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Andrew Fillan
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 2/August/1791
Andrew Fillan was born in Aberdeenshire, and travelled to the Caribbean in the 1770s, where he settled in Roseau, Dominica. After entering into a partnership with fellow Aberdonian James Clark, he was awarded an MD by Marischal College in 1791. He remained in Dominica until his death about 1813.
Year of medical qualification
4/May/1791
Type of medical qualification
MD
Date of Licence
1/June/1791
Fellowship
The main qualification issued by the College, awarded regularly since the College’s foundation. This qualification was granted based on demonstrated breadth of experience and did not require an individual to pass a certain examination.