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 | 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 | Jul 12, 2018 | Archives, History of Maryland Med, Physicians
July 12, 2018 marks the 169th birthday of Sir William Osler, MD. He was born in rural Bond Head, Ontario, Canada where his father was a minister with a small parish. From the time he was a child, Osler was always noted as having eyes like...
