by Meg | May 28, 2020 | Archives, History of Maryland Med, Marcia for the Holidays
As you may know, Marcia Noyes worked for MedChi for 50 years, from 1896 when she arrived as the librarian hired by Dr. William Osler, until her retirement and death shortly thereafter in 1946. By the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918, she had been here for more than...
by Meg | May 15, 2020 | History of Maryland Med, Physicians
As long-time MedChi member, Dr. Harry Knipp was doing a Covid clear-out, he discovered some old pictures of the University of Maryland. He was kind enough to let me share his thoughts and his photos. A page from a fundraising booklet for the brand new Art Deco...
by Meg | May 15, 2020 | History of Maryland Med, Physicians
As long-time MedChi member, Dr. Harry Knipp was doing a Covid clear-out, he discovered some old pictures of the University of Maryland. He was kind enough to let me share his thoughts and his photos. In medical school in 1974, I did a summer fellowship as an...
by Meg | Apr 17, 2020 | Archives, Events, History of Maryland Med
We want your stories. As a repository of the History of Medicine in Maryland, we would like to archive as many stories of the COVID-19 pandemic as possible. In our medical journals from the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu, we have details of what our physicians were doing,...
by Meg | Apr 6, 2020 | History of Maryland Med
Our current world is vastly different from what it was just a month ago. And it will never be the same. But we are working to make it better for you, for our neighbors, for our fellow citizens and for our friends. For MedChi’s most up-to-date information on the...
by Meg | Mar 30, 2020 | History of Maryland Med, Physicians
Today is National Doctor’s Day, and if there is a time that everyone should be thankful that we have doctors in our lives, this is it. From our beginning in 1799, when the Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland was organized to prevent quackery and...