Scope of examination.
Section 21
SEC. 21. Scope of examination.—The examination for the registration of physicians shall consist of the following subjects: (1) Anatomy and Histology, (2) Physiology, (3) Biochemistry, (4) Microbiology and Parasitology, (5) pharmacology and Therapeutics, (6) Pathology, (7) Medicine (8) Obstetrics and Gynecology, (9) Pediatrics and Nutrition, (10) Surgery and Opthalmology, Otolaryngology and Rhinology, (11) Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and (12) Legal Medicine, Ethics and Medical Jurisprudence: Provided, however, That the examination questions in each subject or group of subjects shall at least be ten in number: Provided, further, That the examination questions in Medicine shall include at least three from the following branches: Infectious diseases, Neurology, Dermatology, Allergy, Endocrinology and Cardio-Vascular diseases: Provided, finally, That the examination questions in Surgery shall include at least four questions from the following: Opthalmology, Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology, Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesiology. The questions shall be the same for all applicants. All answers must be written either in English or Spanish. No name of the examinee shall appear in the examination Paper but the examiners shall devise a system whereby each applicant can be identified by number only. In order that a candidate may be deemed to have passed examination successfully he must have obtained a general average of seventy-five per cent without a grade lower than sixty-five per cent in Medicine, Pediatrics and Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and no grade lower than fifty per cent the rest of the subjects. The preliminary examinations shall comprise of the following subjects: Gross Anatomy and Histology Physiology Biochemistry Microbiology and Parasitology