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The President’s Report 2011

The year has flown by since I last wrote the annual report. Change continues apace in all our working lives and it is hard to keep up. Some of these changes affect the Association which, I hope, will be advantageous.

As you may recall from last year, the students of UCL Medical School have founded a new Alumni Association specific to the medical school and have named it The Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Student’s (RUMS) Alumni. The organisation will begin with this year’s graduates and will aim to provide a network for members, to run educational events, to support the current students and to maintain the history of the three original medical schools. The Royal Free Association will have a place on the management committee and will have the opportunity to benefit from the administrative and technical expertise of the new association. The aim initially will be to modernise our membership database and we may extend in to the world of Facebook.

The other major change for the medical school is the institution of higher university tuition fees. UCL, of course, in light of its apparent lofty status feels justified in setting the fees at the maximum permitted. This is combined

with the already significantly higher living costs for students in London and will threaten the diversity of the student group. The number of students in financial distress is very likely to increase and this makes the contribution of The Association even more important. To this end, the prospect of making a small increase in the membership fee will be considered.

On a brighter note, I am delighted to say that we have a fantastic group of past Royal Free students who have agreed to come back to ‘show off’ at the Annual Meeting this year. We hope this will be the start of a new trend so do not be surprised if you receive a letter of invitation and indeed, if you know of someone hiding their light under a bushel, please let me know……..

Finally, our stalwart Secretary and treasurer, Wendy Kelsey, is in need of a successor after many years of dedication and persistently going the extra mile, so please consider whether you would like to consider taking over. I am sure Wendy would be very happy to go through what the role entails.

I look forward to seeing many of you on 17th November.

Philip Lodge Inside this issue ◘ The Programme for THURSDAY, 17th NOVEMBER 2011 ................... Page 2 ◘ Minutes of the AGM held on 18th November 2010 ... Pages 3-5 ◘ Financial Statement for the Year to 30th April 2010 .. Pages 6-7 ◘ This and That: Internal Issues ......................................................... Page 8 Achievements ......................................................... Page 9 Reunion News ........................................................ Pages 10-13 ◘ Obituary ...................................................................... Pages 14-15 Enclosures: ◘ Registration Form for Attendance on Thursday, 17th November 2011 ◘ Membership Subscription Form ◘ Stay in Touch Form

The Royal Free Association (incorporating the Royal Free Old Students' Association and Members of the School)

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Dr Philip Lodge, qualified 1989, Consultant in Palliative Care, Royal Free Hospital and Marie Curie Hospice, North London Dr Jane Zuckerman, qualified 1987, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travel Medicine; Sub-Dean, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant at the UCL Medical School (Royal Free Campus) and the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London.


THE PROGRAMME

for the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, 17th November 2011 in the

Sir William Wells Atrium, Ground Floor, Royal Free Hospital

10.30 a.m. REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

Sir Williams Wells Atrium Ground Floor, Royal Free Hospital

11.00 p.m. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Recording of deaths 3. Minutes of the last Meeting held on

Thursday, 18th November 2010 4. Matters arising 5. President’s Report 6. a. Election of Officers for 2011-2012

b. Election of new Members 7. Financial Report 8. Any Other Business 9. Date of next Annual Meeting

11.30 a.m. REPORTS ON UCL MEDICAL SCHOOL Speaker: Gareth Chan

RUMS Vice-President for Events Student President’s Report

Speaker: Deborah Gill Deputy Director, UCL Medical School "MBBS 2012: A Curriculum for Contemporary Practice" 12.30 p.m. STUDENT ELECTIVE REPORTS

1.00 p.m. LUNCH

2.00 p.m. THE PETER SCHEUER SYMPOSIUM

CHAIRMAN: Dr Philip Lodge Consultant in Palliative Care

"Where are we now? " Speakers: Professor Guy Rutty, East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, Leicester

Dr Andrew Smith & Dr Bruce Martin, The Heart Hospital, London Dr John Horton, GP, Hampstead, London

4.00 p.m. TEA

5.00 p.m. THE MARSDEN LECTURE

Speaker: Dame Carol Black National Director for Health and Work, Department of Health

6.00 p.m. TRUSTEES’ RECEPTION

6.30 p.m. for 7.00 p.m. INFORMAL DINNER

at the Brasserie Chez Gerard, 215 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4RB

