Medical training, student experience and the transmission of knowledge, c.1800-2014. (360G-Wellcome-106350_Z_14_Z)

Financial support is requested to assist the organisation of a two-day international symposium entitled 'Medical training, student experience and the transmission of knowledge, c.1800-2014' at the Humanities Institute, University College Dublin on 17-18 October, 2014. The main aim of this conference is to examine the theme of medical training and education, broadly conceived. There has not been a conference on the history of medical education since 1992, and this conference will represent the mo st cutting-edge research in the history of medical education in a variety of contexts and international settings. Considering recent concerns over standards of medical education the conference is timely. Moreover, there has never been an interdisciplinary conference on this theme. This conference will bring together not only historians of medicine, but also researchers working in related fields in the humanities, social sciences and medicine. It will allow for in-depth discussion in a relaxed bu t structured environment, with speakers being drawn from American, French, Irish, and British universities. Funding has already been attained from the Irish Research Council to cover accommodation expenses for speakers and conference catering costs. Funding is requested from the Wellcome Trust to contribute towards the travel expenses of the speakers.