Medical student registers

These registers record details about the education of medical students who entered St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College from 1888-1934.

Each register contains:

• an index arranged alphabetically by surname and then chronologically by year of entry;
• one page per student recording: name; preliminary examination; date of birth; home address (including the name of the student's father or other relative); date entered; lectures: subject, number attended, session during which attended; demonstrations: subject, number attended, session during which attended; clinical appointments; scholarships and prizes; and examinations passed.
• Some registers also include additions such as copies of references and newspaper cuttings. 

To search for a particular student:

1. Click on the 'cover and index' pdf for the relevant volume and browse to find the student name and corresponding page number in the index (these pdfs are not text-searchable). The pdf will either open on your screen or automatically download to your desktop.
2. Click on the pdf with the relevant page span (eg. 'pp.1-96' refers to pages 1-96) and navigate to the correct page.

Researching earlier students

An earlier student register covering the years 1857-1864 (reference: SBHMS/S/2/1) has not been digitised. Please email barts.archives@nhs.net if you wish to enquire about entries from this register. 

An alphabetical index of all medical students for the period 1842-1935 can be found here: SBHMS-S-6-2 [PDF 2,229KB]

An index of names of surgical students from the period c.1804-1826, compiled from the journal of Sir Ludford Harvey, Surgeon to St Bartholomew's Hospital, can be found here: SBHMS-S-6-1 [PDF 894KB].