Physicians' Gallery
This fortnightly podcast from the Physicians' Gallery at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) explores the history of medicine.
In the original 'Casenotes' series we heard from historians specialising in a huge range of subjects - including the history of poisons, syphilis, wartime medicine and mental illness.
Our series, 'Casenotes: Past and Present', devotes each episode to a different medical specialty. By exploring the history and interviewing currently practicing clinicians we will uncover the many changes, and the similarities, between medicine in the past and medical practices now.
Our series, 'Casenotes: Head to Toe', explores the history of medicine through different parts of the human body.
In our fourth series, 'Casenotes: Historian Series', we hear from academics and writers about a variety of topics in the history of medicine, including burns, animals and kings.
The current series, 'A-Z' explores topics starting with one letter per episode - from antidotes to zinc.
New to Physicians' Gallery?
Here are some great episodes to start with.
Recent Episodes
Ep.8 - Halitosis, Hemlock and Hysteria
Ep.7 - Glass Delusion, Gangrene And Godfrey's Cordial
Ep.6 - Forceps, Food and Flatulence
Ep. 5 - Electric Eels, Emetics and Eggs
Ep.4 - Dancing Plague, Digitalis and Disability
Ep.3 - Condoms, Cataracts and Coffee
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About the Host
Dr Daisy Cunynghame
Host
Daisy Cunynghame completed an MA in Modern History at the University of St Andrews and a Higher Diploma in Archival Studies at University College Dublin. She is the Heritage Manager & Librarian for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE). She was awarded her PhD by the University of Edinburgh in 2020. The focus of this work was ‘The Roles of the Edinburgh, Kelso, and Newcastle Dispensaries in Charitable Relief, 1776-1810’. Her research investigates public health initiatives in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Scotland and the north of England, with a particular focus on the patient experience within the dispensary system.
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