Ulster Medical Society

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The Ulster Medical Society was formed in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1862 through the amalgamation of two older societies, the Belfast Medical Society which was founded in 1806, and the Belfast Clinical and Pathological Society which was founded in 1853. [1] [2]

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The UMS publishes a quarterly journal, Ulster Medical Journal , available free on the Society's internet site. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Ulster Medical Society" . The Lancet. 216 (5595): 1129–1130. 22 November 1930. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)90205-8. ISSN   0140-6736.
  2. Strain, R. W. M. (1967). "The History of the Ulster Medical Society" (PDF). The Ulster Medical Journal. 36 (2): 73–110. ISSN   0041-6193. PMC   2385130 . PMID   20476451.
  3. Hadden, DR (2006). "The editors of the Ulster Medical Journal". Ulster Med J. 75 (1): 5–10. PMC   1891800 . PMID   16457399.
  4. "Ulster Medical Journal". www.ums.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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