In the original statutes of the University of Cambridge, the
Faculties of Physic, Theology and Law had the same formal status.
The development of the teaching of medicine at Cambridge over the
next 700 years was, however, neither rapid nor smooth. The first
recorded medical degrees were awarded in the 1460s; a Professorship
of Physic was finally endowed in 1540 by Henry VIII. Sadly, early
holders of this Regius Chair generally gave priority to the pursuit
of their own interests over the burden of educating medical
students. It was the 1817 appointment of Dr John Haviland that
ushered in the modern era of medical education and research at
Cambridge. This history, first published in 1932, describes the
stages in this process, focusing on the individuals who were key to
its success and who laid the foundations for the respected clinical
school and leading medical research laboratories of Cambridge
today.
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