Thank You Judy, I knew the list would have someone with great knowledge on medical matters. Dr Oram was the signatory on my great great grandmother's death certificate in 1886. She was not one of his most successful outcomes as she was only 37 years old. This makes me wonder what lead her to travel from Emmaville to Sydney to be treated by him and , more importantly, who paid for it as my folks were not flush with funds. AS always the list answers one question ..... but leads to quite a few more! Again THANK YOU for your prompt and knowledgable response. Naomi >From: Judy Waterer <judyw@hi-speed.com.au> >To: AUS-NSW-NEW-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NE] medical qualifications >Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:18:38 +1100 > > Hi Naomi, > >(1) Bachelor of Medicine; (2) probably Master of Surgery (should be Ch.M.- >from Chirurgiae Magister. Usually a bachelor degree Ch.B is done at the >same time as the MB, in Australia it's usually called MB,BS); (3) Doctor of >Medicine. > >Medical training has existed at the University of Edinburgh for several >hundred years and is very highly regarded world-wide. Don't know about >details in those days but probably similar to more recent times with >several years of university study (5 or 6 years?) beginning with >pre-clinical studies and then combined with clinical practice in the later >years. Someone else might know if there was also a period of full time >hospital internship after graduation. Your Dr Oram has excellent >qualifications! >HTH >Judy > > >Naomi Nichols wrote: > >>Might some wise lister assist in deciphering medical qualifications listed >>in a directory from the early 1900's, please. >> >>Of Dr Arthur Oram the following are listed as his qualifications... >>1879 M.B Univ. Edin; 1879 C.M Univ. Edin; 1881 M.D Univ. Edin >> >>Further, how much study would a doctor have undertaken all these years >>ago? Would it all have been bookwork or a mix of bookwork and practical >>study within a Hospital? >> >> >> > > > >==== AUS-NSW-NEW-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== >Pleese type surnames in all caps . Make them easier to see > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > _________________________________________________________________ New year, new job – there's more than 100,00 jobs at SEEK http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau&_t=752315885&_r=Jan05_tagline&_m=EXT