate examination in Maltese shall be exempted from presenting the

Medical Maltese Proficiency Certificate.

The Medical Maltese Proficiency Certificate is required for admission to both Year 1

and Year 3 of the Course.”

For paragraph (7) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(7) During the first year of the Course, accepted applicants are also required

to undergo an occupational health assessment, as detailed in the Occupational Health

Protocol approved by the Board, so as to ascertain that they are fit for the duties

related to their proposed studies. Students who do not fulfil this requirement may be

barred from progressing with their studies. Failure to disclose information about a

physical or mental health problem that could affect patient safety is considered to be

a serious breach of the University Suitability to Practise Regulations.”

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