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 […]