UNLOCKING THE MEDICINE CHEST
Original resources on the history of medicine, ideal for thesis research
This new brochure has been produced to encourage academic researchers and students to use currently overlooked collections for thesis research on the study of the history of medicine. These collections offer a rich source of information on a wide range of medical topics.
Topics covered are Disease; Mental health; Patients; Professionalisation; Public health; War and medicine; Women and medicine
Please distribute the brochure and information to your colleagues and students and encourage them to access these unique resources for studying the medical and social history of the medical professions.
The brochure is hosted on the Royal College of Physicians website (http://tinyurl.com/d3r9erg), but is the product of a collaborate project between a number of licensing and membership organisations in England and Wales.
The brochure has been produced by the following organisations working in partnership.
• Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
• Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
• Royal College of Midwives (RCM) – records are held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
• Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
• Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)
• Royal College of Surgeons (RCSeng)
Please contact each organisation directly for further details of their holdings and to discuss individual research needs.
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