Aberdeen Talks | The Life & Times of Dr Myra Mackenzie

Name: Aberdeen Talks | The Life & Times of Dr Myra Mackenzie
Start: 2025-03-06T14:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-06T15:30:00+00:00
Location: 391 Union Street, Aberdeen

Schedule

Thu Mar 06 2025 at 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

391 Union Street, Aberdeen | Aberdeen, SC

Join retired doctor Marion White as she explores the distinguished career of Dr Myra Mackenzie, the first woman to graduate in Medicine from the University of Aberdeen.
The talk will cover Myra's graduation, her first appointment in Aberdeen, her move to England, followed by her work in Serbia as an anaesthetist where she provided help to Serbian children and refugees as part of the Scottish Women's Hospital, before her return to the UK where she trained in psychiatry and became a medical superintendent.
This is a FREE event and booking is essential either in person at the coffee shop counter or by tel. 01224 33 33 26. Tickets can also be booked via Eventbrite.
The cafe will be open in advance, so feel free to pop along a little earlier and enjoy some lunch, tea/coffee or one of our lovely homemade traybakes!