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REGULATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS: NOTICE BY THE GENERAL BOARD

The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:

Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Parts IA and IB Second M.B. Examination and Second Vet.M.B. Examination

Changes in the teaching programme in Anatomy have been approved by the three Faculty Boards concerned, the Faculty Boards of Biology, Clinical Medicine, and Clinical Veterinary Medicine. To give effect to these changes, the General Board have approved amendments of the regulations and the supplementary regulations for the Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, the M.B., B.Chir. Degrees (New Regulations), and the Vet.M.B. Degree, as follows:

MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES TRIPOS

The supplementary regulations for the Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 329) have been amended as follows:

With effect from 1 October 1998:

PART IA

By amending the regulation for the subject Anatomy so as to read:

Anatomy

The written paper will consist of two sections; section A is to be answered by medical students and section B by veterinary students. Section A will include questions on the topographical, functional, applied, and tissue anatomy of the human body. Section B will include questions on the topographical, functional, applied, and tissue anatomy of the locomotor, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems of domestic animals. The questions will not require a detailed knowledge of topography except of the most important regions covered during the year. The practical examination will cover similar aspects.

With effect from 1 October 1999:

PART IB

By amending the regulation for the subject Anatomy and Physiology so as to read:

Anatomy and Physiology

The written paper will consist of two sections, A and B. Section A will include questions on the principles of development. Section B will contain questions on endocrinology and reproductive biology. The practical examination may be restricted to topics in endocrinology and reproductive biology.
M.B., B.CHIR. DEGREES
 The New Regulations for the M.B., B.Chir. Degrees (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 440) have been amended as follows:

With effect from 1 October 1999:

Regulation 9.

 By deleting in the first sentence the reference to Anatomy B.

 By amending sub-paragraph (a) so as to read:

 (a) The examination in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology shall consist of one written paper of one and a half hours and a practical examination.

Schedule C.

 By deleting the entry relating to Anatomy B.

The supplementary regulations for the Second M.B. Examination (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 448) have been amended as follows:

With effect from 1 October 1998:

Anatomy A

The subject will include the topographical, functional, applied, and tissue anatomy of the human body; the questions will not require a detailed knowledge except of the more important regions of the limbs, trunk, head, and neck. The practical examination will normally include a viva voce examination covering similar aspects.

With effect from 1 October 1999:

By deleting the regulation for Anatomy B.

VET.M.B. DEGREE

The supplementary regulations for the Second Vet.M.B. Examination (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 504) have been amended as follows:

With effect from 1 October 1998:

By amending the regulation for Veterinary Anatomy A so as to read:

Veterinary Anatomy A

The written paper will include questions on the topographical, functional, systematic, and applied anatomy of domestic animals, emphasizing the locomotor, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems. It may also include questions on organogenesis. The practical examination will normally include or consist wholly of a viva voce examination.
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Cambridge University Reporter, 11th March 1998
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