Regulations, 2021

L.N. 350 of 2021

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

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

Regulations, 2021

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, 2021 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

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2021 or later, except for regulation 4 which shall be applicable from 1 August, 2021.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (4) of regulation 4 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(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

(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; or

(h)

a Master of Pharmacy with a classification of Merit of better; or

(i) a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmaceutical Technology with a

classification of Second Class Honours or better; or

(j) a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology with a classification

of Second Class Honours or better awarded from July 2024 onwards; and”

Amendment to regulation 14 of the principal regulations

For regulation 14 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“Consequences of Withdrawal from the Course

When a student withdraws from the Course either by choice or because

ineligible to proceed further in terms of these regulations, the student may request to

be awarded

(a) the Diploma in General Studies (Dip. Gen. St.) if at least 60 ECTS

credits have been obtained; or

(b) the Higher Diploma in General Studies (H.Dip. Gen. St.) if at least 120

ECTS credits have been obtained; or

(c) the Bachelor in General Studies degree (B.Gen.St.) if at least 180 ECTS

credits have been obtained.”

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