LifeDr. Charles Morehead was the surgeon to the Governor of Bombay. When Robert Grant, Governor of Bombay struggled and strove to push through his ambition for a wisely planned medical college in Bombay, he met strong opposition. To quell the opposition G... moreDr. Charles Morehead was the surgeon to the Governor of Bombay. When Robert Grant, Governor of Bombay struggled and strove to push through his ambition for a wisely planned medical college in Bombay, he met strong opposition. To quell the opposition Grant envisaged the formation of the first medical society in India, "The Medical and Physical Society of Bombay" It was due to painstaking efforts of Dr. Charles Morehead that this society came into existence in November 1835.. Dr. Moorehead and other members studied all the documents pertaining to the abolished medical school. They also drew up and circulated a questionnaire aimed at collecting information on the current medical practice amongst the natives. It was also intended to help educate natives in European medicine. In July, 1837, the Society reported that "the conclusion to which we have been led by this course of enquiry is that the establishment of a medical School for the education of the natives of the presidency in Medical S... less
When Robert Grant, Governor of Bombay struggled and strove to push through his ambition for a wisely planned medical college in Bombay, he met strong opposition. To quell the opposition G... more