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BOOKS RECEIVEDThe Editorial Board acknowledge with thanks receipt of the followingvolumes. A selection from these will be made for review.

'Enzymes and Drug Action'. Ciba Foundation Sym-posium. Jointly with Co-ordinating Committee forSymposia on Drug Action. Editor for Co-ordinatingCommittee, J. L. Mongar, PH.D. Editor for Ciba Foun-dation, A. V. S. de Reuck, M.SC., D.I.C. Pp. xv + 556,with go illustrations. London: J. & A. Churchill.I962. 65s.

'Heart Disease. Some ways to prevent it'. By A. R.Southwood, M.D., M.S., M.R.C.P. Pp. viii + 153, illus-trated. London: William Heinemann. I962. I7s. 6d.

'Diseases and Destiny. A bibliography of medicalreferences to the famous'. By Judson Bennett Gilbert,M.D., F.A.C.S. Pp. 535. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall.I962. £6 Ios.

'Progress in Haematology'. Vol. III. Edited byLeandro M. Tocantins, M.D., with 25 contributors.Pp. ix + 384, illustrated. New York and London:Grune & Stratton. I962. $i6.50.'The Adrenal Cortex'. British Medical Bulletin,

Vol. i8, No. 2, May I962. Edited by F. T. G. Prunty.Pp. 178, illustrated. London: The British Council.I 962. 20S.

'Electron Microscopy'. By Gilbert Causey, M.B.,F.R.C.S. Pp. Vii + 239, illustrated. Edinburgh andLondon: E. & S. Livingstone. I962. 48s.

'Gynecologic Endocrinology'. By Edward A. Graber,M.D. Pp. XiV + 248. London: Pitman Medical Publish-ing Co. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. I96I. 6os.

'Halothane'. By C. R. Stephen, B.SC., M.D., C.M.,and D. M. Little, Jr., M.D. Pp. x + I42, illustrated.

Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. London: Bailliere,Tindall & Cox. I96I. 48S.

'A Directory of English Country Physicians, I603-I643'. By John H. Raach, PH.D., M.D. Pp. 128. London:Dawsons of Pall Mall. I962. 21S.

'Principles for First Aid fo: the Injured'. By H.Proctor, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.E., and P. S. London, M.B.E.,M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. Pp. Xiii + 244, illustrated. London:Butterworths. I962. 35S.

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'Histopathology of the Skin'. By Walter F. Lever,M.D. Third edition. Pp. xvii + 653, with 320 illustra-tions. London: Pitman Medical. Philadelphia: J. B.Lippincott. 196I. £6.

'Atlas of Histopathology of the Skin'. By G. H.Percival, G. L. Montgomery and T. C. Dodds. Secondedition. Pp. xi + 491, illustrated with 525 photo-micrographs in colour. Edinburgh and London: E. & S.Livingstone. I962. £6 ios.

'Fundamental Techniques of Plastic Surgery andtheir Surgical Application'. By I. A. McGregor, M.B.,F.R.C.S., F.R.F.P.S. Second edition. Pp. xi + 286,illustrated. Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Living-stone. I962. 32S. 6d.

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BOOK REVIEWS

Gravitational Stress in Aerospace MedicineEdited by OTTO H. GAUER, M.D., and GEORGED. ZUIDEMA, M.D. Pp. xvi + 278, illustrated.London: J. & A. Churchill. I96I. 97s. 6d.

With the development of space flight the effects ofgravitation and of acceleration upon the human organ-ism have become a major division of medical science.The present book is the first of a series on 'Aviation andSpace Biology ' from the Guggenheim Center forAviation Health and Safety at the Harvard School ofPublic Health. The senior editor has been a pioneer instudying the effects of acceleration on man and madehis first experiments with the human centrifuge in Berlinin I937. After the war he continued his researches inAmerica until r955, when he returned to Germany andto basic cardiovascular research.He himself contributes eight chapters to the book

and is joint author of three others.

Although your reviewer is unable to assess the book asa specialist in the field, he found it a fascinating accountand can heartily recommend it to any physician orsurgeon who feels any interest in the subject.

Textbook of Genito-Urinary SurgeryEditor: H. B. WINSBURY WHITE, M.B., CH.B.(EDIN.),F.R.C.S.(EDIN.), F.R.C.S.(LOND.). Assisted by J. D.FERGUSON, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.S. Second edition.Pp. xvi + 988, illustrated. Edinburgh and London:E. & S. Livingstone. 196I. £C6 ios.

It is a pleasure to review this textbook and have theopportunity of recommending it most warmly to thepostgraduate student. It is both thorough and eminentlyreadable. It is a reliable book of reference and also aclear practical guide providing wise and detailed advice.The first section affords an excellent review of the

basic scientific aspects of the subject-embryology,

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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 omissions can be accepted by the publishers. In all cases, applicationsfor enrolment or further information should be made direct to thesponsors of the course.

FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATEMEDICINEThe Fellowship usually holds the following courses

each year (approximate dates and times in brackets):Medicine (M.R.C.P.)General Medicine. Connaught, London Chest,Whipps Cross Hospitals (4 weeks, twice yearly, April/May, October/November). St. Stephen's Hospital(evenings, 4 weeks, twice yearly, January/February,June/July). Whittington Hospital (evenings, 5 weeks,twice vearly, May/June, October/November). QueenMary's Hospital for the East End (weekend, twiceyearly, June, December). Ashford Hospital, Middlesex(2 Saturdays, twice yearlv, May, November).Infectious Diseases. Hither Green Hospital (week-end, twice yearly, March, November).Pediatrics (D.C.H.). Princess Louise KensingtonHospital (weekend, twice yearly, March, September!October).Obstetrics and Gynacology (D.Obst.R.C.O.G.).West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth (one week, twiceyearly, February, September/October).Surgery (F.R.C.S.)General Surgery. Connaught Hospital (weekend,twice yearly, April, September/October). QueenMary's Hospital for the East End (weekend, once yearly,February).General Surgery and Orthopsdics. Fulham Hospital(8 Saturdays, twice yearly, March/April, September/October).Orthopadics. Rowley Bristow Hospital, Pyrford (3alternate weekends, twice yearly, March/April, Septem-ber/October).Plastic Surgery. Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton(weekend, twice yearly, February, September).The following courses are planned but the dates anddetails are subject to alteration.Clinical Medicine (M.R.C.P.). June 25 to July 26.Weekdays, 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. St. Stephen's Hospital,Fulham, S.W.io. Limited. Fee £24.General Medicine (M.R.C.P.). June i6 and 17. Allday Saturday and Sunday. Queen Mary's Hospitalfor the East End. Limited. Fee C4 4s.Orthopaedics (F.R.C.S.). Weekends September I5and i6, 29 and 30, October I3 and 14. Saturdays andSundays. Rowley Bristow Hospital, Pyrford. Limited.Fee ,i6 i6s. (spectators £12 12S.).Plastic Surgery (F.R.C.S.). Weekend October 6 and

