Archibald Walker Sloan was a medical student at the University of Glasgow , Scotland from 1935 . He graduated BSc in 1937 , MB ChB in 1940 and MD with Honours and the Bellahouston Medal in 1955 . He was a member of teaching staff at the University of Glasgow from 1948-1959, and then went on to complete his PhD at the University of Cape Town in 1966 . He was then a Professor of Physiology at the University of Cape Town until his retirement in 1980. He also holds the qualifications of FRCP (Glasgow), MRCP (London) and FRS (South Africa).
From the guide to the Papers of Archibald Walker Sloan, b1917, medical graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1935-1936, (Glasgow University Archives Service)