President's Programme 2024-2025
Posted on
16th August 2024
2024-25 President's Programme
2024
26th September – 2024 President’s Medal Lecture – Professor Maggie Cruickshank
8th October – Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and Healthcare – Dr Keith Grimes
7th November – Paediatric ECMO – challenging dogma whilst chasing the dream – Dr Mark Davidson
28th November - Island Medic – Life as a Generalist - Dr Pauline Wilson
2025
9th January - Managing the Multigenerational Workforce and other hot topics in surgical careers - Ms Clare McNaught
6th February - Infection in Conflict, Wounds and Fractures: Old Lessons and New Challenges - Colonel (Retd) Michael P M Stewart, CBE
6th March - What is the Role of Doctors in Addressing Health Inequalities? - Dr Carey Lunan, MBE
27th March - Why international perspectives can help us save the NHS - Professor Amanda Howe, OBE
1st May - Waking up to Children’s Sleep Problems - Dr Don Urquhart
15th May - Elective Presentations
5th June - AGM & Presidential Address
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Sir James McGrigor 250th anniversary
Posted on
10th December 2020
UPDATED APRIL 2021
2021 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir James McGrigor, the Father of the British Army Medical Services. The Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society and the University of Aberdeen held a commemorative “virtual seminar" on the actual anniversary, Friday 9 April for university alumni, MedChi members, and guests. Under Covid-19 restrictions, a wreath was laid at the McGrigor obelisk in Duthie Park in advance for inclusion in the on-line seminar. The seminar can be viewed here.
The University of Aberdeen has published a biography of McGrigor, which includes information on an excellent video and book, both producd by MedChi member, Mr Tom Scotland.
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History of Primary Care
Posted on
28th May 2014
"Times they are a Changing" said Bob Dylan, and if you remember that song you must be of a certain age.
Medicine and your Medical Practice have changed a lot in our lifetime and memories of these changes will quickly fade. As well as your own memories you will have heard stories from older senior partners and patients about your Practice in the past.
The Med Chi would like to try and record these memories for the future before they are lost for ever.
There are many ways how the history may be recorded.
* Written recollections;
* Recorded interviews;
* Photographs and copies of Practice documents;
* Books and articles written by your predecessors and colleagues.
Stuart Duncan and Peter Duffus would like to invite you to a meeting at a suitable time to discuss how we might take the project forward.
If you have an interest in recording the History of your Practice, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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