George Joseph Adams
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 4 November 1924
George Joseph Adams was registered at Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, New Zealand, in 1920. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, graduating MB ChB in 1907 and MD in 1920. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1914 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1924. He served as Consulting Surgeon at the Public Hospital, Wanganui, and as Resident Officer at East Pelton Hospital, Edinburgh.
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.