7. All day Saturday and Sunday. Queen Mary'sHospital, Roehampton. Limited. Fee £4 4s.Rheumatic Diseases (M.R.C.P.). Weekend October27 and 28. All day Saturday and Sunday. RheumatismUnit, St. Stephen's Hospital, Fulham, S.W. io. Limited.Fee £4 4S.General Surgery (F.R.C.S.). This course will beheld regularly each month as follows: June 4 to 29,July 2 to 27, August 6 to 3'. Mondays, Tuesdays,Wednesdays, and Fridays. King Edward MemorialHospital, Ealing. Limited. Fee £i8 i8s. Applicationsaccepted at any time for above dates.Please note that instruction arranged by the Fellowshipof Postgraduate Medicine is open only to members (annualsubscription, 2 is.). No entries for courses areaccepted in advance of the detailed syllabusesbeing published and circulated. Informationregarding courses can be obtained from the officebetween io a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays(Telephone: Chancery 6900), or by writing to the SecretaryFellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 9 Gt. gamesStreet, London, W.C. i.

SOCIEETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDONDiploma in Industrial Health (D.I.H.). Theexaminations are held in July and December each year.Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence. The nextexamination, Part I, will be held in October, I962;Part II in January, I963.For further information applications should be addressedto the Registrar, Society of Apothecaries, Black FriarsLane, London, E.C.4.

GENERAL DENTAL COUNCILThe General Dental Council have issued three booklets,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-ships for Advanced Studies and Research in Dentistry',including many open to British subjects tenable abroad?'Higher Dental Qualifications', setting out in generalterms the conditions to be satisfied by candidates.Copies of these booklets, particulars of films of interest todentists, and further information can be obtained onapplication to the Registrar, General Dental Council,37 Wimpole Street, London, W.I.

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

the work of the undergraduate medical and dentalschools.

(2) Advanced revision for practising specialists.(3) Instruction for medical and dental practitioners who,

though not specialists, desire more detailed know-ledge of any branch of medicine or dentistry.

(4) Instruction for generai 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 ofDentaI Surgery, Institute of Dermatology, Institute ofDiseases of the Chest, Institute of Laryngology andOtology, Institute of Neurology, Institute of Obstetricsand Gynecology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Instituteof Orthopedics, Institute of Psychiatry, Institute ofUrology.Courses for General Practitioners and LocalAuthority Medical OfficersIntensive CoursesDermatologyJuly i6 to 20. Institute of Dermatology, W.C.2.July 23 tO 27. Institute of Dermatology, W.C.2.GeneralJune i8 to 23. Central Middlesex Hospital, N.W.IO.June 25 to 29. London Undergraduate and PostgraduateTeaching Hospitals.ObstetricsJune i8 to 23. Institute of Obstetrics and Gynmecology,S.W.3.Applications for places on the above courses should bemade to the Secretary, British Postgraduate MedicalFederation, I8 Guilford Street, London, W.C. I.Extended and Weekend CoursesObstetricsMay 24 to July I2 (eight Thursday afternoons). BromleyHospital, Kent.PediatricsJune 2 and 3 (weekend). Evelina Children's Hospital,S.E.i.Applications for places on the above courses should bemade to the Hospita', unless otherwise indicated.Information regarding fees and grants can be obtainedfromthe Secretary, British Postgraduate Medical Federation,i8 Guilford Street, London, W.C. i.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOLOF LONDONThe postgraduate Medical School is associated withHammersmith Hospital. Its teaching is directedprimarily to the training of teachers and specialists ingeneral medicine, general surgery, anesthetics, path-ology and radiology and is based on advanced clinicalstudies, supplemented by conferences, lectures anddiscussions with an emphasis on the scientific aspect ofinvestigation and treatment. The organized work oc theclinical department is concentrated intot hree universityio-week terms, starting in January, April and October,leaving the vacations for more intensive research work.Research students are accepted for training and practicein methods of clinical investigation. The ordinarypractice of the hospital is continuous throughout theyear, but those not familiar with the School areadvised not to start work in vacation time. Com-

prehensive work in anesthetics is provided suitable forcandidates for the D.A. or F.F.A. The work of theDepartment of Pathology includes a year's course for theuniversity Diploma in Clinical Pathology, for whichI6 students with previous pathology experience areselected. The hospital Departments of Radiology traindoctors for the radiological diplomas. The Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynecology, together with QueenCharlotte's and the Chelsea Hospitals, form theInstitute of Obstetrics and Gynacology. Many houseofficer and registrar posts are available in the appropriatedepartments.For further information application should be made tothe Dean, Postgraduate Medical School of LondonDucane Road, London, W. 12.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OFENGLANDCandidates for the three-week course of surgery lec-tures and clinical conferences, starting in SeptemberI962, are accepted in order of application.Further details can be obtained from Mr. R. S. _ohnson-Gilbert, Assistant Secretary, Royal College of Surgeonsoqf England, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

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.For further information please apply to Secretary, Mr.W. F. Davis, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, RoyalCollege of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn FieldsLondon, W.C.2.

INSTITU'E OF CANCER RESEARCH(Royal Cancer Hospital)Postgraduate lectures and courses of instruction are heldin Physics and Biophysics for students studying for thePh.D. degrees in Physics and in Biophysics, and forstudents studying for a Diploma in Medical Radio-therapy. Enquiries should be made to the Dean,Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Cancer Hospital,Fulham Road, London, S.W.3.

INSITIUTE OF CARDIOLOGY(National Heart Hospital)Courses of instruction lasting ten weeks are available inthe autumn and spring terms for both full-time andpart-time students; fees C42 and £2i respectively.An eight-week combined course on diseases of the heartand lungs is held in the summer term in association withthe Institute of Diseases of the Chest; fee £42.A two-week intensive course is held in November; fee£21.A Consultants' course of one week's duration is held inMarch; registration fee £5 5s.Enquiries, and applications for admission to courses, shouldbe addressed to the Dean, Institute of Cardiology, 35Wimpole Street, W. i.

