by Meg | Jan 23, 2024 | Blog
Although our founding date is actually January 20, we had to wait until January 22 to celebrate our first 225 years with the Maryland State Legislature. Members and friends gathered at Acqua Al restaurant in Annapolis, just up from our offices on Main...
by Meg | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog
In 1886, the State of Maryland established the State Lunacy Commission (SLC), consisting of the Attorney General and four others, including two physicians (who were generally members of the Faculty). Obviously, the commission’s primary concern was the proper...
by Meg | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog
Ms. Meg Fielding, Director of Development and History of Maryland Medicine, recently visited with the Curator of the Historical Collections at the Institute of the History of Medicine at the Welch Library at Hopkins. As you arrive at the Library, located on...
by Meg | Jun 20, 2023 | Blog
One of our members, Dr. Harry Knipp, sent pictures of some ephemera he’d recently come across. You can read about the many generations of physicians in his family here. From Dr. Knipp: “I found his certificate from MedChi noting my...
by Meg | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog
You may remember that a few months ago, a cache of letters from the noted writer, H.L. Mencken to Max Brödel, the first non-physician member of MedChi. You can read the letters here. While poking around, another Mencken-related piece was found. Read...
