The true creation of DUMS is left up to one's own speculation. Dundee University archives show the creation of Dundee University Medical Society in 1969, two years after the creation of Dundee University Medical School.

Our society mascot is an elephant named Dumsbo Jefferson. This is a reference to the first elephant dissection in history that took place between Broughty Ferry and Dundee in 1706 and was conducted by Dr Patrick Blair, a local surgeon.

The name, however, originated one evening in 2015 after President Thomas Pedersen was listening to Jefferson Airplane while making the DUMS Facebook Group.

Although there are no current initiation rites for this society. DUMS "hecklings" were once infamously known for involving baked beans, treacle and cold porridge. No more is known about this, other than that this peculiar "tradition" ended in 1988 due to coverage of this in the mainstream media. Interestingly, despite this negative press, Dundee University Medical School had a record number of applicants in 1989...

Our website was launched on 14th June 2022 after being created by Cameron McCloskey and Sam Donnelly.*

*All website responsibilities have since been handed over to DUMS Committee 2022/23, and so Cameron and Sam are not personally liable for anything posted on this website.