INSTITUTE OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST(Brompton Hospital and London ChestHospital)The Institute of Diseases of the Chest (University ofLondon) is associated with the Hospitals for Diseasesof the Chest (Brompton Hospital, S.W.3, and London

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Chest Hospital, E.2) and is situated in the grounds ofthe Brompton Hospital.MedicalInstruction is arranged as follows:Autumn Term: Full-time course in tuberculosis;part-time course in chest diseases.Spring Term: Full-time and part-time courses inchest diseases.Summer Term: Full-time course in diseases of theheart and lungs (in association with the Institute ofCardiology.Fees per term: Course in tuberculosis, £40; full-time course in chest disease, £40; part-time course inchest disease, £25; course in cardio-pulmonarydisease, 40 guineas.SurgicalWhole-time courses in chest surgery are conductedduring three terms of ten weeks each. They includeattendance at out-patient clinics, operating sessions.ward clinics, case demonstrations and discussions, andlectures, and are conducted partly at the BromptonHospital and partly at the London Chest Hospital.They are intended as an introduction to thoracic,cardiac and cesophageal surgery.Fees: Whole-time course, £40 per term; part-timecourse, £25 per term, or Cio for one month.RadiologyPart-time instruction in radiology of the chest fortrainee radiologists only is given each term. Fee£20 for one term.Clinical DemonstrationsClinical demonstrations are given on Fridays at 5 p.m.Open lectures are given on Wednesdays at 5 p.m.during the 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(The Hospital for Sick Children, QueenElizabeth Hospital for Children, PostgraduateMedical School)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 and disease is provided. Visits are arrangedto the department for the new-born and premature infantat the Postgraduate Medical School of London, Hammer-smith Hospital, Matemity and Child Welfare Clinics,Nursery Schools, etc. The Institute provides tuitionthroughout the year in three terms of 12 weeks' durationeach, beginning in January, May and September.Several guest lectures are given during the summerterm by visiting piediatricians from abroad. The feesare 25 guineas for one term and 45 guineas for twoterms.From September I962 fees will be £40 for one term and,£8o for two terms.Application should be addressed to the Dean, Instituteof Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, GreatOrmond Street, London, W.C. i.

INSlTIDUTE OF DERMATOLOGYSt. John's Hospital for Diseases of the SkinHospital Practice. This includes clinical instruction

in the Out-Patient Department daily, in the In-PatientDepartment twice monthly, tutorials in clinical dermat-ology and histopathology, attendance in the Departmentof Pathology and other departments of the Hospital.Arrangements exist for selected students to be attachedto the In-Patient Department as supernumerary resi-dential house officers. Senior students are eligible toapply for clinical assistantships in the Out-PatientClinics.Fees. (a) Long-term course-one year or more:one year, £120; one term, 4o. (b) Short-term course-less than one year: one term, £35. (c) Ph.D.students: one year, £75.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.Lectures. This year's lecture course commences onOctober 4 and continues until the begiining of July.Those who wish to attend are advised to come full-time for the whole year. Lectures are at 5.30 p.m. onTuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, unless other-wise indicated.June4 Mon. Radiotherapy of Malignant Skin Conditions

5 p.m. (at the British Institute of Radiology, 23Welbeck Street, W.I). Dr. L. Szur.

5 Tues. The Problem of the Ageing Skin. ProfessorA. M. Kligman.

13 Wed. Mediators of Inflammation. Dr. G. P.Lewis.

I4 Thu. The Pathologic Basis of some Nail De-formities. Dr. P. D. Samman.

I5 Fri. Auto-Immune Disease, Clinical and Experi-mental (at the London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street,W.C. I.). Sir Macfarlane Burnet.

I 8 Mon. Clinical Effects of Ionising Irradiation on the5p.m. Skin (at the British Institute of Radiology).

Dr. P. Strickland.i 9 Tues. Systemic Fungal Infections affecting the

Skin. Dr. R. W. Riddell.27 Wed. Control of Fungus Infections. Dr. R. W.

Riddell.28 Thu. Skin Disorders in Relation to Malabsorption.

Dr. G. C. Wells.Exhibitions: Semi-permanent exhibitions are availableduring the Summer Term; the second, from June 4-29,will be by Dr. K. V. Sanderson on 'Basal Cell Epithe-liomata '.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of Der-matology St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin,Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London, W.C.2.

INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SURGERY(Eastman Dental Hospital)The Institute holds courses in orthodontics (full-time,for one year), and in periodontology, conservativedentistry, prosthetic dentistry, oral surgery, oral medi-cine and pathology and children's dentistry (variablelength, full- and part-time). Refresher courses are ar-ranged throughout the year for general practitioners.Courses are also held ill conjunction with the Faculty ofDental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons and aresuitable for candidates preparing for the final examina-tion for the Fellowship in Dental Surgery of the College.

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These begin in April and October (lasting for approxi-mately eight months), fee £80, and in April and Octoberthere are revision courses lasting eight weeks, fee 3 I IOS.Special arrangements can be made for students requiringcourses of study and research experience not fallingwithin the scope 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.

INSTITUITE OF LARYNGOLOGY ANDOTOLOGY(Royal National Throat, Nose and EarHospital)There is daily clinical teaching throughout the year.The theoretical aspects of the specialty and of thebasic sciences upon which it is founded are covered bvcourses of lectures and demonstrations which are heldtwice annually, commencing in February and August.There are facilities for dissection as part of the course;for appointments as clinical assistants in the associatedHospital and for higher posts for advanced students.Twice yearly there are advanced revision classes forM.S. and F.R.C.S. students and practical revisionclasses for Part II D.L.O. students. Short coursesin endoscopy, aural surgery, the deaf child and pathologyare arranged periodically.For further information application should be addressedto the Dean, Institute of Laryngology and Otology.330 Gray's Inn Road, W.C. I.

INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY(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 elementary neurology is taught in threeterms each of ten weeks. The syllabus deals with theanatomy and physiology of the nervous system, methodsof examination, neuro-pathology, and neuro-chemistry;and includes lectures and demonstrations on clinicalneurology (medical and surgical), psychological medicineand ancillary subiects. While the lectures are arrangedto cover the whole year, the instruction in each term isentirely inclusive and the section on clinical examinationis completely comprehensive in each term. Speciallectures by neurologists from outside London and fromabroad are held throughout these courses. Fees forattending the full-time course of ten weeks, £40; forattending hospital practice, C36 for three months or C70for 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, C3 3s. Advertisementsconcerning these appear from time to time in themedical joumals.Guest lecture: Thursday, June I4, at 5.30 p.m. ' In-

juries about the atlanto-axial joint '. Dr. GeorgeJacobson.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, Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Hammer-smith Hospital)Two terms of 13 weeks each are held, beginning in thefirst week of March and the first week of Septem-ber (enrolment fee £3; £52 IOS. for the term's course).General practitioners are accepted to attend for shortperiods during term time (fee £4 4s. per week).General practitioner refresher courses lasting one weekare held at the end of February and the end of June(fee £5 5s.). Ministry of Health grants are payablefor approved practitioners attending either for one ortwo weeks during term, or the one week refresher course.An intensive course suitable for those preparing fc-higher examinations is held during the first two weeks ofDecember and the first two weeks of June (fee £i6 i6s.).A limited number of postgraduates can be acceptedto attend the practice of the hospital during the wintervacation (fee £i per week). Laboratory training inpathology, endocrinology and cvtology is available fora limited number of postgraduates. The Institute hashostel rooms at Queen Charlotte's Hospital and Ham-mersmith Hospital.Further information and enrolment forms can be obtainedfrom the Secretary, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynarcology,Chelsea Hospital for Women, Dovehouse Street, London,S.W.3.

INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY(Moorfields Eye Hospital)Courses suitable for candidates for the FinalF.R.C.S. (Oph.) examination are held twice yearly, apart-time course (fee £I5 I5s.) being held in March andApril, and a full-time course (fee £2i) being held in thelast fortnight of September.Courses suitable for candidates for the D.O.examination. Courses of lectures and classes begin-ning the first weekday in March and October each year tomeet the requirements of candidates entering for theexamination for the Diploma in Ophthalmology andother ophthalmological examinations will be given bymembers of the staff of the Hospital and Institute. Eachcourse is designed to extend over one term of approxi-mately I8 weeks, and includes the following: Anatomy(including embryology and normal histology), ele-mentary physiology of the eye, optics (elementary andphysiological), practical tutorials in refraction work andclinical subjects; all clinical branches of the subject,together with bacteriology and pathology. Students canattend the daily clinical practice of the two branches ofthe Moorfields Eye Hospital and hold the appointmentsof Clinical Assistants concurrently with the abovecourse.A fee of £73 ios. will admit students to the lectures andtotorial classes and clinical practice of any one term.A two-day Course for Consultants and SeniorSpecialists is held twice yearly, and a half-day coursefor General Practitioners is held twice yearly,

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arranged by the British Postgraduate MedicalFederation.Extra courses. Orthoptic training (one week's in-tensive course, usually in January and May, fee £7 7s.);contract lenses (one week's intensive course, usuallyin February and July, fee £iz 12S.). Additionalcourses by arrangement.Hospital Practice only. Fees as follows: one month,£3 3S.; six months, £'s5 15.Facilities for research.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofOphthalmology, Judd Street, London, W.C. i.

INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPREDICS(Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital)The Institute is concerned with postgraduate educationin orthopiedics 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 ofOrthopedics are open to postgraduates, who may joinat any time. In addition to hospital practice, formalcourses of various lengths are held during academicterms.June

i Fri. 5 p.m. Lecture/Demonstration, Electro-diagnosis, Dr. D. A. Brewerton(Town Section) (fee).

2 Sat. io a.m. Teaching Demonstration (CountrySection).

IS Fri. 5 p.m. Lecture/Demonstration, Radio-logical Diagnosis, Dr. R. 0.Murray (Town Section) (fee).

I9 Tues. 6 p.m. Registrars' Meeting (TownSection).

23 Sat. 10.30 a.m. Lecture/Demonstration, Bacterio-logical Diagnosis, Dr. C. H. Lack(Country Section) (fee).

27 Wed. 8 p.m. Clinical Conference (Country Sec-tion).

29 Fri. 5 p.m. Lecture/Demonstration, MorbidAnatomy, Dr. H. A. Sissons(Town Section) (fee).

Further particulars may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Orthopadics, Royal National OrthopedicHospital, 234 Great Portland Street, London, W. I.

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY (BethlemRoyal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital)The Institute is concerned 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 medicalpractitioners who wish to specialize in psychiatry or toprepare for the Diploma in Psychological Medicine.Clinical instruction, which includes case conferences,seminars, and practical 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, mentaltesting and statistics. Lectures on subjects of specialinterest are arranged from time to time. The tuitionfee for a full year's course is £105, including enrolment

fee. For shorter periods the fee varies with the type ofcourse chosen. Selected students are eligible forappointments on the staff 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 techniquesof electroencephalography 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.5.

INSTITUTE OF UTROLOGY (St. Peter's, St.Paul's and St. Philip's Hospitals)Weekend 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. 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.2.

NORTH LONDON POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL INSTITUTE(The Prince of Wales's General Hospital,Tottenham, N.I15.).Clinical Instruction at all Hospitals in the Group.Instruction in anesthetics and radiodiagnosis. Specialcourses for General Practitioners.Forfurther information apply to The Dean, North LondonPostgraduate Medical Institute, The Prince of Wales'sGeneral Hospital, London, N. I5.

PLAISTOW HOSPITAL CHEST UNITIn-patient round every Tuesday, io a.m., and Wednes-day, 2.30 p.m.Apply Registrar, Plaistow Hospital, Samson Street,Plaistow, London, E.13.ROYAL LONDON HOM(EOPATHICHOSPITALClinical Tutorials. Practical instruction in the appli-cation of homeopathic principles is given by theTutors, Dr. D. M. Foubister and Dr. L. R. Twentyman,at their tutorial clinics in the O.P. department onThursday at 9.30 and 1.30 p.m. throughout the year.Open to medical practitioners without fee.A course of lectures is also given from October to Juneunder the auspices of the Homoeopathic Research andEducational Trust. These lectures deal with the sub-jects required for examination for the Diploma of theFaculty of Homeopathy. Fee for registered medicalpractitioners, £IO 0OS. per session; medical studentsadmitted without charge.

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For further information application should be made tothe Dean of the Education Course, Royal London Homeo-pathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, W.C. i.

ST. STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL(Rheumatism Unit)A limited number of postgraduates can attend the out-patient sessions of the unit on Thursday at 1.30 p.m.and Friday at 9 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.

EMPIRE RHEUMATISM COUNCILLecture courses in rheumatic diseases are arrangedby the Postgraduate Medical Federation.Particulars are obtainable from the General Secretary,Empire .Rheumatism Council, Faraday House, 8-IOCharing Cross Road, London, W.C.2.

EAST HAM CHEST CLINICOut-patient teaching. First and third Monday of eachmonth at 2.30 p.m.Apply Senior Registrar, East Ham Chest Clinic, KatherineRoad, Forest Gate, London, E.7.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE ANDTROPICAL MEDICINE INCORPORATINGTHE ROSS INSTIrUTE(UJniversity of London)Courses of study are arranged for the D.P.H. (London);D.T.M. & H. (London); D.T.M. & H. (Eng.);D.A.P. & E. (London); Diploma in Bacteriology(London) and Academic Diploma in OccupationalHygiene (London). Short courses are arranged inMedical Statistics and Epidemiology, OccupationalHealth, Medical Services Administration and En-vironmental Control.For further information and enrolment application shouldbe addressed to the Registrar, London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street,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 may be takenwhole-time or part-time. Part-time courses may becommenced at any time, and all courses consist of bothlectures and visits. In the D.P.H. the practical work iscarried out at a county or metropolitan borough.Prospectuses, enrolment forms and full particulars may beobtained from the Dean, The Royal Institute of PublicHealth and Hygiene, 23 Queen Square, London, W.C.i.Telephone: Terminus 4788 and 62o6.

