| Administrative History | The Pathology and Forensic Medicine Collection was developed over the 20th century to provide an historical record of disease and death in northeast Scotland. It demonstrates both pathological conditions and traumatic pathology. Recognised as being of national importance, the collection provides a valuable source of reference in medical teaching. It is the only collection of its type in the north of Scotland.
The collection consists predominantly of fluid-preserved specimens of human organs, which demonstrate features of disease and trauma. Some disease conditions represented are no longer prevalent, thus increasing the importance of the collection as a means of reference. Wax models, dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century, compliment the fluid-preserved specimens and provide additional context. A small collection of historical scientific instruments show how pathological specimens were prepared for examination and there are a few artefacts that relate to crimes of note committed in the Aberdeen area in the middle third of the 20th century.
This information was taken from the University's Pathology and Forensic Medicine website (www.abdn.ac.uk/museums/pathology) |