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British Society For The History Of Medicine
The British Society for the History of Medicine (BSHM) is an umbrella organisation of History of medicine societies throughout the United Kingdom, with particular representation to the International Society for the History of Medicine. It has grown from the original four affiliated societies in 1965; the Section for the History of Medicine, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, Osler Club of London, Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine, to twenty affiliated societies in 2018. The society holds its congress biennially in centres around the UK, with the eponymous Poynter Lecture, named after librarian and medical historian F. N. L. Poynter, being held on alternate years in London. Purpose The chief purpose of the BSHM is "to form an umbrella organisation to ‘promote, organise or sponsor’ history of medicine activities in Britain and to represent British interests to the International Society for the History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Medicine Society At The Royal Society Of Medicine, London
Founded by Sir William Osler in 1912, the History of Medicine Society (formally "section"), at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), London, is one of the oldest History of Medicine societies in the world and is one of the four founder committees of the British Society for the History of Medicine. It covers every medical speciality and with the support from numerous notable physicians and surgeons of the time, including Sir Francis Champneys, Sir Ronald Ross and others, the first meeting on 20 November 1912 had 160 attendees. Subsequently, the society's events became regular and it continues to hold regular events at the RSM in London. Every year, undergraduate prizes are awarded in memory of the late pathologist Norah Schuster. Eponymous lectures are also held, including the C. E. Wallis lecture every five years. Origins Interest in the history of medicine at the RSM can be traced back to 1818, when an exhibition of the Chamberlen family's obstetric instruments took place at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Sisterton Clarke
Edwin Sisterton Clarke FRCP (18 June 1919 – 11 April 1996) was a British neurologist and medical historian, best remembered for his role as Director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, when he succeeded Noël Poynter and oversaw the transfer of the Wellcome museum to the Science museum, helped establish an intercalated BSc degree in the history of medicine for medical students and edited the journal ''Medical History''. In 1958, Clarke left a career in neurology to pursue one in history of medicine. In 1965, he was a member of the founding committee that established the British Society for the History of Medicine. His publications included a series of monographs on the history of the neurosciences. Early life and education Edwin Clarke was born in Felling-on-Tyne, County Durham, to Joseph Clarke, an artisan. He was educated at Jarrow Central School and subsequently became apprenticed in pharmacy at the dispensary of the Newcastle General Hospital f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryl Corner
Beryl Dorothy Corner Order of the British Empire, OBE (1910–2007) was a medical doctor and committed Christian who specialised in the paediatrics, care and treatment of children and pioneered neonatology – care of the newborn. She excelled as a medical student at the London School of Medicine for Women but then had trouble finding a post at institutions like Great Ormond Street Hospital because she was a woman. She established a career at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and, for several years, she was the only paediatrician in South West England. She was admitted to the British Paediatric Association in 1945. Corner established a unit to care for newborn babies. With a budget of £100 she was able to halve mortality rates. In 1948 she was the consultant paediatrician who oversaw the first caesarian birth of four quads born at Bristol. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