BRISTOL UNIVERSITYPostgraduate Diploma Courses. Courses of instruc-tion are provided for the University's Diploma in

Public Health and for the following diplomas of theConjoint Board: Child Health and Radio-Diagnosis.Further information, copies of regulations for the BristolDiploma, and application forms for the courses may beobtained from the Medical Postgraduate Dean, TheUniversity, Bristol, 8.

CAMBRIDGECambridge University PostgraduateMedical SchoolSummary of postgraduate facilities for general medicalpractitioners from October to July (Bank Holidaysexcepted) at Addenbrooke's Hospital unless otherwise.stated.Each week. Mondays: 9 a.m. to i a.m., radiothera-peutic centre, gynecological radium treatment (Prof.J. S. Mitchell, jointly with Mr. 0. Lloyd or Miss J.Bottomley); 9 a.m. to I p.m., O.P. clinic, 2 Bene'tPlace, child psychiatry (Dr. R. E. Glennie); 9.I5 a.m.,O.P. department, dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rodk);IO a.m., Papworth Hospital, arteriography and aorto-graphy (Dr. D. McC. Gregg); IO1.5 a.m., ward round,Chesterton Hospital, geriatric cases (Dr. W. Davison);10.30 a.m., ward round, medical cases (Dr. A. P.Dick); 10.30 a.m., Chest Clinic, Castle Hill, diseases ofthe chest (Dr. M. J. Greenberg); 2.15 p.m., O.P.department, dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook);2.30 p.m., ward round, medical cases (Dr. L. C. Mar-tin); 2.30 p.m., O.P. clinic, 2 Bene't Place, psychiatriccases or subject (Dr. D. Russell Davis); Tuesdays,9 a.m. to I1.30 a.m., radiotherapeutic centre, discussionof patients followed by ward round (Prof. J. S. Mitchell);IO a.m., Papworth Hospital, cardio-angiography (Dr.D. McC. Gregg); 10.15 a.m., Matemity Hospital, MillRoad, ante-natal clinic for selected cases, followed byward round (Miss J. Bottomley); 1.30 a.m., wardround, medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole); 12.30 p.m. toI p.m., by arrangement, radiotherapeutic centre, diag-nostic radiology in relation to radiotherapy (Prof. J. S.Mitchell, jointly with Dr. F. R. Berridge); 2 p.m.,O.P. department, neurological out-patients (Mr. W. S.Lewin); 2.I5 p.m., O.P. department, dermatologicalclinic (Dr. R. H. Champion); 2.15 p.m., X-ray andradiotherapy departments, intra-arterial therapy (Dr.D. McC. Gregg and Prof. J. S. Mitchell). Tuesdays:5 p.m., ward round, neurological cases (Dr. M. F. T.Yealland). Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to I1.30 a.m., radio-therapeutic centre, discussion of patients under treat-ment (Prof. J. S. Mitchell); io a.m., ward round,hlematological cases (Dr. F. G. J. Hayhoe); IO a.m.,Papworth Hospital, cardiac catheterization (Dr. H. A.Fleming); 1.45 p.m., Papworth Hospital, ward round,cardiac cases (Dr. H. A. Fleming); 2.15 p.m., O.P.department, ear, nose and throat cases (Mr. K. F.Wilsdon); 2 p.m., X-ray department, arteriography(Dr. D. McC. Gregg). Thursdays: 9 a.m. to I p.m.,O.P. clinic, 2 Bene't Place, child psychiatry (Dr. R. E.Glennie); 9.30 a.m., Papworth Hospital, case conferenceor clinico-pathological meeting; 10.30 a.m., ward round,medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole); 10.30 a.m., PapworthHospital, ward round, thoracic surgical unit (Mr. B. B.Milstein and Mr. C. Parish); 2 p.m., O.P. department,cardiac out-patients (Dr. H. A. Fleming); 2.15 p.m.,O.P. department, cardiac clinic (Dr. L. B. Cole); 2.15p.m., O.P. department, thoracic surgical clinic (Mr.B. B. Milstein); 2.30 p.m., ward round, PapworthHospital, thoracic medical cases (Dr. M. J. Greenberg);4 p.m., X-ray department, cardioscopy (Dr. L. B.Cole and Dr. D. McC. Gregg). Fridays: 9.15 a.m.,ward round, neurological cases (Mr. W. S. Lewin); 9.30

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a.m., special clinic, neurological out-patients (Dr.M. F. T. Yealland)- io a.m., Department of PhysicalMedicine, demonstration of cases and methods (Dr.W. A. Fell); io a.m., ward round, surgical cases (Mr.J. F. R. Withycombe); io a.m., O.P. department,thoracic surgical cases (Mr. C. Parish); IO.I5 a.m.,ward round, Chesterton Hospital, geriatric cases (Dr.W. Davison); 2.15 p.m., ward round, pwdiatric cases(Dr. D. M. T. Gairdner); 2.I5 p.m., O.P. depart-ment, dermatological clinic (Dr. A. J. Rook or Dr.R. H. Champion); 2.15 p.m., X-ray and radiotherapydepartments, intra-arterial therapy (Dr. D. McC.Gregg and Prof. J. S. Mitchell); 2.30 p.m., O.P. depart-ment, endocrine clinic (Dr. L. C. Martin); I2 noon and2.30 p.m., O.P. department, gastro-enterological clinic(Dr. A. P. Dick and Dr. F. R. Berridge). Saturdays:10.30 a.m., ward round, medical cases (Dr. L. B. Cole).Ana2sthetic instruction daily (except Saturdays) byarrangement with the consultant anesthetists. Post-mortem demonstrations daily (except Saturdays) at12 noon.Clinical and clinico-pathological meetings are held at4.30 p.m. on Fridays.Each month. First Monday: 2.30 p.m., radiothera-peutic centre, diagnosis and treatment of cancer(Dr. D. G. Bratherton); 2.30 p.m., X-ray department,radiological demonstration (Dr. D. McC. Gregg).First Thursday, 2.30 p.m., orthopedic O.P. department,orthop2edic cases or subject (Mr. T. J. Fairbank). SecondThursday: 9.30 a.m., O.P. department, plastic surgeryclinic (Mr. L. M. Rouillard). Third Monday: 2 p.m.,ward round, surgical cases (Mr. B. McN. Truscott).Third Tuesday: 9.30 a.m., O.P. department, gyneco-logical cases (Mr. 0. Lloyd); 3 p.m., O.P. department,2 Bene't Place, clinical psychiatry (Dr. E. BeresfordDavies). Third Wednesday: 9.30 a.m., O.P. Depart-ment, urological and general surgical cases (Mr. J. F. R.Withycombe); 10.30 a.m., orthopedic O.P. depart-ment, orthopedic cases (Dr. R. W. Butler); 2.30 p.m.X-ray department, radiological demonstration (Mr.F. R. Berridge). Third Thursday: 10.30 a.m., O.P.department, ear, nose and throat cases (Mr. A. S. H.Walford). Fourth Monday: g a.m., ward round,general surgical cases (Mr. P. H. R. Ghey); Io a.m.,O.P'. department, ophthalmic cases (Mr. G. F. Wright).One-Day and Weekend Symposia will be held asfollows:June I5 to 17. Neurological and Neurosurgical Prob-lems in General Practice.July 7 and 8. Nutrition: Patients' Health and FoodToday.One-Week Courses for general practitioners. July9 to 14 and July i6 to 21.

