Live sounds of a human heart were broadcast in the UK one evening in February 1925, giving physicians and the general public a newly intimate – and possibly unsettling – insight into the inner workings of the human body.

The RCP’s Learning to Make a Difference team held a quality improvement showcase on Monday 10 July.

What can physicians’ records really tell us about the experiences of people with epilepsy through time? Examples from John Hughlings Jackson, Jonathan Binns, Robert Reid and Theodore Preston present various possibilities.

The Future Hospital Programme (FHP) team is inviting RCP members and fellows to participate in a survey which will feed into an independent review of FHP, conducted by the University of Liverpool.

Physician John Morgan was instrumental in founding the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1765, the first medical school in the then American colonies. This achievement wasn’t without its struggles, particularly conflict with William Shippen.

Dr Robert Gerber, an RCP college tutor, speaks to two trainees about what they are doing to improve doctors' working environment within their trust.

The RCP Garden of Medicinal Plants provided the backdrop for a children’s workshop about plague and plague remedies.

Dr Emma Vaux has been appointed as the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP's) new vice president for education and training (also called the senior censor) following a vote by over 3,150 fellows.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has appointed Dr Ian Woolhouse as the clinical director of its audit and accreditation programme.

Professor Jane Dacre and Jeannie Watkins respond to reports about HHE's reallocation of training support from GPs to physician associates.