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James Hunter
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 14 July 1774
James Hunter received his MD from St Andrews in 1747. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1774 and served as Fiscal Officer from 1779 to at least 1783.
Year of medical qualification
2 June 1747
Date of Licence
24 February 1774
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.