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EXPERIENCE OF A MUSEUM STUDIES PLACEMENT
As the summer comes to a close, so too does my placement with The Infirmary and the George Marshall Medical Museum. Eight weeks has gone by unbelievably fast and I can only say that I am sad to be leaving! I have loved learning about the medical history of Worcester and the people who helped to shape it, past and present. My biggest accomplishment in the last few weeks was planning and delivering Heritage Open Day on September 9th. We had approximately 75 visitors in four hours- a record! Thank you to everyone who came to visit! Thank you also to Muriel, Dot, and Ken for all your help. It was a rousing success and a fantastic team effort.
If you haven’t checked out the blog yet, do have a look as I discuss a few of the projects I tackled over the past eight weeks. This includes a condition check of the textile collection and a review of a few of my favourite objects. Be sure to take part in the autumn activities at both medical museums; they won’t disappoint!
Laura Althorpe
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LUKE'S EDUCATION OUTLOOK
The new academic year is now upon us and it is with great excitement that we have already welcomed our first school visit of the year to The Infirmary. Since the last newsletter was sent out I have been busy preparing and developing our current resources and workshops for the school visits that we already have in the diary. We have a number of schools booked in to visit us and I’m looking forward to meeting all of the students soon.
If you're interested in booking a visit or want to know more about what we offer, please have a look at the Learning pages on the website.
Over the summer we also had a number of community groups visit The Infirmary and George Marshall Medical Museum and it’s been great fun giving tours around and explaining the history of the buildings and exhibits. I was fortunate enough to deliver a tour to a group of former hospital workers at The Infirmary and was able to listen to first-hand accounts of what is was like to work here – fascinating!
At the moment I’m recruiting for more Student Ambassadors to help deliver our educational workshops and tours and hope to welcome some new faces to the Medical Museum team soon!
Luke Fletcher
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FIRST WORLD WAR AND MEDICINE
Worcestershire played its role during the First World War. At The Hive this Armistice Day, 11th November 2017, you can hear all about three medical areas that impacted the county. Suitable for all ages and interests, the speakers are experts in their topic and will engage you with their enthusiasm for the content.
Dr Emily Mayhew- "Stretcher bearer, stretcher bearer" was a common cry on the battlefirlds and is brought to attention in Mayhew's book, "Wounded". Mayhew will trace their training, experience and involement in the War.
Dr Rebecca Wynter- Investivates the first female resident medical officer at Worcester Infirmary. Dr Martha Stewart was appointed in 1915 and it proved a stepping stone to a career which crossed cities, war zones and continents.
Dr Alice Brumby- Conflict is recognised as delivering advances to medicine. From early use of anaesthetics in the Crimean War to plastic surgery developments in the 1920s, Brumby has researched how these may have impacted medical developments in Worcestershire as a result of the First World War.
Please visit bit.ly/TheInfirmaryTickets to book. You can also book by emailing InfirmaryMuseum@worc.ac.uk or by calling 01905 542373. Please be sure to book with us so we know how many people to expect.
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ANASTASIA GOES TO LONDON
As a summer member of the staff at The Infirmary and George Mar shall Medical Museum it was an honour for me to be given the chance to take a day trip to the spectacular Wellcome Collection in London. Being an anthropology student with an interest in worldwide public health I found the collection to be a very inspiring place. The purpose of my trip was to look into the Wellcome archives for more material on the National Health Service in Worcestershire which was the theme of my research. I was both surprised and informed when reading the notes of hospital inspections by the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board within Worcestershire. I was able to read about research projects taking place in the local hospitals and got an idea of how doctors divided their job between patient care and personal research work.
Once I finished examining notes and papers in the rare documents area which has plenty of information about all kind of medical issues in UK, I moved down to the exhibitions area. Presently showing at the moment are these exhibitions : Medicine Now, Medicine Man, A Museum of Modern Nature, Natural Habitat and Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? The highlight of my day was without a doubt finding myself in front of the whole printout of Human Genome (see picture of the books you need to include all of it) - the final result of Project Genoma (Human Genome Project) which I have been studying in my texts, back in Italy!
Anastasia Maria Ciccocioppo
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UPCOMING EVENTS
George Marshall Medical Museum:
Half-term History Tours
Tuesday 24th October,
11:00am ,12:30pm & 2:00pm
Join our Curator on a free guided tour of the George Marshall Medical Museum. Be horrified by our death masks and the Victorian amputation and find out what our apothecary would have given you for tired eyes in 1900…. Please book your space by emailing us on louise.price10@nhs.net or telephoning 01905 760738. As ever, Louise is part-time at the George Marshall, so please leave a message if you don't reach her on your first attempt.
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The Infirmary
Halloween Hospital Happenings
Friday 27th October, 10am - 2pm
Tours 11am and 1pm
The Infirmary is holding it's annual Halloween Bash for families. There will be crafting, wounding and touring. Build your own dissection theatre, learn how public anatomizations used to be done and hear why we think Worcester Infirmary may have undertaken a few anatomizations of their own.
Make-up students from Heart of Worcestershire College on hand to create a wound suitable for any party over the weekend.
Free tours at 11 and 1 around the former hospital building embellished with folklore on unexplained sightings can also be booked here.
Suitable for children aged 6+ accompanied by adult.
Book your places at Eventbrite.
Armistice Day Talks at The Hive
Saturday 11th November, 1:oopm to 3:30pm
Three presentations to cover stretcher bearers, Worcester Infirmary's first Resident Medical Officer, and also hear about the impact of first World War on local medical practice.
Book your free places at bit.ly/TheInfirmaryTickets
Medical Book Group: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Thursday 23 November 7:00-8:00pm
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