Medical Marvels Trail
Our Union Street has launched the ‘Our Aberdeen’ app, designed to give locals and visitors the opportunity to explore the Granite City. The platform will make it easier to see what’s open, what’s happening and new places to eat, shop, visit or explore. A “Medical Marvels” trail is one of a dozen specially curated trails […]
Famous for Five Minutes 2026
Famous for Five Minutes will be on Saturday 2 May 2026 at Fountainhall at the Cross, Aberdeen. A great evening of entertainment. We have had singers, poets, musicians of all sorts, comedians and magic acts. This annual event has raised thousands of pounds for local charities over the past 10 years. Please come along and […]
New Book: Caring For Life
A History of Medicine in NE Scotland Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society has published a new book, Caring For Life. More than 50 members of staff have recorded the History of Medicine in North East Scotland. They document their clinical specialties and research in and around Aberdeen in the second half of the 20th century, covering developments […]
2026 Med-Chi Heritage Evening
26 March 2026 Foresterhill Health Campus – The Peoples’ Hospital? A range of speakers on the development of the site, with time for discussion on where it might go in the future. Come join us at the Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning in Healthcare for the 2026 Med-Chi Heritage Evening. All welcome. Free booking […]
2025-26 President’s Programme
President’s Programme The Full 2025-26 Programme.
History of the Medico-Chirurgical Society
On the 14th December, 1789, the Aberdeen Medical Society was founded by a group of medical students, of which James McGrigor and James Robertson were the leaders. There had existed previously in Aberdeen two medical student societies, one in 1768, and the other in 1786 but both had withered and died, a fate which did […]
Sir James McGrigor 250th Anniversary
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 […]