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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 42

Synopsis of the Medical Classes

Synopsis of the Medical Classes.

Chemistry and Practical Chemistry.

I.—The lectures are the same as in the Arts Course.
II.—The Laboratory.
  • The Practical Classes conducted in the Laboratory extend over a period of three months—May to July, or August to October.
  • In these classes the instruction is devoted to the qualitative analysis of simple salts, of poisons, and other substances of interest to medical students.

Zoology.

The lectures are the same as in the Arts Course.

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Anatomy.

I.—Lectures in General and Descriptive Anatomy.
  • The lectures will be delivered daily on five days in the week.
  • They will comprehend systematic descriptions of the various systems and organs of the human body, both as seen by the naked eye and in their microscopic structure.
  • The special relations of the various parts will be described and displayed, and attention will be drawn to their bearing on the practice of Surgery and Medicine.
  • These lectures will be illustrated by fresh dissections, osteological and other preparations, models, casts, diagrams, and by the microscope for Textural Anatomy.
  • The progress of the students will be tested by frequent written and oral examinations.
  • Text-books: Quain's Anatomy, 8th ed., or Gray's Anatomy; Wagstaffe's Osteology.
II.—Practical Anatomy.
  • The rooms will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the exception of Saturday, when they close at 12 noon.
  • Text-books: Heath's Practical Anatomy; Ellis' Demonstrations of Anatomy.
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Surgery.

The lectures will be delivered daily on five days in the week.
  • They will treat of the Principles of Surgery, and of Surgical diseases and injuries.
  • The various operations will be shown on the dead body; and instructions will be given in bandaging and surgical appliances.
  • The course will be illustrated by pathological specimens, diagrams, preparations, and casts.
  • Text-books: Spence's Lectures on Surgery.

Hospital.

The Hospital is open daily to Students of Medicine during the visiting hours of the Medical Staff.
  • Clinical instruction is given at the bedside, and students will have the privilege of attending all operations and post mortem examinations.