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East India Company when they were styled as Dressers and later on
c a l l e d H o s p i t a l A s s i s t a n t s t r a i n e d : u n d e r a 3 y e a r s ' c o u r s e i n t h e M e d i c a l
College, affiliated to the Madras University, till 1882 when they were
transferred to an Auxilliary Medical School at Royapuram. But as these
measures proved abortive they were again transferred to the Medical
College in 1887. Finally they were transferred to the School established
at Rayapuram in 1903 and became a separate entity thereafter. The three
years' course of training being found insufficient, the Government raised
it to 4 years in 1904. In 1911 , the designation of Hospital Assistants was
changed to that of "Sub-Assistant Surgeons" and in 1912 Government
ordered that students passing out of the School may affix the letters
L. M. P. (Licensed Medical Practitioner) to their names. From the
academic year 1933 the Government sanctioned the introduction of a five
years' course for the L. M. P. to afford the students the opportunity of
more thorough medical education and thereby place them professionally
on a par with those who acquire the Medical Diploma given by the Royal
Colleges in England. His Excellency the Rt. Hon'ble Sir George
Frederick Stanley, P.C.G., C.I.E., C.M.S., Governor of Madras, and
Lady Stanley inaugurated the five years' course and on this occasion His
Excellency very graciously acceded to the request to call the School by
his name and from that date onwards the School is known as the Stanley
Medical School, Madras. A new building for the School is under con-
struction and will ere long remove a long felt necessity.
Admission to the School is made on the basis of educational qualifi-
cations, graduates being given preference to the Intermediate and Matri-
culation passed candidates—a pass at the latter examination being the
minimum qualification required. On the date of admission to the School
a candidate should be neither below 16 nor above 22 years of age. Selec-
tion for admission is made by a Committee appointed by Government.
Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for admission, but selection is
made on a communal basis as prescribed by Government in G. 0. No.
712-Public, dated the 2nd July 1929 for recruitment to Public Service.
Consideration is also given to secure an adequate representation of candi-
dates speaking various languages. No women students are admitted. The
number of fresh admissions every year is limited to 66 out of which 4
seats are reserved for students from Indian States.
The number of applications received during 1935, 1936 and 1937 was
222, 223 and 201 respectively out of which 32, 45 and 36 respectively
were from candidates with I. Sc. or higher qualifications.
A student who fails in the Board examination is required to take a
fresh course at the School in the subject or subjects failed in after each
failure, before he is eligible to sit for the next Board examination held
after every 6 months in April and October. A student who fails three
times or more in the first and second Professional examinations can, how-
ever, subsequently appear privately. A student who fails thrice or more
in the 3rd and Final Professional examinations need not undergo a fresh
course at the School but is required to undergo Clinical course at the
Hospital on payment of the prescribed amount of school fee for such a
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