OGSTON,ALEXANDER AND THE ARMY MEDICAL-SERVICES FORMATION OF THE ROYAL-ARMY-MEDICAL-CORPS 1 JULY 1898

Authors
ADAM A
Citation
A. Adam, OGSTON,ALEXANDER AND THE ARMY MEDICAL-SERVICES FORMATION OF THE ROYAL-ARMY-MEDICAL-CORPS 1 JULY 1898, Scottish Medical Journal, 43(5), 1998, pp. 156-157
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Scottish Medical Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00369330
Volume
43
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
156 - 157
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-9330(1998)43:5<156:OATAMF>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The Royal Army Medical Corps came into existence on 1st July 1898, in response to dissatisfaction with the organisation and efficiency of th e Army Medical Service. Although much of the pressure for change came from officers within the service, a significant factor was the campaig n conducted by a civilian, Alexander Ogston, Professor of Surgery at A berdeen.