Recent Finds

Recent Finds

I was poking around the stacks the other day with our summer intern, and because she’s taller than I, she was helping me pull out some of the folio size books on the upper shelves. These tend to be the books illustrated with beautiful engravings. So, I thought...
Celebrate National Doctors Day 2023

Celebrate National Doctors Day 2023

For Doctors Day, the Center for a Healthy Maryland invites you to make a contribution in honor or memory of a special person or mentor who made an impact on your career. The act of honoring another person is a powerful celebration of their significance. Your gift can...
Highlights in the History of Black Physicians in Maryland

Highlights in the History of Black Physicians in Maryland

Coming in a little late for Black History Month with this article, but I just found it in the Archives, and thought I’d share it. Unfortunately, the document was un-dated, but I am guessing it was written sometime in the mid-1980s. Highlights in the History of...

Maryland Physician Health Program Celebrates 45 Years

A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHYSICIAN HEALTH IN MARYLAND Chapter 1: In the Beginning – 1978-1984 The Physician Rehabilitation Committee was formed in 1977 at the semi-annual meeting of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty...
Evening Dispensary for Working Women and Girls

Evening Dispensary for Working Women and Girls

In 1891, graduates from the Women’s Medical College in  Baltimore founded the Evening Dispensary for Working Women and Girls to provide out-patient medical care and advice to women. Establishing an evening clinic was important because many working...