by Meg | Jan 7, 2020 | Cultural Exchange, Ex Libris, Library & Books
18 Tiny Deaths:The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern ForensicsMedChi and the Center for a Healthy Maryland are proud to host the launch for 18 Tiny Deaths on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. in MedChi’s historic...
by Meg | Dec 30, 2019 | Archives, History of Maryland Med, Library & Books, Osler
It was December 30, 1919 when the news arrived in Baltimore that Sir William Osler, MD, had died in Oxford the previous day. His health had been declining since the death of his beloved son, Revere, in August of 1917, during WWI. After Revere’s death, Sir...
by Meg | Aug 27, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Library & Books
Luckily, my commute to work averages less than ten minutes, and on a good day, it’s even shorter (but not by much!). So, it’s pretty hard for me to listen to podcasts on my commute. As soon as I get involved and up to speed, I arrive home. However, I...
by Meg | Jul 15, 2019 | History of Maryland Med, Library & Books, Marcia for the Holidays, Physicians
This summer is going by so quickly, that Sir William Osler’s 170th birthday on July 12 just blasted by me. But in this special Oslerian year, I wanted to acknowledge it. Sir William was born in Bond Head, Ontario, north of Toronto. If you can imagine the...
by Meg | May 7, 2019 | Cultural Exchange, Ex Libris, Library & Books, Marcia for the Holidays
The 2019 Marcia C. Noyes Award, given by the Medical Library Association, has a special meaning this year, both professionally to our organization and personally to me, your blog author. Not only is it the 100th Anniversary of the death of MLA founder, Sir...
by Meg | Oct 31, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Library & Books, Marcia for the Holidays, Physicians
Of course, Halloween is special here at MedChi, what with us having our own personal resident ghost, dear Marcia!For decades, there have been stories about hearing footsteps going up the main staircase to Marcia’s old penthouse apartment on the fourth floor,...