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Free Association held in the Sir William Wells Atrium at the Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG on

Thursday, 18th November 2010 Present: Dr Philip Lodge in the Chair plus 57 Members of the Association, namely: Rohini ABEYESUNDERE (1962) Stella AMBACHE (1942) Rosemarie BAILLOD (1961) Maureen BARTLETT (1963) Yvonne BEECHING (1952) Dora BLACK (Member) Richard BRUETON (1971) Malcolm CLARKE (1965) Wendy CLINE (1965) Andrew CLYMO (1959) Barbara CROFT (1959) Helen CROSSLEY (1961) Anita DAVIES (1959) Paul DAVIES (1973) Stanley DAVIS (Member) Ewa DRAGOWSKA (1960) Ozgen FEIZI (1964) John GIBSON (1956) James HARDIMAN (1964)

Judith HEGARTY (1965) David HENDERSON (1965) Susan HILLS (1979) Dorothy HOLDSWORTH (1961) Mary HUGHES (1956) Anne HUNTER (1950) Mary HUNTER (1950) Shirley JONES (1959) Sylvia LAQUEUR (1972) Patricia LAST (1958) Sabina LORIA (1961) Cynthia LUCAS (1959) Susan LUCAS (1963) Rhona MacLEAN (1951) Elizabeth MADIGAN (1980) Mary MAGUIRE (1955) Angela MAIN (1956) Deborah MEANLEY (1965) Fred MEYNEN (1964)

Ann NAYLOR (1961) Ruth ODELL (1947) Anthony ORDMAN (1978) Barbara PROSSER (1948) Anna RAKOWICZ (1962) Avery REZEK (1959) Jane RIDLEY (1975) Valerie ROGERS (1961) Helen SAPPER (1959) Sonia SASSOON (1977) Mary SELSBY Olive SHARP (1958) Hilary SHAW (1955) Frances SWAIN (1973) William TAMPION (Member) Brenda THOMPSON (1961) Anne WICKHAM (1965) Dorothy WRIGHT (1950) Jane ZUCKERMAN (1987)

1. Apologies for Absence

Apologies were received from 120 members, as per the list on Page 5. 2. Recording of Deaths

The Chairman regretted to report the deaths of 22 members; many of whom had made outstanding contributions to medicine and the care of patients. He asked Dr John Gibson to read out the names:

Hazel B. BAKER (née Hill) (1943), Audrey DAVIDSON (1951), David GERAINT JAMES (Member), Margaret H. GLADDEN (1965), Aileen M. HAMPTON (Mrs Parry-Jones) (1948), R. Juliet HAYDEN (née Reynolds) (1945), Catherine J. HEATLEY (1997), Mary HOOGEWERF (Mrs Hunt) (1957), Pamela M. HORNE (1945), Margaret E. HOWAT (née Harker) (1940), Arthur H. LISTER (1984), Ann LLOYD JONES (née Parry Williams) (1959), Terence H. MEANLEY (1970), Robert E. MOLLOY (1950), Henry G. NAYLOR (1960), Olive M. OBIN (née Grundy) (1957), Ann READER (née Maffett) (1951), Janet SHAW (Mrs Carruthers) (1960), Barbara J. SIMPSON (Mrs Roberts) (1962), Edward A. THOMPSON (1969), The Honorable Frances M. ULYATT (1943), Elizabeth M. WADE-EVANS (née Bough) (1950)

There followed a short silence.

3. Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on

Thursday, 19th November 2009

The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting had been circulated to all members via the Annual Newsletter and copies were made available to those present. The Minutes were ratified and signed by the President as a true record with one minor correction. The name of Dr A. Dora Black was added to the list of attendance for the Meeting.

4. Matters arising There were no matters arising 5. President’s Report

The President welcomed the members to the Meeting on this the first year of his Presidency. He said that it was a pleasure and a privilege to take over from Rosemarie who has been, and continues to be, dedicated in her support and hard work for the Association. He thanked her very much once again on behalf of all the membership and added that he would continue to call on her wisdom and expertise for many years to come. He also thanked Dr Wendy Kelsey for all the work she does in ensuring the Meetings are the success that they undoubtedly are and for all her hard work as the Treasurer and Secretary of the Association.

