What your museums can do for you Carina Phillips Curator Wellcome Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

The two museums: Open to the Public Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm Hunterian Museum

Open to the medical, allied health, scientific trainees and professionals (ID needed) Monday-Friday 10am-5pm- book in advance. Wellcome Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

Cranium and Brain, Spine and Spinal Cord Bay 4

Anatomy Collection Over 1,000 specimens preserved to demonstrate human anatomy with more than 500 on permanent display. Stored specimens can be requested for study Includes, Anatomical prosections-preserved in fluid Plastinated specimens Bones and teeth Casts and models

Pathology Collection Over 4,000 specimens illustrating all the important branches of surgical pathology More than 1,000 on permanent display Stored specimens can be requested for study Majority of specimens have associated histology slides and tissue blocks

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm* Booking is advisable as the museum is used for courses and exams. Additional evening and Saturday openings. See website for details. Including, late opening on the last Thursday of each month until 8pm. Private study, group study, tutor-led specimen teaching, lectures, research *Medical ID needed to visit

MRCS revision events ‘ Open Surgery ’- Senior surgeons will be present to assist with anatomy revision at sessions throughout the year. MRCS talks- Come and listen to a recently passed Member of the RCS share their experience of the exams and answer your questions on what to expect. See website for details:

Medical Student Events Student Saturdays Next sessions: 5 March 2016 (Clinical Year 3) 2 April 2016 (Pre-clinical Years 1-2) Led by surgeons, clinicians and anatomists, this series of study sessions will covers selected aspects of six anatomical regions through specimen-based teaching. See website for more details and information on other events:

Volunteering opportunities At events for: Surgical trainees Medical students School groups 10 Behind the scenes: Labelling Specimen selection Event planning

Images We can provide images of specimens to support academic publications and teaching. 11

For more information contact: Museums Department Royal College of Surgeons of England Photography by M. Frank and J.Carr. © Royal College of Surgeons of England