going to a local children's charity. There are a range of societies and groups that are open to medical and dental students, catering for a variety of interests. Famous alumni Robert Brown – discoverer of Brownian motion Sir Graeme Catto — president of the General Medical Council John James Richard Macleod — co-discoverer of insulin and Nobel Prize winner Sir Patrick Manson — "Father of Tropical Medicine" Professor Alex Mowat – pioneer of paediatric hepatology Sir Alexander Ogston — discoverer of Staphylococcus aureus The Very Reverend Gordon McPhate – Dean of Chester Cathedral Surgeon Major Peter Shepherd – pioneer of first aid for civilians. William Heath Strange - founder of the Hampstead General Hospital, now the Royal Free Hospital References 1497 establishments in Scotland 15th century in science Educational institutions established in the 15th century Medical School Aberdeen Medicine, School of Science and technology in Aberdeen