The President was delighted to welcome onto the Executive Committee Dr Jane Zuckerman, a Consultant colleague and fellow Royal Free graduate (1987). He explained that Jane had been instrumental in setting up and administering for the Association the student elective bursaries and he said that she holds the welfare and best interests of the students close to her heart. He thanked her for the work she had already devoted to the Association.

He reported that once again the Association owes several debts of gratitude to the Royal Free Charity who has continued to support the Association with a contribution of £7000 this year. Although it had been noted that such support may not be possible in the future he hoped to work with the Charity again over the coming years.

The President said that most of those present are well aware that the Medical School and Hospital continue to go through major changes and it was with this in mind that the Executive Committee members felt that they needed to consider the future of the Association once again. The cold hard reality is that the Association is no longer growing and it will shrink gradually but the alumni have preserved the name of the Royal Free in recognition of the history and value that it holds in the evolution of medical education in Britain. He reported that, with this in mind, the Association would be making an approach to the Students’ Union regarding a possible collaboration to secure the longer-term future both of the Association and the name of Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. He explained that there is a proposal to form a new medical school old students’ association and with the members’ consent, he would like to explore if it is possible to ‘piggy-back’ the Royal Free Association with the new organisation. He said that he would be happy to hear from the alumni if they had any thoughts regarding this.

Dr Lodge acknowledged that the structure of today’s meeting has been very successful for a number of years. However next year he hoped to organise a day of celebration of the success of Royal Free graduates by arranging for invited guest speakers to share their expertise, triumphs and in general to be given the opportunity to be proud of their impressive achievements.

Finally, he explained that the Association has been heading towards the possibility of using e-mail to replace the costs and workload involved in printing the Annual Newsletter. This work continues and he expressed his thanks to Marion Huber (in Switzerland) who has been updating our records assiduously. As an addition, and to facilitate spreading news and contacts for reunions, he would like to explore the use of Facebook – his daughter assures him that it is very useful, easy to use and one cannot actually live without it. If it is good enough for the Queen, he said he is prepared to see if it would be helpful for the Association.

6. Officers for 2010-2011 President: Philip Lodge Secretary/Treasurer: Wendy Kelsey Executive Committee: Rosemarie Baillod Patricia Last Richard Brueton Dimitri Mikhailidis Karen Cheetham Andrew Platts Jacqueline Cooper Wendy Reid Bimbi Fernando Susan Tuck Peter Howden Marc Winslet Sandra Jones Jane Zuckerman 7. Financial Report

Dr Wendy Kelsey was unable to attend the Meeting so on her behalf Dr Rosemarie Baillod presented the Balance Sheets for the year to 30 April 2010; copies of which had been circulated at the meeting. She was pleased to report that the finances of the Association are in a good condition with £36,000 (Deposit Account) and £2,300 (Current Account).

She said that we had been fortunate enough to receive another £7000 from the Royal Free Charity, and their continuing support has been an enormous benefit to the Association. She explained that ₤8,000 from the Students Distress Fund had been allocated to needy students through the year. £3,500 had been issued to University College London towards the Student Elective Bursaries for the year 2010-2011. Successful candidates would be asked to present their projects to the AGM next year. It was felt that it might be possible next year to increase the bursary award.

The members approved the financial report.

8. Any Other Business

A member enquired about the Archives and was informed that the Archives Centre is still located at the Hoo, 17 Lyndhurst Gardens, London NW3 5NU, and there was a very efficient archivist on the site. There had been talk for sometime about the possibility of relocating the Archives Centre but no further information had been received. It was noted that Professor Neil McIntyre was in the process of writing a history of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. Three members stated that they had received letters/ telephone calls from students (?UCL) requesting financial support. The President advised members that such requests should be referred to him.

A request was made for members to receive annually a copy of the Membership Directory. Dr Baillod stated that the cost of printing the full Membership Directory was prohibitive but an Addendum of up-dates would be circulated with next year’s Annual Newsletter. Dr Lodge said he would be happy to receive any correspondence, etc via his e-mail address: [email protected]

As there was no further business the meeting closed.

9. Date of Next Meeting

The next Annual General meeting would be held on Thursday, 17th November 2011.

