Scotland & Medicine – Collections Showcase

An online event featuring presentations from members of the Scotland & Medicine network of museums, archives and libraries

Scotland is renowned for its amazing contributions to medical innovation through a long history of pioneering research, education, treatment and technology. This extraordinary story is told by the members of Scotland & Medicine, a network of museums, archives and libraries that hold medical collections in Scotland. The group’s main aim is to connect and promote Scotland’s outstanding medical collections and ensure that they are accessible to all.

Join us for this special online event in which we will hear short presentations from the staff and volunteers who care for many of these amazing collections, including:

Rosie Al-Mulla Taylor, University of Stirling Archives & Special Collections

Alasdair Bachell, University of Dundee Archive Services

Andrew Dowsey, ON at Fife Archives

Matthew Jarron, Tayside Medical History Museum, University of Dundee

Malcolm MacCallum, Anatomical Museum, University of Edinburgh

Claire McDade, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow

Wiebke McGhee, North Lanarkshire Archives

Louise Neilson, Lothian Health Services Archive, University of Edinburgh

Clare Paterson, University of Glasgow Library

Jane Pirie, University Collections, University of Aberdeen

Anne Rinaldi, Heritage Service at Dumfries and Galloway Council

Mike G Rutherford, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Eeva Savolainen, National Museums Scotland

Catherine Walker, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scottish Collection

Louise Wilkie, Surgeons Hall Museums

The event is open to everyone and will take place on Zoom.