# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lunch Time Talk- Racism in Interwar Medical Archives - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:15 pm – Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:45 pm - **Event Description**: Join historian and researcher Bipasha Bhattacharyya as she explores racism in interwar medical archives through the John Orr correspondenceAbout this EventJoin us for this bite-sized lunchtime talk exploring the history of medicine and medical education.Historian and researcher Dr Bipasha Bhattacharyya will examine stories of exclusion and discrimination in interwar medical education through the correspondence of Dr John Orr, Dean of the Extramural School of Medicine of the Royal Colleges in Edinburgh from 1924 to 1945. Drawing on application records, reports, and job-seeking letters, this talk uncovers experiences of disenfranchisement across international medical networks, from the United States to the Austro-German world, and highlights the histories of medical careers that never came to be.Talks will last approximately 30 minutes and tea and coffee will be available for ticket holders.Age Guidance: 16+Important Refund Information: Please note that included in your ticket prices is a 96p booking charge which is non-refundable. This is part of Eventbrite terms and conditions and is not at the discretion of Surgeons' Hall Museums.Content Warning: Our collections contain human remains as well as representations of anatomy, injury, and disease that some may find upsetting. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/lunch-time-talk-racism-in-interwar-medical-archives/100001991992881331 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 30 minutes - Location: Surgeons' Hall Museum - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 3, max: 3, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Surgeons' Hall Museum - **lat**: 55.9466549 - **long**: -3.1852781 - **full address**: Surgeons' Hall Museum, Surgeons Hall Museum, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lunch Time Talk- Racism in Interwar Medical Archives - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/7e5972b445715dab32a328db061d974f97684f04f80a7f53cccd3e9697c14293-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2c2c29-gmir.jpg?v=1781973473 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lunch Time Talk- Racism in Interwar Medical Archives being held? - **A:** Lunch Time Talk- Racism in Interwar Medical Archives takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:15 pm to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 01:45 pm at Surgeons' Hall Museum, Surgeons Hall Museum, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Lunch Time Talk- Racism in Interwar Medical Archives? - **A:** Lunch Time Talk- Racism in Interwar Medical Archives is organized by Surgeons' Hall Museums. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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