The programme for each week will include dailyward-rounds and clinical demonstrations, a clinico-pathological conference, visits to the cardiothoracicmedical and surgical units at Papworth Hospital, to theNeurological and Neurosurgical unit and the Ortho-paedic and Accident Service at the new Addenbrooke'sHospital, with lecture-discussions on a variety ofmedical and surgical subjects, e.g. rheumatic disorders,hormnone therapy, diabetes, hypothermia, purpura,cranial arteritis, bacterial endocarditis, tranquillizers,intractable pain, fitness for anesthesia, rehabilitation,padiatrics, geriatrics, radiology, urology, psychiatry anddermatology.Further particulars may be obtained from the Secretary,Cambridge University Medical School, Tennis CourtRoad, Cambridge.

CARDIFFThe Welsh National School of MedicineD.P.H. Wales (Diploma in Public Health). Part-time course, extending over two academic years.Courses commence in the October in years of even date.D.T.C.D. Wales (Diploma in Tuberculosis andChest Diseases). Five to six months' full-time course,January to June.D.C.H.Eng. (Diploma in Child Health). Foursessions weekly for twelve months, commencing inOctober and April.The number of admissions to each of the above courses isstrictly limited, and earty applications should be made tothe Secretary, The Welsh National School of Medicine,34 Newport Road, Cardiff.

DUBLINUniversity CollegeThe following courses will be held during the sessionI961-62:D.P.H. Course. One academic year of whole-timestudy. Examinations June and September.D.P.M. Course. Michaelmas term. Examinations,Parts I and II, December and June.D.C.H. Courses. Michaelmas and Trinity Terms.Examinations June and December.Further particulars may be obtained on application to thsRegistrar, University College, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin.

EDINBURGHEdinburgh Postgraduate Board for MedicineSurgery. Three-months' courses of postgraduatesurgery suitable for surgeons requiring a refreshercourse in the current outlook on general surgery orfor graduates preparing to specialize in surgery, starton September 24, I962, and February 25, I963. Theprogramme has been arranged to provide co-ordinatedclinical and systematic instruction in general surgicalwards and specialized surgical units in Edinburgh.Fee £37 12S. 6d.Medical Sciences. Two 12-weeks' courses in thebasic medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology,including bacteriology) are organized each year. Thesecourses comprise lectures, demonstrations and practicalinstruction. Courses commence in January and Sep-tember. The fee is £37 I2S. 6d., which includesmatriculation.Internal Medicine. Courses lasting x2 weeks, suit-able for graduates wishing a refresher course, or tospecialize in medicine, will begin on September 24,i962, and March I8, I963. These courses consist of320 hours' instruction, comprising lectures, clinicaldemonstrations and ward visits. Fee £37 I2S. 6d.Additional instruction in clinical peediatrics, tropicalmedicine, clinical chemistry and radiology is arranged inconjunction with the course in medicine, for whichthere is a small fee; the numbers are limited.The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh awardtwo Hill Pattison-Struthers Bursaries each year tograduates attending the Internal Medicine course.Each Bursary amounts to £10oo.Applications for enrolnent should be addressed to theDirector of Postgraduate Studies, Surgeons' Hall, Edin-burgh 8, supplying particulars of qualifications andpostgraduate experience.

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GLASGOWGlasgow Postgraduate Medical BoardThe following courses are sponsored by the Board:-Surgery. An intensive course of instruction in thebasic sciences suitable for candidates preparing for thePrimary Fellowship Examination in Surgery is heldfrom October to December. A modified form of thecourse is available for candidates preparing for the D.A.or F.F.A. Examinations. Fee £30.An intensive course on Current Trends in Surgery isheld for a fortnight twice annually, in April andOctober. It is suitable as a revision course for candi-dates preparing for the Final Fellowship Examinationin Surgery or as a refresher course for surgeons. FeeI5 guineas.Medicine. An intensive course on Recent Advancesin Clinical Medicine suitable for candidates preparingfor the Fellowship qua Physician or MembershipExamination is held twice annually for a fortnight inMarch and September. Fee 15 guineas.Child Health. A formal course held in May andNovember for those preparing for the D.C.H. andM.R.C.P. with Child Health as a special subject.Geriatrics. A week's course, for trainee specialists ingeriatric medicine, comprising lectures, clinical demon-strations and ward visits, is held for one week in lateMay. Fee £5 5s.Use of Isotopes in Medical and Biological Re-search. An intensive course for research workers inthese fields to be held from September 17 to 28, I962.Fee 20 guineas.Obstetrics. An intensive week's course of instructionin obstetrics for those preparing for the D.Obst.R.C.O.G., held annually in February and October.Fee £7 IOs.Mental Deficiency. An intensive course in MentalDeficiency is held for three weeks in October. Thecourse includes lectures and demonstrations in mentalhandicap and deficiency, instruction in mental testingand visits to institutions. Fee £I8.Introduction to Psychiatry.An intensive course provid-ing a general introduction to psychiatry is held for threeweeks in November. The course includes theoreticaland clinical instruction in child psychiatry and psy-chology, and adult psychiatry. It is particularly suitablefor medical officers concemed with public health.Fee £i8.Psychological Medicine. A part-time course of iohours' instruction weekly, for two academic terms(January to June). The course provides formal instruc-tion for graduates and registered medical practitionerswho wish to specialize in psychiatry. Fee £35.Clinical Attachments. A scheme of clinical attach-ments in general medicine, general surgery and variousspecialties has been arranged to assist those workingfor higher qualifications. An attachment may bestarted at any time. No formal instruction is given, butparticipants can gain intensive clinical experience byfollowing the day-to-day work of a unit in a Glasgowteaching hospital. Fee £5 per month.Teaching Ward Rounds. Each academic term acourse of ten teaching ward rounds in Medicine isarranged. These occupy one aftemoon a week. FeeS guineas.G.P. Courses. Two Refresher Courses for generalpractitioners are held annually-for a fortnight in Mayand for a week in September.A week's course in Dermatology for general practitionersis also held annually in late June.

