The Fitzpatrick Lecture is given annually at the
Royal College of Physicians on a subject related to
history of medicine
The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies.
More than just histo ...
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The lecturer, who must be a fellow of the College, is selected by the president and may be chosen to speak for two years successively. The lectures are supported by funds from the Fitzpatrick Trust which was established in 1901 by Agnes Letitia Fitzpatrick
with a £2,000 donation in memory of her physician husband
Thomas Fitzpatrick.
Agnes was influenced by her husband’s close friend,
Sir Norman Moore, who persuaded her to choose ‘’history of medicine’’ as a subject. Subsequently, Moore was credited with its idea and implementation.
The first two Fitzpatrick lectures were given by Joseph Frank Payne,
[
] whose request instigated history of medicine lectures at the
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a medical society in the United Kingdom, headquartered in London.
History
The Society was established in 1805 as Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, meeting in two rooms in barristers’ chambers ...
and with whose support
Sir William Osler established the
History of Medicine Section.
He was succeeded by Sir Norman Moore, Leonard Guthrie and Clifford Allbutt and Raymond Crawfurd.
Lecturers
1903-1920
1921-1940
1941-1960
1961-1980
1981-2000
2001 onwards
References
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Annual events in London
British lecture series
Medical lecture series
Royal College of Physicians