Rosemary Menzies

If this works there should be a photograph of me at another reunion earlier this year in Toronto. I worked there as a clinical fellow in neonatal intensive care in the mid 80's. I have been a consultant in community paediatrics in Gateshead for a very long time and am Divisional Director for Women and Children's services. In my spare time I am an increasingly creaky member of the chorus in the local operatic society- fortunately could not find a photo of this! As you see it has taken a long time to try the technology. I enjoyed meeting everyone at Gleneagles.

The Ceilidh Challenge Cup

The DocSoc 77 dancers kicked off at the first tee and were well under par by the end of the match!

High Class Golf

World professionals at the Johnnie Walker Championship in Gleneagles expressed amazement at the spectacular golfing abilities of the DocSoc 77 Pro-Am team during their year reunion. Team captain Peter Turnberry enthused : "The Turnpenny/Anderson foursome have had some success this year, but the late addition of Maverick professional "Stormin' Norman Chesnutt fresh from his victory at the Limavady Open means that we can now confidently make our bid to be the Ryder Cup team".

Several members of the DocSoc 77 supporter's club were unavailable for comment due to feeling 'A little fragile'

Alison Douglas (Menzies)

Life has changed a bit since the last reunion I attended 10 years ago! I am now divorced and living and working very happily on the Moray Firth. I am a GP in Buckie and my partner, Trevor Wilson, is also a GP, working in Elgin. I have 2 children - Jamie is 26, a doctor, who has recently started GP training in Manchester. Catriona is 24, she did a psychology degree then 2 years in Canada, and now threatening to do graduate entry medicine -I guess she's not off the payroll yet then!

Looking forward to catching up with everyone this weekend.

The Jones's are well and thriving in Rutland (that's a very small county in England for all you Scots). Gareth is a pensioner having retired from the RAF 10 years ago - he still flies but (alas) not Harriers anymore. Spurning the chance to fly jumbo jets, he completed a Warwick Business School MBA. He is now a director of a very successful healthcare company (yes on the dark side) which now looks after over 40,000 patients at home. Being the perpetual student, he completed a further IOD course and qualified as a Chartered Director last year.
Jenny contimues as a full time GP in Uppingham where she has been a principal for 20 years. Having been the first ever female GP in the practice, and the junior for 13 years, she now leads a practice of 5 female and 2 male (where did they go wrong?) doctors in a thriving rural practice. Her specialist interests include acupuncture and of course shopping. Gareth & Jenny celebrate their 30th anniversary next year - what odds on that in Freshers' Week 1971?!
We have 2 sons: Chris is 25 and a FY2 doctor in Newcastle; NIck is 23 and just graduated from Bath with a 1st Class Honours degree in Business (he's the sensible one). Both boys have no idea what they want to do in the future apart from continuing to come on sun & ski holidays with their parents.
We're always keen to keep in touch with old friends - we look forward to seeing everyone at Gleneagles!

Graham Alexander

Since moving here in 1981 Joan and I have very happily become embedded in small town life in Haddington, East Lothian. It is a great place to be a GP and to bring up a family, yet close enough to Edinburgh to get there easily when we want to. I still enjoy general practice and I am a GP Trainer. We have 2 sons, Euan 26, a doctor, and Jamie 22, who started medicine, but after 2 years realised it was a mug's game and is now enjoying himself doing history. As others have been brave enough to admit to it, I feel I too can come out and confess to really enjoying gardening. I play golf and wish I had time to play more. I try to keep fit but had to give up badminton when my degenerate right medial meniscus gave up on me during a match at Meadowbank. I managed to get back to running about 10-15 miles a week but seem to be getting slower. Looking forward to meeting up with those of us going to Gleneagles

Erwin Rodrigues

I trained in Medicine & Cardiology in Edinburgh & at the MRC Unit in London. I then moved to Liverpool. I completed my training in Hollywood/ Beverley Hills, California at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, with the American Heart Association. Then returned to UK & moved to the Wirral as Consultant Cardiologist at University Hospital Aintree where I have been Clinical Director of the Aintree Cardiac Centre since 1989.

Diane & I celebrated our Silver Wedding Anniversary in Scotland last year where this photo was taken. We have 4 great kids (now all adults!). Jeremy (left) graduated in Medicine from Edinburgh last year and hopes to specialise in Surgery. Jonathan (middle), a final year Edinburgh Medic, is a dedicated Physician while Mark (right), another Edinburgh Medic (4th year) has already developed an interest in Orthopaedics. Our youngest, Amanda, has maintained the tradition and goes to Newcastle to study Medicine in September. For obvious reasons, retirement does not feature in my immediate plans!!

We enjoy travelling and having been to Barbados in the spring, toured Canada and the Rockies in the summer (where this photo was taken on the Athabascar Glacier) and with Paris and Goa to look forward to in the autumn, it is no wonder that I am having difficulty fitting in some cardiology into my timetable!!

It will be great to meet and catch up at Gleneagles.