▁Mac a ul ay . ▁ ▁Education ▁Robert ▁Smith ▁briefly ▁attended ▁the ▁Church ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁Fre et own , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁W ake field ▁in ▁York shire , ▁England . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁secondary ▁education , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁and ▁Sur ge ons ▁of ▁Glasgow , ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁qual ification ▁in ▁medicine ▁and ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁becoming ▁registered ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁West ▁African ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁medical ▁degree , ▁Smith ▁returned ▁to ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁inspect or ▁of ▁the ▁Health ▁and ▁Sh ipping ▁Department . ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁doctor ▁in ▁Fre et own ▁and ▁highly ▁sought ▁after ▁by ▁the ▁age ing ▁S ett ler ▁and ▁Mar oon ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁S ett ler ▁Town ▁and ▁Mar oon ▁Town ▁area . ▁Smith ' s ▁warm th ▁and ▁skills ▁as ▁doctor ▁led ▁to ▁promotion ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁eventually ▁appointed ▁Ass istant ▁Col onial ▁Sur geon . ▁Smith ▁also ▁lect ured ▁in ▁an atom y ▁and ▁phys i ology ▁at ▁Fou rah ▁Bay ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 4