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Joseph Seaton
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 18/May/1858
Joseph Seaton received his medical degree from the University of St Andrews on 6 May 1845. He served as resident medical officer of the Northern Dispensary and the Royal General Dispensary, St Pancras. His publications include 'Practical observations and suggestions on the treatment of mental affections' (1846) and 'The present state and prospects of psychological medicine, with suggestions for improving the care and treatment of lunatics' (1853). He was a Fellow of the Medical Society of London and a member of the British Medical Association, and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 18 May 1858.
Year of medical qualification
6/May/1845
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.