The Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy presents the Sydenham Lecture The Sydenham lecture founded in 1960, was named in honour of Thomas Sydenham, the great seventeenth century clinician who was known throughout Europe as the “English Hippocrates”. It is usually on a clinical subject. Lecturer:  Professor John Foot, BA (Oxon), […]

Alexandra Epps, City of London Guide Lecturer talk Friends of the Archives The Friends of the Archives is a memberhship group open to all members of the Society and its Faculties and any member of the public who has an interest. Speaker: Alexandra Epps, City of London Guide Lecturer talk on Lecture title: Art of […]

The John Locke Lecture was established in 1978 to commemorate the interest of the Faculty in the philosophy of medicine. It commemorates John Locke the 17th century physician and philosopher. Lecture title: Arabian Knots: Tales of Moral Misunderstanding from East and West Speaker: Professor David Misselbrook, MB BS MSc MA FRCGP DPMSA DHMSA Lecture date: […]

400th Anniversary Banquet of the Worshipful Society of London If you missed the the celebrations, catch a glimpse of the celebrations here!                 

‘Looking back to Look Forward – The Past and Future of Catastrophe and Conflict Medicine’ Friday 24th November, 2017 A one day exploration of emerging challenges facing humanitarians and evaulate trends, innovations adn technology in the field. Featuring speakers from the NGO sector, British Armed Forces, academia as well as data analysts.  Dr A Mozumder (Dean) & […]

(Left – right) Dr P O’Mordha, Mr N Wood, Mr M Rossor, Mr S Mannion (Speaker), Dr Christina Dale (President), Mr M Hakimi (Speaker), Professor C Mackworth-Young (Master), Dr A Mozumder (Dean) and Dr D Adams (Immediate Past Master) (Above) Seema gave the vote of thanks!     If you missed the lecture, you can catch up with […]

Anniversary Evensong at St Paul’s 20th September, 2017 The Society was honoured to be holding a special evensong at St Paul’s, where they were joined by Masters and Clerks from other Livery Companies, invited guests, and the Members of the Society. The service was the first performance of a newly commissioned anthem by Michael Berkeley, […]

Every year the Society opens its doors for ‘Open House’ weekend. This year, our 400th Anniversary year saw the Master, Professor Charles Mackworth-Young and the Clerk and Registrar welcoming people into the building. Once in the building, visitors were greeted by our volunteers which are our Court, staff, Archives volunteers, members of the Society who […]

Geoffrey Flavell’s career as a thoracic surgeon spanned the development of the discipline from the surgical treatment of tuberculosis to cardiac surgery. The Flavell fund was bequested to the Faculty by the late Joan Margaret Flavell in memory of her husband. The Flavell Lecture was called “An Illustrated History of Modern Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery” […]

It is an immense privilege to be Master of this marvelous organization in its 400th Anniversary year. The Society of Apothecaries has a wonderful history. Since its separation from the Grocers’ Company in 1617 it has made a continuous and important contribution to the regulation and support of its profession. Its initial roles included quality […]