History of Medicine Course at the Society of Apothecaries

Details are now available of a 3-day introductory course in the History of Medicine, to be held at the Society of Apothecaries, London, on 1st-3rd February 2012.

The programme will cover Ancient, Classical, Eastern and Western medicine and the development of modern medicine from its early roots through to the present world. Speakers will include the Head of Wellcome Library, Dr Simon Chaplin.

More details are available from the Society of Apothecaries website, including the course programme (PDF) and booking details.

Image: Five surgeons participating in the amputation of a man’s leg while another oversees them. Coloured aquatint by T. Rowlandson, 1793. (Wellcome Library no. 11636i).