Apologies for Absence ADAMSON, Kenneth P. (1967) ALLEN, Roy T.J. (1960) ASHBY, Rosemary R. (Mrs Chapman) (1956) BACH, Clive D. (1973) BATTERSBY, Margaret (née Crump) (1958) BEERE, Deborah M. (1981) BIRKS, Doreen A. (1949) BISHOP, Angela P. (1976) BOUCHER, Audrey M.G. (née Wilson) (1974) BOXER, Josephine C. (Mrs Lampert) (1968) BRINKLEY, Diana M. (née Rawlence) (1945) BROWNE, Doreen R.G. (1959) BURTENSHAW, Hazel M. (1959) BUSH, Michael (1969) BUTLER, Eleanor P. (née Durand) (1963) CHESTERS, Pamela J. (Member) CLARK, Helen M. (née Braine) (1964) COLSTON, Jean R. (1957) COOPER, Colin P. (1959) COOPER, Gisu (1988) COPE, Anna (née Pridal) (1956) COPE, James (1957) CREE, Sylvia J. (1957) CULLEN, Dorothy (Mrs Firth) (1957) CUMMINS, Eva L.P. (née Fisch) (1954) CUSWORTH, Jacqueline M. (Mrs Thompson) (1970) DAY, José A. (née Hankins) (1953) DEO, Surendra I. (1985) DOYLE, Edmund X. P. (1994) EDMONDS, John P.F. (1971) ETHERIDGE, Monica M. (1940) EVERETT, V. Jill (1959) FISHER, Judith M. (née Shaw) (1963) FISHER, Marie G. (1952) FOX, John A. (1957) FOX-MALE, Patricia (Mrs Ridgway) (1971) GALVIN, Elizabeth A.S. (Mrs Turrell) (1971) GARDNER OF PARKES, Baroness T. (Member) GARLAND, J. Shirley (née Pilkington) (1959) GOLTON, Andrea G. (1971) GOWER, Sean G. (1989) GREEN, Michael R. (1983) GUESS, H. Marian (née Trevitt) (1970) GUY, Rosemary (Mrs Holmes) (1966)

HALL, Judith M. (Mrs O'Leary) (1958) HALL, Professor Joseph G. (1957) HARPUR, Jane E. (née Mathie) (1969) HENDERSON, Elizabeth P. (1953) HENDERSON, Moira M. (1958) HOBBS, Rebecca J. (1982) HORSMAN, David C. (1971) HOVER, E. Carol (née Lock) (1955) HOWE, Joy G. (née Shaw) (1961) HURLOW, Dorothy (1965) IDE, Joanna E. (Mrs Thomas) (1971) JAMES, Stephanie (née Holmes) (1951) JAZEEL, Suvendrini N. (née Casinader) (1958) JONES, David N. (1962) JONES, Pamela A. (Mrs Kirk) (1966) KING, Isabel J. (1973) KLUTH, David C. (1989) LAST, Patricia A. (1958) LAZARO, Neil G.T. (1992) LINSELL, Jane C. (1978) MacDONALD BURNS, David C. (Member) MANFIELD, Pauline A. (1954) MARR, A. Christina (1966) McKINNON, Jean (1961) McLAUGHLIN, James E. (Member) McINTYRE, Professor Neil (Member) McINTYRE, Waveney (1994) MILLMAN, Guy C. (1994) MONEY, Patricia J. (Mrs Smith)(1961) MORRIS JONES, Patricia H. (Mrs Casarini) (1957) MUDDIMAN, Margaret J. (Mrs Bates) (1973) MULLIGAN, Rosemary A. (Mrs King) (1962) NICHOLS, Mary P. (née Bacon) (1982) ODEKU, K. Jill (née Adcock) (1961) PAINTIN, Avril (1955) PERCY, Catherine M. (née Campbell) (1975) PLUMMER, Yvonne M. (1977) POLLITZER, Melanie J. (Mrs Fone) (née Moss) (1973) PROUT, K. Margaret (née Page) (1964) PULLEN, Denise A. (Mrs Palmer) (1943)