Full-time Courses. The Board offers full-time post-graduate courses in Radiology (two years) and Radio-therapy (two years).The University offers full-time postgraduate courses

leading to the following diplomas:-Diploma in Public Health (one year)Diploma in Clinical Psychology (two years)

Conferences. Specialist conferences on various topicsare held twice per year in the Hall of the Royal Facultyof Physicians and Surgeons. In these, invited guestsand local speakers discuss current topics and time isprovided for audience participation. These conferencesare designed particularly for consultants and registrars.Symposium. In association with the Royal Faculty ofPhysicians and Surgeons and the Blood TransfusionAssociation, a symposium on Blood Transfusion is tobe held in the spring I963.Further information and application forms can be obtainedfrom the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education,The University, Glasgow, W.2.

LIVERPOOLUniversity of LiverpoolPostgraduate Courses(Fees as from October, I962, are given in brackets.)Medicine. A part-time course for M.R.C.P. candi-dates is held in the Autumn and Lent Terms-twosessions per week, one clinical and one lectures. Coursefee C5 5s. per term (£6 6s.).Surgery. A full-time course of one year is open tocandidates who have already completed the Primaryexamination of one of the Royal Colleges of Surgeonsor undertaken postgr;duate study in anatomy andphysiology. On completion of the course studentsbecome elegible to take the degree of Master of Surgery(Ch.M.), provided they are graduates of an approveduniversity or otherwise comply with the regulations.The course begins in September. Course fee £6o (£72).Orthopedic Surgery. A full - time course of 12months leading by examination to the degree of Masterof Orthopaedic Surgery (M.Ch.Orth.) is open to allmedical graduates of approved universities, and gradu-ates in other Faculties with qualifications in medicine,who hold a Fellowship of one of the British RoyalColleges of Surgeons or its equivalent. The coursenormally begins in January. Course fee £Ioo (,CI20,or xiio if exempt from preliminary studies).Radiology. A full-time course of two academic yearsleading to a Diploma in Medical Radiology, D.M.R.(D)or D.M.R.(T), is open to medical graduates of approveduniversities and to candidates who hold approvedhigher medical diplomas and a degree in a Facultyother than the Faculty of Medicine. The course allowsa candidate to hold suitable approved hospital appoint-ments during the second year and covers the regulationsof the Conjoint Board. The course begins in October.Course fee £63 (£70).Public Health. A full-time one-year course leading tothe Diploma in Public Health (D.P.H.) is open tocandidates with a medical qualification from an approvedmedical school or licensing body. A period of not lessthat two years should elapse between the date onwhich any practitioner is fully registered and the dateon which he becomes eligible to present himself foradmission to the examination for the Diploma. Allcourses of instruction begin in October. Course fee£6o (£72).Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. A full-time three-month course in the Liverpool School of Tropical

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Medicine leading to the Diploma in Tropical Medicineand Hygiene (D.T.M. & H.) is open to candidateswith a medical qualification from an approved medicalschool or licensing body. Courses begin in Septemberand January. Course fee C52 IOS. (,C63).Anesthesia. A full-time course of postgraduate in-struction limited to I2 students begins in October andlasts for one year. The course combines instruction inthe practical administration of anmsthetics with lecturesand demonstrations in anatomy, physiology, pathology,physics, pharmacology, medicine and surgery, andanesthesia. For the purpose of gaining practicalexperience, the students are found suitable appoint-ments in recognized general hospitals within theLiverpool area. Course fee C75 (£90).Psychological Medicine. A part-time course beginsin January and extends over two years. It is dividedinto two parts corresponding to the two parts of theexamination for the Diploma in Psychological Medicineawarded by the Examining Board in England (R.C.P.,London, and R.C.S., England). The course is alsosuitable for those intending to take the degree ofDoctor of Medicine by examination in PsychologicalMedicine, as provided for under Ordinance XLVII,Clause 3. Part I provides instruction in (a) anatomy(macroscopic and microscopic) and physiology of thenervous system, and (b) psychology. Part II deals with(a) clinical neurology and neuropathology, (b) psycho-logical medicine, including general psychiatry, psycho-neuroses, mental deficiency, child psychiatry, forensicpsychiatry and social psychiatry. Both parts of thecourse will be held simultaneously. Students may joina course at the beginning of any of the three Universityterms and enrol for either part separately, but, exceptin special circumstances, will not be permitted to takeboth parts concurrently. Applications to attend for aspecial subject in Part II of the course (e.g. mentaldeficiency) will be considered individually. Course fee£70 or Ci2 I2s. per term (£84 or Li5 per term).Biochemistry. A special course in biochemistry inrelation to nutrition is held for candidates for theDiploma in Public Health. An advanced course ingeneral biochemistry for the degree of B.Sc. withHonours is also provided. This course is open to studentsin science and in special cases to students in medicine.Graduates with the necessary training in biochemistrywho wish to engage in research work will be affordedaccommodation and every assistance in the prosecutionof their researches.Venereology. A three-month course in venereologyleading to the V.D. Officer Certificate is conducted attimes to be arranged. The course is open to medicalpractitioners and the University empowers the issue tocertificates to candidates who have satisfactorily attendedthe course and passed the required examination. Candi-dates studying for this certificate are elegible to makeapplication to take concurrently a course for the V.D.Pathologist Certificate. The accommodation availablewill only permit a limited number being accepted forthe course. Fee I5 guineas per course (£ I8 i8s.).Applications for further information should be addressedto the appropriate department of the University, Liver-Pool, 3.

MANCHE:STERUniversity of ManchesterFaculty of Medicine. Courses are offered for thefollowing diplomas which are granted by the University:Psychological Medicine, Public Health and Bacteriology.The following courses are offered in preparation forDiplomas of the Examining Board in England:

D.M.R.D. and D.M.R.T. (full-time), D.I.H. (part-time). Extended part-time courses in Medicine andSurgery are also available, together with facilities forcandidates preparing for the Primary FellowshipExaminations.For general practitioners residential courses in variousspecialties are held during the University vacations.Sunday moming extended general courses are alsoavailable, together with clinical attachments in certainspecialties.Enquiries should be addressed to the Dean of PostgraduateMedical Studies, Dean's Office, Manchester Royal In-firmary, Manchester 13.

