Richard James Maitland Coffin trained in London and Edinburgh and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, as well as a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in London and Apothecaries' Hall in Dublin. He worked primarily in obstetrics, including as a Teacher of Obstetric Medicine at St John's House Maternity Home. He was closely involved in the volunteer ambulance movement, serving as Honorary Surgeon and Examiner to the St John Ambulance Brigade, Chief Officer of the Ambulance Department of the National Fire Brigade Union, and Chief District Surgeon and Examiner for the South Midlands District. He received several honours, including appointment as an Honorary Associate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England and as a Knight of the Royal Order of Christ of Portugal. He died in Sevenoaks in 1927.

Byrom Bramwell was born in North Shields, the son and grandson of medical practitioners. He was educated at Cheltenham College and graduated MB with honours from the University of Edinburgh in 1869, later earning an MD with a gold medal in 1877. After holding house appointments, he joined his father in general practice and later obtained a part-time Lectureship in Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Durham.

George Alexander Gibson was born in Muckhart, Perthshire, the son of a solicitor, and educated at Dollar Academy and the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He undertook postgraduate study in London, Dublin, and Berlin. By the age of twenty-seven he had earned the degrees of BSc, MB, CM, DSc and MD, and had been elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. While serving as House Physician to Dr George Balfour, he developed a special interest in heart disease.

James Murdoch Brown graduated MB CM from the University of Edinburgh in 1874 as first in his class and earned his MD in 1897. He worked as Physician to the Fountainbridge Dispensary, later becoming Assistant Physician at the Royal Infirmary and Consulting Physician to the West Dispensary. He also taught at the University of Edinburgh, serving as Assistant to the Professors of Clinical Medicine, Institutes of Medicine, and Practice of Physic, before becoming a Tutor in Clinical Medicine. He died in 1925.

Sir John Halliday Croom was Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh. He earned his MB in 1868 and began working as Assistant to Alexander Simpson in 1870, later specialising in gynaecology and midwifery and overseeing the gynaecology wards at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He gained his MD in 1882, receiving a gold medal. He began teaching as an Extramural Lecturer in 1878 and remained at the Edinburgh Medical School until succeeding Simpson as Professor of Midwifery in 1905. He retired in 1921 and published several works in his field, including 'Minor Gynaecological Operations and Appliances'. He died in 1925.

David Berry Hart was born in Edinburgh, the son of James Hart, a printer, and graduated MB CM from the University of Edinburgh in 1877. He worked as Assistant to Professor Sir Alexander R Simpson and practised as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. In 1882 he co-authored, with Freeland Barbour, 'The Manual of Gynaecology', an early systematic textbook in the field.

Walter Weir earned his MB CM from the University of Edinburgh in 1878. He worked initially as Physician to the New Town Public Dispensary in Edinburgh, before moving to Surrey, where he served in several dispensaries and almshouses. He died in Edinburgh in 1890.

James Alexander Russell earned an MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1861, followed by MB CM degrees in 1868. He specialised in anatomy and served as Demonstrator until 1876. After unsuccessfully applying for the Chair of Anatomy at the University of St Andrews, he earned the first BSc in public health awarded by the University of Edinburgh in 1875. He later entered public life, being elected to Edinburgh Town Council in 1880, becoming a Bailie in 1885 and Lord Provost in 1891. During his civic career he promoted public health initiatives, including work relating to the fever hospital at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He was knighted in 1894 and died in 1918.

Thomas Whitehead Reid trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1874 and a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1875, before joining the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1880. He earned his MD from the University of St Andrews in 1896. After a period as private physician to Baron Rothschild, he joined his father's practice in Canterbury, Kent, and worked as Surgeon at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. He lectured at a range of institutions and was active in the St John Ambulance Association, which appointed him an Honorary Associate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England. He was also active in the British Medical Association, serving as President of the South East Branch, a member of the Central Committee, and Chair of the Hospitals Committee. He died in 1910 following influenza.

Henry Morris studied at St Mary's Hospital Medical School and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He began his career as Resident Medical Officer at Queen Charlotte's Lying-In Hospital in London, before entering general practice in Howden, Yorkshire. He also served as Acting Assistant Surgeon with the 3rd East Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers. In 1887 he moved to Blackpool, Lancashire, where he practised until his death in 1889.