Stories of Medicine and Migration

For the first time, three of the UK’s medical Royal Colleges are joining together to share their new research into the archival records of South Asian doctors migrating to the UK, as far back as the 1840s.

Join the heritage teams from the Royal College of Physicians, London, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in a virtual discussion about our work so far and where we might go next.

This work is at an early stage, and we welcome anyone with an interest in this area to attend and get involved in the discussion of this significant, but under researched area of our shared history.

Overview of the event

Presentations by:

Royal College of Physicians, London

Speakers:

• Liz Douglas, senior curator, Royal College of Physicians, London

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Speakers:

• Daisy Cunynghame, Heritage Manager & Librarian at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
• Jasmine Hawkins, Archives Assistant at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Speakers:

• Claire McDade, Heritage Lead at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• Monique Lerpiniere: Collaborative PhD student ‘A Hidden Migration History: South Asian Medical Professionals in Scotland, 1872-Present’ (University of Strathclyde and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow)
• Grace Payne-Kumar: Artist of Jamini Sen’s Portrait
• Theeba Krishnamoorthy (blogger), Junior Clinical Fellow, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London