The Regius Professorship of Physic is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge, founded by Henry VIII in 1540. "Physic" is an old word for medicine (and the root of the word physician), not physics. Regius Professors of Physic References List of Regius Professors of Physic at A Cambridge Alumni Database Physic, Regius School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge 1540 establishments in England Physic, Cambridge Professorships in medicine