To the Editor: It is truly difficult to understand by what standard the University of Melbourne defines its MD degree, which it commenced in 2011 to replace its previous MB BS degree. Several things are abundantly clear, however.
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- 1. University of Melbourne. Handbook: J15AA Doctor of Medical Science. Melbourne: University of Melbourne, 2009. https: //handbook.unimelb. edu.au/view/2012/J15AA (accessed Aug 2012).
- 2. Australian Qualifications Framework Council. Australian Qualifications Framework. Adelaide: AQF, 2011. http://www.aqf.edu.au/Portals/0/Documents/Handbook/AustQuals%20Frmwrk FirstEditionJuly2011_FINAL.pdf (accessed Aug 2012).
- 3. Roberts-Thomson RL, Kirchner SD, Wong CXJ. MD: the new MB BS? Med J Aust 2010; 193: 660-661. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2010/193/11/md-new-mb-bs
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