Medical Students (Hansard, 15 November 1972)

§ 93. Mr. Carmichael
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the students who applied and were accepted in each of the medical faculties of Scottish universities in 1955, 1965, 1970 and 1971, respectively, were women.

§ Mr. Gordon Campbell
Information about numbers of applicants is not available centrally. The information requested about entrants is set out in the table below:
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ENTRANTS TO FACULTIES OF MEDICINE^* IN SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES

1955 1960 1964† 1970 1971

Total entrants Women entrants Total entrants Women entrants Total entrants Women entrants Total entrants Women entrants Total entrants Women entrants

Aberdeen … … … 74 23 80 20 101 31 106 35 115 40

Dundee‡ … … … — — — — — — 88 29 57 15

Edinburgh … … … 226 68 172 39 178 45 156 49 155 55

Glasgow … … … 166 42 160 51 214 58 217 79 205 57

St. Andrews‡ … … 76 20 76 24 96 21 51 20 66 31

^* The figures do not include students following courses in dentistry.

† Compatible figures for 1965 are not available.

‡ In 1967 Queen's College, Dundee became the University of Dundee by separation from St. Andrews, and the Faculty of Medicine previously forming part of St. Andrews University became part of Dundee University. At St. Andrews however it remains possible for students to take classes leading to an ordinary or honours degree of B.Sc. (Medical Science), these classes forming a pre-clinical course which qualifies students to proceed to clinical studies and the degree of M.B., B.S. in the University of Manchester.

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§ Mr. Carmichael
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers of students who applied and how many were accepted in each of the medical faculties of Scottish universities in 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970 and 1971, broken down into their schools of origin in terms of independent, grant-aided local authority selective and local authority.

§ Mr. Gordon Campbell
Information on numbers of applicants to Scottish universities is not available centrally. The information available on numbers of entrants does not include such particulars as their schools of origin. I have set out the total numbers of students who entered each of the medical faculties of Scottish universities for the first time at undergraduate level in 1955, 1960, 1964 and 1970 in my answer to the hon. Member's question about women entrants.

ENTRANTS TO FACULTIES OF MEDICINE^* IN SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES
				1955	1960	1964†	1970	1971
				Total entrants	Women entrants	Total entrants	Women entrants	Total entrants	Women entrants	Total entrants	Women entrants	Total entrants	Women entrants
Aberdeen	…	…	…	74	23	80	20	101	31	106	35	115	40
Dundee‡	…	…	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	88	29	57	15
Edinburgh	…	…	…	226	68	172	39	178	45	156	49	155	55
Glasgow	…	…	…	166	42	160	51	214	58	217	79	205	57
St. Andrews‡	…	…	76	20	76	24	96	21	51	20	66	31
^* The figures do not include students following courses in dentistry.
† Compatible figures for 1965 are not available.
‡ In 1967 Queen's College, Dundee became the University of Dundee by separation from St. Andrews, and the Faculty of Medicine previously forming part of St. Andrews University became part of Dundee University. At St. Andrews however it remains possible for students to take classes leading to an ordinary or honours degree of B.Sc. (Medical Science), these classes forming a pre-clinical course which qualifies students to proceed to clinical studies and the degree of M.B., B.S. in the University of Manchester.