Scottish Society of the History of Medicine
The Scottish Society of the History of Medicine aims to promote, encourage and support the study of the history of medicine, with a particular interest in Scottish Medicine. It was founded in 1948 and the medical historian Dr Douglas Guthrie was its first President. The Society is registered as a charity in Scotland (SC008621) and is affiliated to the British Society for the History of Medicine.
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- Category: organization
- Founded: 1948
- Website: http://sshm.ac.uk/
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- Email: andreas.demetriades@gmail.com (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded: 1948 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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The Scottish Society of the History of Medicine aims to promote, encourage and support the study of the history of medicine, with a particular interest in Scottish Medicine. It was founded in 1948 and the medical historian Dr Douglas Guthrie was its first President. The Society is registered as a charity in Scotland (SC008621) and is affiliated to the British Society for the History of Medicine.
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