ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn wˈɪt wʌz mˌeɪd fˈɜːst fɪzˈɪʃən tə kˈɪŋ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ɪn skˈɑːtlənd—ɐ pˈoʊst spˈɛʃəli kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ hˌɪm—ænd ˌɔn wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv fɪzˈɪʃənz ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə; hiː hˈɛld ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi tˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ æɾ ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks æɾ ˈeɪdʒ fˈɪfti tˈuː.
In 1761 Whytt was made first physician to King George III in Scotland—a post specially created for him—and on 1 December 1763 he was elected president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; he held the presidency till his death at Edinburgh on 15 April 1766 at age 52.