RANDALL, Jean M. (Mrs Measday) (1948) REARDON, Patricia J. (1956) RICHMOND, Janis M. (1961) RIDGWAY, Geoffrey L. (1971) ROSS, Ian H. (1968) ROWLANDS, A. Eleri (née Owen) (1970) RUDWICK, Ann L. (née Hunter) (1956) SALTER, K. Elizabeth U. (née James) (1965) SELL, Dorothy M. (née Roberts) (1952) SEYMOUR, Anne (1959) SHIRLEY, Janet A. (née Clements) (1971) SIVATHASAN, Niroshan (2004) SKEGGS, David B.L. (Member) SKUBLICS, Janet B. (née Combs) (1970) SLATTER, Elaine (née Bowlt) (1965) SMITH, Marilyn J. (née Evans) (1963) SMITH, Margaret M. (née Healey) (1957) STANBRIDGE, Cynthia M. (née Marcon) (1961) STRACEY, Pamela M. (1958) STREETER, Helen L. (1989) SUMMERS, Lynne (Mrs Tracey) (1976) SYKES, Elizabeth (1978) TAYLOR, Margaret E. (née Hughes) (1961) THOMAS, A. Myfanwy (née Gray-Jones) (1968) THOMPSON, Clive D. (1957) THOMPSON, Patricia A. (née Evershed) (1962) THOMPSON, Valerie M. (Mrs Yorke) (1948) THORNLEY, Barbara A. (1966) TOBIN, Jean M. (Mrs MacDonald Burns) (1968) TOWNSEND, Catherine R. (Mrs Desty) (1959) TROWELL, Professor Judith A. (née Baily) (1965) TUPPER, Annemarie D. (1952) UNDERHILL, Rosemary A. (1961) VAN RYSSEN, Maureen E.P. (1964) WOODHOUSE, Julian I.J.A. (1992) WORTHINGTON, Marion M. (1962) YOUNG, Glenda K. (née Swindells) (1961) YOUNG, Michael (1961)

Financial Statement for the year to 30th April 2010

Financial Statement for the year to 30th April 2010 (continued)


This and That ……….. Internal Issues

Executive Committee 2011/2012

President: Dr Philip Lodge Department of Palliative Care Royal Free Hospital Pond Street, London NW3 5QN e-mail: [email protected] Vice-President: Dr Jane Zuckerman WHO Collaborating Centre for Travel Medicine UCL Medical School, Royal Free Campus Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF

e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer/Secretary:

Dr Wendy Kelsey 7 Butterworth Gardens Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0BJ

Members:

Mr Richard Brueton, Orthopaedics Dr Rosemarie Baillod, Emeritus Mrs Karen Cheetham, UCL Business Plc Dr Jacqueline Cooper, Anaesthesia Mr Bimbi Fernando, Nephrology Dr Peter Howden (Retired) Mrs Sandra Jones, RUMS Alumni Association Dr Dimitri Mikhailidis, Clinical Biochemistry Dr Andrew Platts, Radiology Miss Susan Tuck, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Professor Marc Winslet, Surgery

e-mail: [email protected]

The RFA Database and Membership Directory For up-dating the Membership Directory the Association used the Specialist Info Database, the Internet and the returned Green Forms. Thank you to all of you who do return the Green Forms. Do not forget, those who are registered with the Specialist Info Database, to up-date your details there too!

A number of you will notice that work addresses are now used and it is hoped you are in agreement with this. If not, please say. A REMINDER AGAIN, please continue to keep the Association up-to-date with your changes of address and additional qualifications.

PLEASE NOTE MARION HUBER IS NO LONGER DEALING WITH THE DATABASE. ALL FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE DATABASE SHOULD BE SENT TO: TANYA SHENNAN ROYAL FREE ASSOCIATION UCL MEDICAL SCHOOL (ROYAL FREE CAMPUS) ROWLAND HILL STREET LONDON NW3 2PF. E-MAIL: [email protected]


This and That ……….. Achievements

To all Alumni and Members

Our warmest congratulations to all Alumni and Members for their achievements and successes during the year

…………… and in particular:

The Election to the Royal Irish Academy We are delighted to learn of the success of Professor Ray Dolan (Member) upon his election to Honorary Membership of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA). Under the Academy’s rules, election to membership is a public recognition of academic excellence – congratulations on this notable achievement.

UCL Business Award 2011 Our warmest congratulations to Professor Pepys (Member) for winning the UCL Business Award 2011. Professor Pepys, FRS is the Head of the Division of Medicine (Royal Free Campus) and Director for the Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Protein.

