Regulations, 2000

L.N. 146 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

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

Regulations, 2000

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30 (5)

and 31 (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 sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Doctor of Medicine and

Surgery - M.D. - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 and shall be

read and construed as one with the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery - M.D. -

Degree Course Regulations, 1998, published as Legal Notice 137 of 1998,

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses commencing in October

2002 or later.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (2) and (4) of regulation 4 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

"(2) To apply for admission to the Course candidates must, besides

satisfying the requirements for admission as regular students in terms of the

Admission Regulations, satisfy the following Special Course Requirements

(a)

passes m the Matriculation Certificate Examination at Advanced

Level at Grade B or better in Biology and Chemistry; and

(b)

a pass in the Matriculation Certificate Examination at Intermediate

Level at Grade B or better in anyone of the following subjects

Accounting, Applied Mathematics (Mechanics), Arabic, Computing,

Economics, Engineering Drawing, English, French, Geography,

German, Greek, History, Information Technology, Italian, Latin,

Maltese, Philosophy, Physics, Pure Mathematics, Religious

Knowledge, Russian, Sociology and Spanish,

provided that all grades indicated have been obtained together in one

session of examinations (i.e. one sitting) and are from one Examining

Board only.

(4) Applicants in possession of one of the following degrees obtained

from the University of Malta may also apply

(i)

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

(ii)

a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) with a classification of Second

Class Honours or better; or

(iii)

a Bachelor of Dental Surgery.

All such degrees must not have been awarded at a date that is more than three

years prior to the date of commencement of the Course."