On 1st October, our talented medical school applicants visited the Royal College of Surgeons of England to attend an interesting and highly informative Anatomy and Pathology Workshop led by surgeons specialising in Respiratory Health, Digestive Disorders and Gastroenterology, Vascular Health, as well as Hepatic and Renal Health.
Students were able to see pathological specimens from diseased tissues obtained from patients who had died from various conditions and disorders. Surgeons were able to quiz our students on disease profiles with a Q&A session at the end allowing students to gain valuable knowledge of anatomy and physiology under healthy conditions prior to learning about the pathological features under diseased conditions.
The Anatomy and Pathology Museum holds exhibits of some of the most impressive collections of human pathological specimens including those from historical medical cases. The Workshop was followed by a library tour and a talk by some of the College’s medical archivists who showcased compilations of medical drawings made by doctors and surgeons akin to a potted version of The History of Medicine.
The trip led by Biology Tutor, Yaso Shan, took place at the famed Hunterian Museum, so named after the renowned 18th century surgeon and anatomist John Hunter. It includes the display of over 2,000 anatomical preparations from Hunter’s original collection, alongside instruments, equipment, models, paintings and archive material, which trace the history of surgery from ancient times to the latest robot-assisted operations. The Museum includes England’s largest public display of human anatomy.