The Begents We hope the “new life” for Professor Richard Begent (Member) and his wife Nicky, Chair of Friends of the Royal Free, in buying and running a wood has been a great success. At the time of retiring Prof. Begent was Head of Oncology and had worked 40 years in the NHS. He stays on as an Emeritus Professor at the UCL Medical School, part of which is based at the Royal Free, and Nicky remains on the Board of the Royal Free Charity and serves as a Governor.

REUNION INFORMATION: If you are organising a Reunion for your Year, the RFA can provide a list of names and addresses for any particular year (and where possible e-mail addresses) plus a print out of address labels. Contact: Tanya Shennan, Royal Free Association, UCL Medical School (Royal Free Campus), Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, e-mail: [email protected]

This and That ……… Reunion News

REUNIONS TO BE HELD IN 2011

A Reunion for the 1981 qualifiers is being held at

the Luton Hoo Hotel in Luton on Saturday, 1st October 2011 to mark this 30 year anniversary

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE REUNION and would like to attend please contact Dr Eleanor Shore on e-mail: [email protected].

A Reunion for the 1986 qualifiers is being held at

The Savill Court Hotel and Spa, Egham near Windsor on Saturday, 1st October 2011

to mark this 25 year anniversary IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE REUNION and would like to attend please contact Dr Sandra Quenault on e-mail: [email protected].

A Reunion for the 1971 qualifiers is being held at the Grange Hotel in York on 4th November 2011

to mark this 40 year anniversary IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE REUNION and would be interested in coming please contact Dr Ian Fletcher on e-mail: [email protected]. However spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

1971:

1981:

1986:

This and That ……… Reunion News (Continued)

REUNIONS TO BE HELD IN 2012

1967 Our 45-year Reunion of the 1967 qualifiers will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Chester on the weekend of 11th-13th May 2012, with a buffet supper on Friday, 11th and a Dinner on Saturday, 12th. Full details will be circulated later, but anyone interested in attending, please contact David and Susan Campbell on [email protected] or David on [email protected]

1982 intake / 1987 graduation Too disorganised for a knees up this year but plans afoot for the 25 year reunion to be held in 2012. Siobhan coordinating (but not organising) so please email for information ([email protected]). Please also send photos for me to upload to website : http://web.me.com/siobhanlaws/RFHSM1982_1987_Reunion/Welcome.html.

1962 A 50-year Anniversary Reunion for the 1962 qualifiers is being planned for Saturday 12th May 2012 at the Beaumont Estate Hotel near Windsor. If you have not heard from me and wish to attend please can you let me know as soon as possible. Anne Louise O'Donovan ([email protected]).

1960 A Reunion for the 1960 qualifiers is being planned for Friday, 18th November 2012 around the time of the Annual Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 17th November with a Triennial Dinner on the 16th. Please make a note in your diaries and further details will be available at the beginning of next year. Contact: Charmian Goldwyn on e-mail: [email protected] or 77 Elm Bank Gardens, London SW13 0NX (tel: 0208 876 3700).

Class of 1964, 48th Reunion A dinner to mark the 48th Reunion of the Class of ’64 will take place on 18th September 2012 at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. As in 2009, I plan a get-together on the preceding evening, 17th and outings [optional] on Tuesday and Wednesday, 18/19th. More details will be available in the Spring of 2012, together with a list of hotels/apartments/hostels which offer discounted rates for those attending College events. Please contact me if you are interested, preferably by e-mail [[email protected]] or at 9 Forres Street, Edinburgh EH3 6BJ to ensure that you receive further information.

Royal Free Students 50th Anniversary Celebration November, 2010

Photographs kindly provided by Michael Modelski

Itwasagreatday!Thirty‐fouroldfriendswhoqualifiedin1960mettocelebrateon3rdNovember2010.AdozenorsohadgatheredinthemorningattheWellcomeMedicalMuseuminEustonRoadandwalkedaroundintheirowntimebeforehavingalightlunch,inanticipationofafeastintheevening.TheWestburyMayfairHotelwasthesettingofourAnniversaryDinner.Achampagnereceptionwasfollowedbyatrulydeliciousmeal.Theactiveswappingoftable‐placesbetweencoursesensuredthateveryonecouldmingleandchat.WehadreturnedtoLondonfromallovertheUnitedKingdom,America,CanadaandSwitzerland.

