Medicine then and now

We brought together three current Medicine students and three alumni from earlier generations.

We hope you enjoy the revelations and resonances as the three conversations unfold. Listen out for the arrival of penicillin, fines for students being badly dressed, and comparing notes on clinical attachments, electives, teaching methods and extra-curricular fun. We also have three galleries of images reflecting some of the themes discussed in the videos, and we are especially grateful to John Guy for sharing photographs he took as a student in the early 1960s.

Runa Mackay and Amy Perkins

Alumna: Runa Mackay Year of Graduation: MBChB 1944, MD 1952 Place of birth: Sutton upon Hull Specialty: Paediatrics	Student: Amy Perkins Year of graduation: 2016 Place of birth: Chichester; grew up in Dumfries
Conversation gems: Arrival of penicillin, arrival of the National Health Service; ‘Call the Midwife’; electives overseas

Professor Alan Rodger and Simon Cais

Alumnus: Professor Alan Rodger Year of graduation: BSc 1968, MBChB 1971 Place of birth: Kirkcaldy Specialty: Clinical oncology and breast cancer patient care	Student: Simon Cais Year of graduation: 2016 Place of birth: Glasgow
Conversation gems: The artist’s flat; dress code and fines; future of teaching; the price of pies

John Guy and Genevieve McMahon

Alumnus: John Guy Year of Graduation: MBChB 1963 Place of birth: Derby Specialty: Orthopaedics and trauma	Student: Genevieve McMahon Year of graduation: 2019 Place of birth: Shrewsbury
Conversation gems: Rowing; keeping the bus going; the Principal’s race; The Medics’ Reveal

Photos

The images below reflect some of the themes discussed in the videos.

We’re especially grateful to John Guy for sharing a collection of photographs he took in the 1960s.