by Meg | Jun 13, 2019 | Architecture, Cultural Exchange, History of Maryland Med, Physicians
I had the opportunity to tour Liriodendron, the summer home of Dr. Howard Kelly, one of the Big Four at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Kelly and his wife, whom he had met while studying in Germany, were parents of nine children. Like many of the other early Hopkins physicians,...
by Meg | Jun 10, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, History of Maryland Med, Physicians
Thanks so much to everyone who came to the annual Thomas E. Hunt, Jr, MD History of Maryland Medicine Lecture last week. And a very special thanks to Dr. Paul Rothman, Dean of the Medical Faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and CEO of Johns Hopkins...
by Meg | May 2, 2019 | History of Maryland Med, Physicians
The Center for a Healthy Maryland is pleased to announce that this year’s speaker for the Thomas E. Hunt, Jr., MD History of Maryland Medicine will be Dean Paul Rothman, MD, Chief of the Medical Faculty at Johns Hopkins Medical System.In this centennial anniversary of...
by Meg | Apr 10, 2019 | Art, Component Societies, Cultural Exchange, History of Maryland Med, Physicians, Portraits
I gave this presentation to the Historical Society of Harford County on the early history of medicine in the County. Harford County’s Early Influence on Medicine in MarylandIn the 1770’s, there were no controls over the practice of medicine. Charlatans and phony...
by Meg | Jan 30, 2019 | Building, Component Societies, History of Maryland Med
Although MedChi has had a presence in our state capital, Annapolis, since our very first days, we have not always had a permanent space there. In 1989, we acquired a building on Main Street which has a history almost as long as ours. The State of Maryland has a...
by Meg | Jan 19, 2019 | History of Maryland Med
On January 20 of 1799, just as the Maryland State Legislature was beginning its annual assembly, the Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland was legislated into existence. From across the state, 101 medical men convened to establish an organization to...