NEWCASTLEThe 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 nextcourse is due to begin in January 1963.Psychological Medicine. Courses for the D.P.M.(Dunelm) are held as follows: Part I, part-time courseextending over two terms and beginning October.Part II, part-time course extending over four termsalso beginning in October. Part I and Part II may betaken together.For further information application should be made tothe Assistant Registrar, Medical School, King's College,Newcastle tpon Tyne.

OXFORDPostgraduate study and teaching is directed mainly toresearch and the training of specialists and teachers, byindividual attachment in one of the laboratories orclinical departments in the teaching hospital group(United Oxford Hospitals, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre,Warneford and Littlemore Hospitals).Postgraduate study for general practitioners is mainlyby attendance on the hospital practice and (duringterm) at clinical demonstrations and medical consilia.Programmes of ward rounds, out-patient clinics, etc.,from which to select, will be sent on request. Attach-ment to a department or firm for more extended studyin a special subject can sometimes be arranged. Shortcourses in particular subjects are held from time totime and are announced.Enquiries should be addressed to the Director of Post-graduate Medical Studies, Osler House, 43 WoodstockRoad, Oxford.Arrangements have been made by the Department ofNeurology in collaboration with a number of UniversityDepartments to provide some advanced instruction incertain aspects of clinical and experimental neurology.This is intended primarily for specialists of the SeniorRegistrar and Senior Research Officer Grade. Indi-vidual requirements will be met if possible.Numbers in each course are limited to about I2, and

early application is advised. In the first instance courseswill last for two weeks, and the first will stai t onSeptember 30, I962.Fees for instruction are £20 for the two weeks.Applications should be sent early to the Director of Post-graduate Medical Studies, Osler House, 43 WoodstockRoad, Oxford.

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CONFERENCES, PRIZES, ETC.Moynihan Prize, x963. The Association of Surgeonsof Great Britain and Ireland is offering a Moynihan.Prize for the best dissertation or essay on a subject ofthe candidate's own choice relating to malignant disease.Essays must be received by the Honorary Secretaryof the Association not later than December 31, I962,Further information from the Honorary Secretary.47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.z.Seventh International Congress on Diseases of theChest. To be held in New Delhi, India, February 20to 24, 1964. Sponsored by the Council on InternationalAffairs, American College of Chest Physicians, andpresented under the auspices of the University ofDelhi, the Indian Association for Chest Diseases andthe Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute. Official languagesare English and French. Registration fees: $25 forphysicians and $Io for ladies and guests. Additionalinformation from: American College of Physicians,II2 East Chestnut Street, Chicago iI, Illinois, U.S.A.The Treacher Collins Prize Essay. Under the abovetitle the Council of the Ophthalmological Society of theUnited Kingdom has instituted a prize of I0oo, awardedtriennially, for the best essay submitted upon a subjectselected by the Council. The prize shall be open toqualified medical pra:titioners of any nationality. Theessay shall be written in the English language. Thesubject for the next award of the prize is' Demyelinationand the Eye'. The winning essav may be published inthe Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society, ifthe Council so desire. The closing date for sendingin essays for this award is December 31, 1962. Essaysshould be submitted to the Hon. Secretary, Ophthalmo-logical Society of the United Kingdom, 47 Lincoln'sInn Fields, London, W.C.2, from whom also any furtherparticulars can be obtained. No name should be on anyessay, but a distinguishing pseudonym or quotation,which should be upon a sealed envelope containing thecandidate's name and address, should accompany theessay.International Conference on Health. The FifthInternational Conference on Health and Health Educa-tion will be held in Philadelphia from June 30 to July 7,1962. Topical health problems will be discussed andvisits are planned to all types of health and hospitalorganizations. The World Health Organization arecollaborating in the conference for the first time.The full programme and particulars of low-cost travelcan be obtained from the British Society for Inter-national Health Education, 48 Copthall Avenue, Lon-don, E.C.2, or from the Conference Secretariat, 8ooSecond Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., U.S.A.Applications of Engineering in Medicine andBiologv. The first of an annual series of postgraduate

courses in' Applications of Engineering in Medicine andBiology ' will commence at the Imperial College ofScience and Technology (University of London) inOctober I962. It is intended to meet the needs of menengaged in, or about to commence, medical and bio-logical research, who need more knowledge of thetechniques and concepts of engineering and appliedphysics.Application forms and further details from the Registrar,Imperial College, London, S. W.7.

THE CHEST AND HEART ASSOCIATIONStroke Rehabilitation. A conference will be held onThursday, June 2I, I962, IO a.m. to 5 p.m. in theLivery Hall, Guildhall, London, E.C.2. Chairman:Professor C. Bruce Perry, M.D., F.R.C.P. Fee: Ci is.Modern Concepts and Methods in Heart Disease,A Symposium will be held on Wednesday, July i i,i962, 3.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., at Manson House, 26Portland Place, London, W.i. Chairman: K. ShirleySmith, B.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.P. Fee: £2 2S.Further information from: The Chest and Heart Associa-tion, Tavistock House North, Tavistock Square, London,W.C. I.

HARVEIAN SOCIETY OF LONDONBuckston Browne Prize Essay. The subject chosenfor the next competition for this prize is 'De MotuCordis'. The prize is open to any doctor registeredin Britain or the Dominions who is under 45 years ofage. The prize consists of a medal together with a sumof £sioo. Essays must be received by August 31, I962.Further information about this prize will be sent onapplication to the Hon. Secretaries of the Society, I IChandos Street, Cavendish Square, London, W. i.

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND EYEHOSPITALIn conjunction with the Board of Graduate Studies, TheMedical School, University of Birmingham. A Post-graduate Course in Industrial Ophthalmology will beheld from September 24 to 28, 1962. The course isfor Ophthalmologists and for Industrial MedicalOfficers, but is open to all registered Medical Practi-tioners; it will include demonstrations, lectures onindustrial diseases and injuries, and visits to localfactories. Fee for the course C5 5s.Applications should be addressed to The Secretary,Industrial Ophthalmology Course, Research Department,Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital, Church Street,Birmingham 3, from whom copies of the syllabus can beobtained.

RUTHIN CASTLE, NORTH WALESA Clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of Internal Diseases (except Mental or Infectious Diseases). The

Clinic is provided with a staff of doctors, nurses, technicians, modern Radiological and Physiotherapydepartments.

The surroundings are beautiful. The climate is mild. There is central heating throughout. The annualrainfall is 30.5 inches, that is less than the average for England.

The Fees are inclusive and vary according to the room occupied.For particulars apply to THE SECRETARY, Ruthin Castle, North Wales.

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