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List of presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine

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The president of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is the head of the Royal Society of Medicine.

The presidents were elected biennially by the Fellows of the Society.[1] In 2014 the charter changed. The presidents are now elected every three years.[citation needed]

The president oversees the running of the Society and chairs its council meetings.[citation needed]

List of presidents

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1907-2000

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Presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine 1907–2000[2]
Years in office Name Notes Image
1907–1910 Sir William Selby Church, 1st Baronet First president of the RSM in 1907, Church had chaired the preceding two years of negotiations to form the RSM.[3]
1910–1912 Sir Henry Morris, 1st Baronet
1912–1914 Sir Francis Champneys Obstetrician, elected president in 1912, and in the same year supported Sir William Osler in the founding of the History of Medicine Section.[4]
1914–1916 Sir Frederick Taylor, 1st Baronet
1916–1918 Sir Rickman Godlee
1918–1920 Sir Humphry Rolleston
1920–1922 Sir John Bland-Sutton
1922–1924 Sir William Hale-White
1924–1926 St Clair Thomson
1926–1928 Sir James Berry
1928–1930 Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn
1930–1932 Thomas Watts-Eden
1932–1934 Vincent Warren Low
1934–1936 Sir Robert Hutchison, 1st Baronet
1936–1938 Sir John Herbert Parsons[5]
1938–1940 Sir William Girling Ball
1940–1942 Sir Archibald Montague Henry Gray Gray was a dermatologist who in 1913 became secretary to the dermatology section at the RSM.[6] Between 1920 and 1924 he was the RSM's honorary secretary, and subsequently was appointed honorary treasurer.[6]
1942–1944 Sir Henry Letheby Tidy
1944–1946 Sir Gordon Gordon-Taylor
1946–1948 Sir Maurice Cassidy
1948–1950 Sir Henry Hallett Dale
1950–1952 Alfred Webb-Johnson, 1st Baron Webb-Johnson
1952–1954 Sir Francis Walshe
1954–1956 Sir William Gilliatt
1956–1958 Sir Clement Price Thomas
1958–1960 Sir Geoffrey Marshall
1960–1962 Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
1962–1964 Sir Terence Cawthorne
1964–1966 Henry Cohen, 1st Baron Cohen of Birkenhead
1966–1967 Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
1967–1969 Sir Hector MacLennan
1969–1971 Sir John Samuel Richardson
1971–1973 Sir Hedley Atkins
1973–1975 Sir John Stallworthy
1975–1977, 1978 (acting) Sir Gordon Wolstenholme
1977–1978 Sir John Vivian Dacie
1978–1980 Sir Rodney Smith, Baron Smith
1980–1982 Sir John Stallworthy
1982–1984 Sir James Watt
1984–1986 John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant
1986–1988 Sir Gordon Robson
1988–1990 Sir Christopher Booth
1990–1992 Sir David Innes Williams
1992–1994 Sir George Pinker
1994–1996 Sir Donald Harrison
1996–1998 Sir Christopher Paine
1998–2000 Lord Soulsby of Swaffham

2000–2023

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Presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine 2000–2023
Years in office Name Notes Image
2000–2002 Dame Deirdre Hine[2]
2002–2004 Sir Barry Jackson[7]
2004–2006 Sir John Lilleyman[8]
2006–2008 Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff[9]
2008–2010 Robin C. N. Williamson[citation needed]
2010–2012 Dame Parveen Kumar[10]
2012–2014 Sir Michael Rawlins[11]
2014–2017 Babulal Sethia[citation needed]
2017–2020 Sir Simon Wessely[12]
2020–2024 Roger Kirby[13]
2024- Gillian Leng[14] 4th female president and 109th overall.[14]

References

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  1. ^ David, T J (February 2002). "The History of the Royal Society of Medicine". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 95 (2): 105–107. ISSN 0141-0768. PMC 1279326.
  2. ^ a b Hunting, Penelope (2002). "Appendix: Presidents of the Society 1805-2000". The History of The Royal Society of Medicine. Royal Society of Medicine Press. pp. 481–482. ISBN 1-85315-497-0.
  3. ^ Hunting, P (2005). "The Royal Society of Medicine". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 81 (951): 45–48. doi:10.1136/pgmj.2003.018424. PMC 1743179. PMID 15640428.
  4. ^ Hunting, Penelope (2002). "8. From anaesthetics to proctology". The History of The Royal Society of Medicine. Royal Society of Medicine Press. pp. 301–380. ISBN 978-1853154973.
  5. ^ "Parsons, Sir John Herbert (1868 - 1957)". Royal College of Surgeons. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Gray, Sir Archibald Montague Henry (1880 - 1967)". Livesonline. Royal College of Surgeons of England. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "A President in shirtsleeves". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 95 (10): 518–519. October 2002. doi:10.1177/014107680209501016. ISSN 0141-0768. PMC 1279186.
  8. ^ Sanai, Leyla (2006). "Professor Sir John Lilleyman". Career Focus. British Medical Journal. 332 (7536): s50. doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7536.s50. S2CID 79850091.
  9. ^ Finlay, Ilora (1 August 2009). "My working day: Ilora Finlay". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 102 (8): 349–351. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2009.09k041. ISSN 0141-0768. PMC 2726809.
  10. ^ Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M. Stationery Office. 2012. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Professor Sir Michael Rawlins GBE, Kt". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. ^ Kelly, Brendan; Houston, Muiris (2020). "3. Writer: psychiatry in dissent (1976)". Psychiatrist in the Chair: The Official Biography of Anthony Clare. Merrion Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-78537-331-2.
  13. ^ Kirby, Roger (April 2023). "Legends in Urology". The Canadian Journal of Urology. 30 (2): 11459–11461. PMID 37074742.
  14. ^ a b "Professor Gillian Leng CBE vows to "look to the future" as she becomes RSM President". www.rsm.ac.uk. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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