Itisextraordinaryhowfolkwhohavestudiedandstruggledtogetherintheiryouthslipintothesameeasycamaraderieandfamiliarity.Somespousesandpartnershadjoinedus‐anumberofwhomwerefamiliartousfromourstudentdays.Itwasaltogetheradelightfulday,skilfullyorganisedbyEwaDragowskatowhomweexpressedouradmirationandthanks.Weeventuallyendedourcelebrationwithfondfarewells,takingwithusrenewedmemoriesofourSaladDaysrefreshedandenhancedbytheReunion.

Jill Bullimore (Mrs Pizey)

Photograph kindly provided by Russell Harper Photography

The 1961 qualifiers had held two informal Reunions for their 25th and 40th year Anniversaries around the time of the Annual Meeting in November but when the 50-year Anniversary approached they said: "Let‘s splash out in the Summer"! This resulted in a superb event held at the Ritz on 26th May 2011. Lunch was chosen to allow people to come up to London just for the day, an important point, as some have dependent spouses. The day started with a Champagne Reception in the Marie Antoinette Suite. This is a beautiful mirrored room. A table in the centre was useful to place three folders containing individual histories from all the attendees and from some who were unable to be there. These were of great interest. Before moving to the Music Room for lunch, the formal group photograph above was taken in the Marie Antoinette Suite. When everyone was seated for lunch further photographs were taken of each table and these are now available on-line from Russell Harper Photography.

The excellent meal and wine were appreciated enormously by all and this was enhanced by the service from the Ritz personnel which was done with grace and kindness. Everything passed so quickly that we were all at a loss when 5 p.m. arrived. A most beautiful bouquet of flowers was given to Rosemarie Baillod in appreciation of all her effort in arranging the Reunion. Rosemarie then gave a short speech reflecting on the various essays, life histories and photographs people had provided. She reminded everyone that at the time of entry to the Medical School, many voices had expressed that such an intense education was a waste on women who would after all just get married. The histories however showed a different story of a huge work ethic. The work encompassed all aspects of medicine as well as many other areas of public life. In addition to their work most had married and brought up families. It appeared everyone had had the best life could offer.

Dr Rosemarie Baillod

Royal Free Students, 50th Anniversary Celebration May 2011

Obituary

It is with sadness that we announce that Dr Bruce MacGillivray, Dean of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine from 1975 to 1989,

died on 17th December, 2010 Barron Bruce MacGillivray was born in South Africa in 1927. His political leanings became evident when boarding at Johannesburg's King Edward VII School where, aged thirteen, he used its facilities to set up a night school for local black employees. From 1946 he studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand but in 1951, unhappy about apartheid, he moved to Britain, entered Manchester's medical school and qualified LRCP MRCS in 1955. After junior posts in and around Manchester he qualified MCRP in 1959 (FRCP 1974). Then, somewhat unusually, he worked for a London medical degree as an external student and graduated MBBS in 1962, having been registrar and senior registrar at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases for three years. In 1964 he was appointed consultant in clinical neurophysiology & neurology at RFH but before starting did a year’s research at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1971 he was also made a consultant at the National Hospital. Bruce MacGillivray was Dean of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine (RFHSM) from 1975 to 1989. His early years were arguably the most precarious in its history as the Todd Report of 1968 had advocated mergers of London schools - and siting of preclinical departments near science departments rather than teaching hospitals. Owing to RFHSM’s impending merger with University College the University Grants Committee withheld funding for preclinical departments in the new Royal Free complex in Hampstead into which the whole of RFHSM was scheduled to move; preclinical subjects were to be taught in the new building near UC. The UGC did however agree that Hampstead should have a Clinical Sciences Building (CSB), albeit one occupying less space than the planned preclinical departments. RFHSM’s merger with UC depended on the availability of the new joint preclinical building, but in 1975 a moratorium on university building meant it would be unavailable until 1985, unless RFHSM surrendered the proceeds of the sale of the Hunter Street building housing its preclinical departments. Bruce rejected this idea. When the CSB opened in 1978 he moved some preclinical staff into it; others remained at Hunter Street. He proposed a move of the whole School to Hampstead to the Vice-Chancellor who, soon after, set up a working party whose main remit was to identify financial savings. Chaired by Lord Flowers, its report suggested phasing out preclinical teaching at RFHSM. Bruce led the School's battle against 'Flowers', which was also unpopular at other medical schools. The University eventually decided an independent RFHSM should teach preclinical and clinical subjects at Hampstead but would not pay for the structural changes needed to house the preclinical students. RFHSM used its reserves, and in the summer of 1983 all RFHSM's departments were united on one site. The School's financial situation was poor before Bruce took over and economies already in force left him with little room for manoeuvre. Initially inflation was 24% and remained in double figures until 1982. UGC funding fell by 14% in real terms in the early 1980s and the size and effect of subsequent reductions were exacerbated owing to relatively poor grades at the first Research Assessment Exercise. Somehow, under Bruce's leadership, RFHSM balanced its budgets and it continued to expand. In 1988 a two storey building was erected across the CSB’s south-east courtyard. It was funded from the proceeds of the Hunter Street sale, which also allowed further expansion to increase the School’s research activity. Bruce saw research income increase from £140k to £4m per annum; he also sought

