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Interrupted Fertility
Get PDFMrs Buff, wife of Mr Buff, silk weaver in Fashion Street in Spitafields, London, aged twenty-seven years the mother of several childerine, on 27th of July 1774, having gone her usual time of pregnancy, was attended by her midwife several days, but the labour pains ceasing, the midwife left her promising to return soon but did not fulfil her promise. Mrs B. not being delivered of her child, thought she might have a month longer to go and went about her domestic affairs as usual. Christmas following she prov’d with child again and not being delivered of the former one she became uncommonly big and unwieldly, she applied to several physicians for advice and particularly to Dr. Wyman an eminent man midwife in Aldermanbury, who ordered her a variety of purgative medicines but without relief
The Dragon\u27s Den
Get PDFIn it ’a noisome fog it fumesAnd sitting, pots of tea consumes,Beware the beckoning glance, for yeNow enter the den of Auntie P Details of Pat Strong’s application for the post of part time secretary with the Royal Medical Society
An engraving entitled: “Melbourne Place and Victoria Terrace from George IV Bridge"
Get PDFI thought that the members of the Society might be interested in learning about an “engraving” that hangs rather inauspiciously on one of the walls of the Society’s Library in Bristo Place (figure 1). This item is of interest in several regards, but principally because no copy of it is available in the Reference Collection of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh
Statins: More than Cholesterol Reduction
Get PDFThis article contains information from a talk given by the author at the RMS on 14/01/03, entitled: Statins and Immuno-modulation: A New Frontier. Statins represent one of the major successes of cardiology in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. This article attempts to understand the very molecule which makes many quake in their boots, cholesterol, and how basic science research continues to find novel methods in which statin therapy can participate
Continuing Noble Traditions
Get PDFLong gone are the days when a map of the British Empire would be brought before a throng of medical students with the proclamation: “Half of this red area contains medical services established by Edinburgh men!” Nowadays Edinburgh students, who still have one of the longest elective periods, can extend their influence to all four corners of the globe, where they can experience medical practice often far different to that carried out back home. For many, this will be the only time they can work abroad without requiring extra qualifications such as the USMLE
A Brief History of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Get PDFThe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has enjoyed a continuous existence as a corporate body since 1505. It may justly claim to be one of the oldest surgical corporations in the world. The Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh were formally incorporated as a Craft Guild of the city and this recognition is embodied in the Seal of Cause or Charter of Privileges which was granted to the Barber Surgeons by the Town Council of Edinburgh on 1st July 1505. The Seal of Cause is a remarkable document. It clearly established the role of the Incorporation of Barber Surgeons as a body concerned with the maintenance and promotion of the highest standards of surgical practice and this remains the prime purpose of the great international surgical brotherhood of the Royal College which has developed from the Incorporation. The Seal of Cause conferred various privileges upon the Incorporation, including the exclusive right of its members to practise surgery in Edinburgh and surrounding districts, but in return for these privileges, it imposed certain crucially important duties and obligations. The most important of these, which remains entirely appropriate to this day, is stated very clearly in the Seal of Cause, “that na maner of persoun occupie nor vse ony poyntis of our said craftis of Surregenie ... bott gif he be first frieman and burges of the samyn, and that he be worthy and expert in all the poyntis belangand the saidis craftis diligentlie and avysitly examinit and admittit be the maisters of the said mcraft ... that he knaw anotamell, nature and complexion of euery member humanis bodie, and inlykewayes he knaw all the vaynis of the samyn ... for euery man aucht to knaw the nature and substance of euery thing that he werkis, or ellis he is negligent.” From its earliest origins the College has been an examining body principally concerned with the setting and maintenance of professional standards. Another vitally important obligation laid upon the Barber Surgeons was that of ensuring that all who practise the craft should be able to read and write and this literacy requirement is the earliest of any comparable professional body
Transforming and Scaling Up Health Professional Education
Get PDFThe Human Resources for Health (HRH) agenda transcends national borders. In particular, education and training for health professionals around the globe is faced with new epidemiological and demographic challenges, as well as the impact of climate change. Looking beyond the existing models and systems for health professional education, the World Health Organization is leading an effort aimed at increasing the quantity but also the quality, relevance, and sustainability of the health workforce. Evidenced-based policy guidelines, along with political commitment to the goal of universal health coverage, bring countries closer towards sustainable and equitable access to health services.It is imperative that the new generation of health professionals must be capable of participating in and implementing reforms of health professional education within the broader global HRH strategy and post-2015 development agenda.
From the President…
Get PDFNow that the new year is here and the Society’s President’s Annual Dinner is over, there is perhaps a tendency to feel that the high point of the Society’s year is passed. I would urge you however to resist such self-indulgent fancies and see that as a Society we have a function throughout the academic year.From my own point of view, it must be said, the Society’s 254th session started quite memorably with the Freshers’ Address and Party, at which, as some of you may remember, I pulled off one of the greatest publicity stunts of recent years with a well-timed lateral dislocation of my right patella whilst dancing in the Meeting Hall. The immediate correction of this somewhat painful and rather inconvenient anatomical anomaly necessitated a little trip across to those nice people in the Accident and Emergency Department, at the time undergoing one of their typically pleasant late night Friday sessions. Seeing A&E from under the blankets for a change was rather enlightening. On reflection however I would advise you to be very sceptical of those in the profession who proclaim that a visit to hospital on the receiving end teaches you what it’s like to be a patient
The Cigarette in the Office
Get PDFPatricia Strong, Auntie Pat or simply AP, was an institution within an institution. To many of us she was a surrogate mother, very protective towards her little brood of medical students but with qualities that ran much deeper than this. I believe she cared for her RMS students and had a soft spot for the underdog. She was, to a large extent, unshockable. Whatever scheme or plan we had, she had seen it all before