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and an introductory course in Radiology and Electro-logy. The second three months must be spent inLondon. The course includes lectures and clinicalinstruction in Radiology and Electrology, withclinical practice in the radiological departmentof a hospital approved for that purpose by theCommittee. The examination for Part II. is heldin April. During the final three months a candidatemust hold a clinical clerkship or similar appointmentin a radiological department approved by the Com-mittee, and must then present an exercise in theform of a critical report with notes upon six caseseither in Radiology or in Electrology or in both thesesubjects, illustrating various methods of diagnosisor treatment. Under certain circumstances ofprevious experience, the third three months may beexcused, but the standard of the exercise or thesis isexpected to be considerably higher. A number oflarge provincial hospitals have been approved by theCommitee to take clinical assistants for this part ofthe course.Further particulars as to courses and examinations

may be obtained from G. Stead, M.A., CavendishLaboratory, Cambridge, Secretary for the Diploma,or from Dr. A. E. Barclay, Department of Radiology,Medical School, Cambridge, or from Dr. StanleyMelville, British Institute of Radiology, 32, Welbeck-street, London, W. 1.

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University of Liverpool.Candidates before admission to the examination for

the D.M.R.E. must possess a registrable qualificationapproved by the University in medicine and surgery,and must have attended courses of instruction in(a) physics (two terms), (b) (i.) radiology, and (ii.)electrology during six months in the X ray andelectrotherapeutic department of a hospital or

hospitals. An examination is held in March eachyear, the subjects being (a) physics, (b) radiology andelectrology. Examination in either part may betaken separately. These courses commence duringthe first week in October. Application should bemade to the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, the Universityof Liverpool.

University of Edinburgh.Candidates for the Diploma in Radiology (D.R.

Univ. Edin.) must be graduates in medicine andsurgery of the University of Edinburgh or holdcorresponding registrable degrees or qualification fromsome other licensing body. Candidates are not Iadmitted to the examination for the Diploma untilafter the lapse of not less than one year from obtaininga registrable qualification, which qualification mustbe registered before admission to the Examination.The course of study begins in October and extends overa period of not less than three terms. The Examina-tion, which is written, oral, and practical, is in twoparts: (a) Physics, and (b) Radiology. The Exam-ination is held twice yearly-viz., July and October.Full particulars may be obtained from the Dean of theFaculty of Medicine.Radiology can be taken as the special subject in

the examination for Membership of the Royal Collegeof Physicians of Edinburgh, which means thatan Honours standard has to be attained.

DIPLOMA IN LARYNGOLOGY AND

OTOLOGY.

English Conjoint Board.The Board grants the D.L.O. after an examina-

tion held in two parts, in June and December.Part I. comprises anatomy, embryology, and physio-logy of the ear, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea andbronchi, and oesophagus. Part II. comprises themedicine, surgery, and pathology of the ear, nose,pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi, and oesophagus,and the recognition and use of special instrumentsand appliances. The examination in each case is i

- written, oral, and practical or clinical. Candidates1 may only enter for Part II. on completion of one year1 of special study of the diseases of the ear, nose,a pharynx, and larynx, after obtaining a registrablet qualification, or a degree in medicine and surgery of3 a University recognised by the Board. The fee for1 admission to each part is 6 guineas. —-—.——————————

DIPLOMA IN TUBERCULOUS DISEASES.

University of Wales.The regulations governing the award of the

diploma of T.D.D. prescribe that every candidatemust have obtained a registrable qualification inMedicine, Surgery, and Midwifery for at least twoyears before he can be admitted to the examination.He must have held, for not less than 12 months,a resident medical or surgical appointment on thestaff of a Tuberculosis Hospital or Sanatorium, or atan Orthopaedic Institution providing not less thanone hundred beds for cases of surgical tuberculosis;or shall satisfy the Faculty of Medicine that he haspursued a special study of Tuberculosis equivalentto the above for a period of not less than 12 months.Every candidate must have pursued a course ofinstruction in the epidemiology, pathology, andbacteriology of tuberculosis extending over one termin the Welsh National School of Medicine, or an

equivalent course of instruction extending over atleast the same period in an institution approved bythe University for this purpose. The examinationis held annually in the first week of June. Noticeof candidature, together with the entrance fee ofj610 10s., and the necessary certificates, must beforwarded to the Registrar of the University, Univer-sity Registry, Cathays Park, Cardiff, not later thanMay 1st.The Cecil Prosser Research Scholarship, of the

value of 2250 for one year, is awarded triennially forresearch in Tuberculosis.

DIPLOMA IN BACTERIOLOGY.

University of London.The University of London grants an Academic

Diploma in Bacteriology, the Course being open to(a) Graduates in Medicine, Science and Pharmacyof this or another approved University, whose previoustraining has, in the opinion of the University, fittedthem to profit by the Course; and (b) registeredmedical practitioners and other students who,though not graduates, have obtained a qualificationand undergone a previous training which, in theopinion of the University, has fitted them to profitby the Course.A Course necessary to fufil the regulations of this

Diploma has been planned by the London School ofHygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel-street,London, W.C., and full particulars with regard to theDiploma may be obtained from the AcademicRegistrar, University of London, South Kensington,S.W.

FEDERATION OF HEALTH RESORTS OF FRANCE.-Aconference of American doctors is announced to be held atVichy from August 25th to the 28th under the auspices of theCompagnie Fermiere de Vichy. An interesting programmehas been arranged in the course of which Dr. Durand-Fardel, the President of the Medical Society of Vichy,Dr. Piery, Professor of Hydrology at Lyons, and Dr. GustaveMonod will discuss the hygienic amenities of Vichy. On theclosing day Dr. Max Einhorn, of New York, a well-knownauthority on dietetics, will address the congress on certainaspects of therapeutic technique in connexion with digestivetroubles. The congress will have ample opportunities ofvisiting the laboratories and installations of the Compagnie,while the visit will be interspersed with occasions ofhospitality.