Welcome to the Society
The Ulster Medical Society is a general medical society based in Northern Ireland. Full membership is open to all medical practitioners who are registered or eligibile to be registered, student membership is open to medical students, and associate membership is available to other health professionals such as nurses who are registered or eligible to be registered.
The objects of the Society are to improve the care of the sick and to promote and advance health and medical science by widening, improving and developing the education and knowledge of all concerned in medical matters.
In furtherance of these objects we publish the Ulster Medical Journal in three issues annually and arrange a series of lectures starting in October and ending in March or April.
The Society is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Our Charity Registration Number is NIC104845.
Through the kindness of the Queen's University of Belfast the Society has its own rooms in the Whitla Medical Building, Lisburn Road, Belfast.
Annual Presidential Dinner
The Annual Dinner will be held on Friday 12 April 2019 at 7.15pm for 8.00 in the Canada Room, Queen's University, Belfast. You are strongly encouraged to attend and bring as many guests as possible. A Booking Form was included in the last Journal posting.
Joining the Society
If you are not a member of the Ulster Medical Society, we would appeal to you to give the question of joining your consideration. By doing so you will enable us to widen its influence and sphere of usefulness still further, and we would hope that you would benefit from the meetings, journal and social contacts.
Administration
Council
The Council of the Ulster Medical Society consists of the President, the office-bearers and six members. All posts are honorary. Elections to Council are held during the Annual General Meeting in May and the President is installed during the opening meeting in October.
Presidential Posts 2018 – 2019
| President: | Dr RGP Watson |
| Past President: | Ms A Carragher |
| President Elect: | Professor MF McMullin |
Council Members 2018 – 2019
| Secretary: | Ms M Lagan |
| Assistant Secretary: | Dr A Keaney |
| Treasurer: | Dr GM Gallagher |
| Assistant Treasurer: | Dr FJ Stewart |
| Editor: | Dr JA Purvis |
| Archivist: | Dr CW Mathews |
| Junior Member: | Dr RR McMullan |
| Members 2016/19: | Dr JC McMillan, vacant |
| Members 2017/20: | Dr GM Walls, Dr GM Gallagher |
| Members 2018/21: | vacant, vacant |
Support
The Society Administrator is Mrs Kathy Clarke.
The future
Council is keen to see the Society thrive in the Third Millennium. Any member with suggestions for ways in which the Society could be improved is encouraged to speak or write to anyone on Council.