IN MEMORY OF DR DAVID GERAINT JAMES (MEMBER) WHO SADLY DIED IN OCTOBER, 2010

Many members will have seen the numerous obituaries written about David Geraint James (Member), husband of Dame Sheila Sherlock. I thought I would like to write a very personal note about this lovely man that I met whilst working as a PA to Professor Neil McIntyre. When Dr Geraint James was looking for a new place to hold his MRCP courses, Prof McIntyre said that it would not be a problem for him to run them from the Medical Unit at the Free. It was ideal, as often a whole ward was available, due to the then summer ward closure programme, the students benefitted enormously from these Courses, the lecturers were keen to teach on them and everyone had great fun. Dr James would organise for his excellent „clinical sign“ patients to make the journey from the Royal Northern catchment area to the Royal Free and they came willingly. Who could ever forget the patient who had worked as a silversmith and his now very „silver“ appearance! He certainly kept the students guessing. Registrars would send patients from the wards and it worked very well. Most participants passed their MRCP Part II with flying colours and if they didn’t Dr James always encouraged them to come back to try again. No-one could feel lonely when they attended a meeting, dinner or an event with Dr Geraint James present; regardless of race, creed or colour he made you feel so welcome. He would take you around and introduce you to everyone. Dr James was so thoughtful and often brought in little presents, a book about an area that you had said in passing that you had visited, a book of medical history in London, a bottle of sherry and many others. We were all on the receiving end. Although both Dr James and Dame Sheila were not Royal Free graduates their devotion and loyalty to the Royal Free and its Medical School were unquestionable. Dame Sheila had mentioned that on leaving their „huts“ on the rooftop of Grays Inn Road, many of her staff were unsettled to work in the new environment of the Royal Free Hospital. However, she told them that they would not be going back and to look forward and this she repeated at the meetings on merger with UCL. Dr James was truly kind and generous; our fond memories of him will never diminish.

by Marion Huber (Member)

Bruce, as a clinical neurophysiologist, worked in a somewhat recherché field but in 1980 he was, briefly, in the public eye as an expert on the definition of brain death, an important issue in relation to organ transplantation, but one about which there was then confusion following a misguided Panorama programme. He had a genuine interest in medical education and oversaw a radical revision of the clinical curriculum which aroused interest from other medical schools. Loved and respected by the medical students he supported their social and sporting activities. In his last year as Dean he was delighted to acquire the West Hampstead building which became the School’s first dedicated hall of residence. He was highly regarded by colleagues at the Royal Free, and elsewhere, as one who created a sense of collegiate togetherness and whose door was always open for discussion. When he retired in 1989 he left a much happier and more optimistic school than the one he had taken over fourteen years earlier. Much of that change was due to him. As Dean he sat on many University and NHS committees, at local and national levels. In 1985 he was appointed the first Pro-Vice Chancellor (Medicine) of the University of London. After retiring he was, from 1994 to 2000, a University representative on the Council of St George's Hospital Medical School, and was its Honorary Treasurer from 1996. Bruce had many interests outside medicine. He had artistic bent, and was a gifted sculptor, potter, woodturner and photographer. He was also a qualified pilot. He died peacefully on 17 December 2010 after a long and complex illness and is survived by his wife, Ruth (née Valentine), a fellow student at Manchester, and by their three children and four grandchildren.

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