The qualification was conferred on a candidate who, having completed a five-year course, passed the required examination.
[1] This was in contrast with the MB degree which was of same duration but the curriculum was larger.
[1] Bhore committee, a committee for public health improvement strategies, in 1946 decided to stop the LMS (or, LMP) degree, and recommended a single qualification for all doctors (MBBS).
was also previously conferred in other former British colonies such as Ceylon, Malaysia and Singapore.
The name of the degree has been adopted to Finland, where physicians usually hold the L.M.