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Unlike the students of other colleges most of the students of this college
who have to attend hospital duties in addition to classes which go on still late
in the afternoon do not find time to go to the maidan which is the only place
where they could practice foot-ball. Constant practice is absolutely necessary
for turning out a good team of foot-ball players, and our students have no
facilities for practice as they have no foot-ball ground of their own.
Teaching.
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Efforts are being made to bring the teaching in line with the recomenda-
tions of the Indian Medical Council so that the pre-clinical subjects such as
Anatomy and Physiology as applied to the Final Subjects Surgery, Medicine
and Obstetrics and Gynæcology are given a prominent place in the teaching.
That on starting his clinical appointment, the student should receive
practical instruction in clinical methods and in the recognition and interpreta-
tion of physical signs.
That instruction should be given, as a part of the courses of Forensic
Medicine and Public Health, or otherwise, on duties which devolve upon
practitioners in their relation to the State, and on the generally recognised
rules of Medical Ethics.
The Registrars—Medical and Surgical of the Prince of Wales Medical
College Hospital, Patna, also take part in the teaching of students. The
Medical Registrar is in charge of the Medical Out-patients Department and
of the Isolation Ward in addition to his other duties. The Surgical Registrar
takes care of the Surgical Out-petients Department and of the Septic and the
Venereal Wards. The Medical Registrar demonstrates the cases attending
the Out-patients Department and the patients in the indoor of the Isolation
Wards to the students who are put on duty in batches for 3 months in the
Medical Out-patients Department. He also delivers 8
—10 lectures on
children diseases to the senior students and takes 12 classes on tutorial
medicine for senior students who have to appear at Final M.B., B.S., Part II
Examination.
The Surgical Registrar similarly demonstrates the surgical cases of the
Out-patients Department and those admitted to the Septic and Venereal Wards
to the students who are put on duty in batches for 3 months in the Surgical
Out-patient Department. He also delivers 6 lectures in venereal diseases to
the senior students.
Additions and improvements effected in the departments and matters of
general importance.
Anatomy.—
(i) Additions in the Museum :—
(a) A model of Brain divisible into 10 parts.
(b) A Female Pelvis with femoral head and Ligaments.
(c) A number of dissected specimens.
(ii) A Band Saw machine for cutting serial sections has been purchased
and the necessary electric fittings have been completed.
Chemistry.—
The co-ordination in the teaching of organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
and Pharmacological Chemistry made possible by the creation of
the Department of Medical Chemistry, has proved successful
from the academic as well as from the administrative point
of view.
Ju risprudence.
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The Museum is going to be equipped with a show case for exhibiting
the weapons of assaults (the existing stock having been
supplemented by some further purchases this year), poisons and
other specimens of medicolegal import. A few articles of
furniture have been purchased.