History of Maryland Medicine Campaign
Centennial Celebration: 1909-2009
On May 13, 2009 the Center for a Healthy Maryland held a celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the MedChi Library Building and Osler Hall. More than one hundred guests gathered to honor this important date in the history of Maryland medicine.
The program included an invocation by Rabbi Mark Loeb, greetings from the Deans of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and the benediction and re-dedication of the MedChi Building by His Eminence, William Cardinal Keeler. Dr. George Bone recounted the 210 years of MedChi history and Mr. Johns Hopkins of Baltimore Heritage Inc. spoke of the historic significance of the MedChi Building and Osler Hall.
Present at the event were representatives from the Office of NIH History and Museum, the National Museum of Dentistry, and the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History, whose expertise will be an invaluable resource as the History of Maryland Medicine Campaign evolves, culminating in the Maryland Medicine Museum.
Click here to view photos from the Centennial Celebration.
Click here for a summary of the Celebration program.
Centennial Celebration Commemmorative Booklet
History of Maryland Medicine Campaign
The Centennial event provided the perfect opportunity to reflect on MedChi’s rich medical history and set the stage for the Center’s launch of the History of Maryland Medicine Campaign. This initiative is dedicated to the preservation of the MedChi Library Building and its wide array of portraits and medical artifacts. The Campaign will also focus on outreach efforts teaching about the history of medicine in Maryland and ongoing programs to improve the health status of the community.
The Center has thus far received two major gifts toward the Campaign: a fund to launch the initiative and underwrite the May 13, 2009 reception and program, and an endowment for the Thomas E. Hunt, Jr. M.D. Lectureship on the History of Maryland Medicine, which was announced at the event.
What You Can Do
The History of Maryland Medicine Campaign needs your support! We would appreciate your donation to the Campaign which will be used to research, restore, and display items within the MedChi Library building.
To make a tax-deductible contribution to the campaign, please mail the donation form and payment to the Center for a Healthy Maryland, 1211 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201 or click on the Donate button below to make a contribution online.
With your help, the rich medical history of Maryland will be preserved for generations to come!
Contact Information
For more information about the History of Maryland Medicine Campaign, please contact:
Roberta M. Herbst, M.S.
Manager, Program Development & Communications
Center for a Healthy Maryland, Inc.
MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society
1211 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-5516
Tel: 800.492.1056 / 410.539.0872
Fax: 410.649.4131
rherbst@medchi.org
Last Updated 6/2/2010
